Lace knitting

I'm currently juggling two lace projects, one more challenging-the Mystic Light KAL, and one easy- the Fibertrends Leaf Lace Shawl. Both of the projects use fingering weight yarn. Oddly enough, they have similarities: both are knit top-down, and begin with a provisional cast-on. The Fibertrends shawl is a repetitive pattern (leaves), while the Mystic Light pattern changes-the chart must be followed carefully.

Leaf Lace Shawl

Mystic Light, Clue 3

Mystic Light

The Mystic Light shawl is coming along nicely. It's a welcome change to use fingering weight yarn for a shawl, as it knits up much quicker. The yarn is from The Painted Sheep (www.thepaintedsheep.com), and is called Painted Sock Too, and the color is Blue Note. It's always tricky to use a variegated yarn with a patterned shawl, as it often masks the patten. One of the lessons that I've learned is that a solid color shows a pattern off the best. It's amazing how often I forget this as I pick yarns for a project, as the beautiful handpainted, variegated yarns are so alluring.


It's actually 40% completed, as this is the second of five clues. :) I'm really enjoying this pattern. The design is by Anna Dalvi of Knit and Knag.