Rav Name Change
Just a heads up, I changed my ravelry username from neme to hollychayes.
What to blog when you have no words
Since my ability to string ideas into anything more than gibberish seems to have disappeared, how about a handful of pictures instead.
3 rows and a bind off to go.
Mittens still missing some fingers and thumbs.
Pretty yarn all in a row. (The Sanguine Gryphon Mithril left to right: Zodiac, Woods and Undergrowth, Citizen Kane, and an Experimental Love Child.)
Something for the wheel. (Sanguine Gryphon bugga! fiber in Ponycorns)
And an Idea brewing.
Spider Silk
Spider Silk is now available for purchase as a download, for $6.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now
Inspired by the simple but elegant yet geometric shapes of a spider’s web, made up entirely of garter stitch and eyelet rows, this is an incredibly simple shawl to knit and would make a great first true lace weight project.
Knit in one piece from the top down, this shawl begins by casting on 11 stitches at the back of the neck and increasing 8 stitches every other row to shape this shawl into a square like shape. Finally, an eyelet-increase row is worked just before the bind off to ensure that a thorough blocking is possible.
Yarn: Madelinetosh ‘tosh lace,’ 950 yards (968 meters), 100% superwash merino, 1 skein, shown in ‘graphite’
Needles: US size 2.5 (3.00 mm) 40 inch (101 cm) circular, or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: 5 stitch markers, tapestry needle
Gauge: 6.5 sts/inch; 12 rows/inch (6.5 sts/2.5 cm; 12 rows/2.5 cm) in garter stitch
Blocked Dimensions: 27.5 inches (70 cm) down the center back; 27.5 inches (70 cm) cast on to corner; 16 inches (40.5 cm) cast on to middle of one edge of hem; 43 inches (109.25 cm) along one edge of hem
Skills Used: casting on & binding off, knitting, yarn over, k2tog, ssk, sl 2-k1-psso, weaving in ends, blocking lace
