Faroese-Shaped Triangular Lace Shawl

See the full sized image in Photo Gallery This was a little more challenging than the first lace shawl I designed. I was a little intimidated by the yarn: Lorna's Laces Helen's Lace yarn. It was a touch thicker than thread. It felt so delicate in my fingers, that I was afraid I was going to break it. But, then I did my test swatch and OMG! After washing and blocking, the fiber came alive! The yarn bloomed and softened up so much - I caught myself petting the swatch all day. Then, I was extremely anxious to start the actual shawl.

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Half-Circle Lace Shawl

See the full sized image in Photo GalleryWow! Was this ever a lot of fun to make! I've been reading the book, "Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls", and it has a great section about the structure of lace shawls and how to design them yourself. I have been wanting to make a lace shawl for a long time now, but really wanted the first one to be one that I designed myself, too. I've been designing for almost as long as I've been knitting. To me, they go hand in hand.

The half-circle lace shawl has three sections of different types of lace. Each is done in garter stitch (no purls here!). It worked up very fast and blocked really easy. I used Henry's Attic Silk and Ivory yarn (50% wool/50% silk). The yarn is so soft and beautiful, and it makes the blocked lace drape so well.

As always, questions and comments are very welcome!

Pattern available at: Styled By Kristin

Kingsbury Art Fair

Well, the 50th annual art fair at Kingsbury School is this weekend: Sunday, June 5, 2005. I have lots of merchandise to bring to the fair. It should be a great show. I am looking forward to displaying my work. Plus, I have heard that there will be a big turnout at this show.

My sister will be in town, too. I haven't seen her in 2 years and am very, very anxious to see her. At the show, it will be her first time seeing my work. I am excited to get her opinion of what I do.

This will be the first time I am offering my patterns to the public. I have been selling my finished work for a while now, but the patterns haven't been available until now. I am anxious to get feedback from customers.

Patterns available at: Styled By Kristin