July 23, 2004
Mondo Swatch-arino
I've just started Joan Schrouder's "Ljace Kofta" from A Gathering of Lace. The book is from XRX, Inc., and a picture of the sweater can be seen here. (Thanks, Julie!)
Last Sunday night I was in a swatching mood, and managed to make a swatch with an entire ball of yarn! I've not done that before, but it was actually rather fun.
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The swatch measures 12 X 10 inches (and yes, there's rather a glaring error in the lace! Hey, it's just a swatch.) I'm using Cascade's "Key Largo" which is 65% pima cotton, and 35% alpaca. Not a lot of elasticity, but the fabric is feeling nice. I am getting very close to the stated gauge with the stated needles. That doesn't happen terribly often for me, especially with an entirely different yarn. I washed my swatch and dried flat, happily fondled the resulting fabric, re-checked my gauge, and cast on for my sweater. Feels good.
It's not my shawl (yet), but it is lace!
Posted by Shelda at July 23, 2004 01:49 PM