It's no secret that I'm sick of winter. I'm doing my best to hurry the season along by starting some spring knits. Let's hope it does the trick!
First up, the ever-popular Leaf Lace Shawl in Numma Numma Saucy, a gift from my friend June. This picture has pretty accurate colors - very springy! One of my challenges to myself for the new year was to learn to knit lace, so hopefully this will be a good first start. Susan (our lace muse in the Scary Lace group on Ravelry) recommended knitting on smaller needles than the pattern calls for to avoid that feeling that the stitches are totally loosey-goosey.
So far, it's working well - I can stretch out the knitted section and see the stitch pattern very clearly. I haven't learned the whole pattern yet, but I definitely feel like I'm getting the hang of it. (Knock on wood!)
Also in the spring mood, I started a Cropped Lace Cardi in Nashua Cilantro. The pattern is so new that it's not even on the Nashua website or on Ravelry yet. I'm almost done (less than a week - woo hoo!) so I'm going to loan it to Simply Fibers for a few weeks as a shop model. Hopefully the weather will turn nice just as it's time for me to reclaim it for my spring wardrobe!
Lace can be very addictive! Yours looks like it's off to a good start.
Oh this will be so pretty!!! Love the color too!
Saw your cardi at Simply Fibers. It looks great!!