August 29, 2007
A Little More Fantasy
The older Z gets, the more of a fantasy the idea of lace knitting is becoming! Just getting a row or two here and there feels like quite an accomplishment. One thing I've learned quite well by this point: crying baby = not good time to knit lace -- even if the baby is being tended to by someone else. Even if I know there's nothing else I can do for her. Clearly mothers are hardwired to pay attention to one thing above all else.
As the project grows, I do like how the yarn is working out. There's definitely some pooling going on, but because the yarn is only composed of two colors and those colors are relatively close together, it doesn't scream "crazy variegated yarn thing".
The more of the lace I knit, however, the more I love the look of it. One nice thing about using a yarn that lacks elasticity: the lace work looks less like a mangled dishrag and more like the final result. And the relatively simple color scheme doesn't overwhelm the lace pattern. Hopefully, I'm on my way to a project that will actually have some long-term wear time in my wardrobe.
That's sooo beautiful! Not to scare you but one of my friends started her daughters wedding shawl when she was only 1 week old!!!!
Lookin' good... I'm getting ready to try to get some lace started myself...
A baby crying is louder to the mother than anyone else...
Ooh, that is soo pretty!!
i hear you on the crying thing. my parents give me a break from the twins once a week or so and i lay in our room, attuned to ever sound from the living area. arggg. i find knitting time when they go to sleep at 730, at least until their 11 p.m. feed. it is enough for now...but lace....have yet to dream of tackling that. it looks lovely, by the way.
Your shawl looks lovely. Not to depress you or anything but in my experience, the knitting time is pretty much regulated to when they're asleep and you're not for at least the first decade.
That's beautiful. I, personally, am waiting until they are in elementary school to knit lace. So you are already waaay ahead of me. ;)
do you have a boppy pillow? i had one that had pockets :-) perfect for breast feeding, holding a pattern and knitting :-D
Your lace is lovely. I like the match of the yarn, color, and pattern.