Lace Jacket Progress

Progress on the First Sleeve for the Filigree Lace Jacket

All this week I've been plugging away at the first sleeve of my Filigree Lace Jacket in Kidsilk Haze. I've completed 6 of the 7 repeats that need to be done before I can start binding off for the sleeve cap. I'm definitely able to make more progress on this project in a shorter period of time than I was before. Now I can do a full pattern interval before I feel the need to set it down. I think installing something similar to an Ott light has helped my progress as I can see things more clearly and the light is brighter and more natural.

In my last post, Cyndy left a comment asking what needles I was using with my lace project. Crystal Palace bamboos. They have a nice sharp tip and it's pretty easy to navigate the 4 different types of 2 stitch decreases that are found in this lace pattern. I'm not normally a Crystal Palace fan because I'm a tight knitter and usually my yarn gets caught on their joins. But for this kind of knitting, they're perfect. The bamboo grips the yarn and keeps the stitches from sliding away -- I think if I was using my Addis I'd be tearing my hair out by now.

Just goes to show that it's always important to use the right tool for the right job -- one of those very important rules that I learned from my Dad.

And don't forget -- tonight is the KIP at Letizia's Natural Bakery on Division (see my side bar for the location details). I can't wait to see everyone there!

P.S. -- For everyone who noticed that my Bergamo didn't match the color I was calling it -- you're correct, it's Hyacinth and not Phlox. Sorry about that!