Moonstone Lace
Thanks for your thoughts on circulars and straights! I will definitely try them again! Patience is the key... perhaps stubborness as well!
I'll be making a lacy mantilla with one of the goodies I brought home from the Fabulous Fiber Fest. This will be for my Gran. I wound up Moonstone a few days ago, a little therapeutic exercise (I like making balls!). And I found the perfect lace pattern:
Meet Diamond Mesh Lace (1 pattern repeat swatched in KFI King Tut). I found this in Barbara Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, borrowed from the library (yay). According to Miss Walker, this is "one of the most beautiful of mesh patterns.... having the diamonds themselves also made of openwork."
I wanted a pattern that could take advantage of the variegation and be blocked to open up even more than it already is. I've already calculated that with the 300 yards of material I should end up with a mantilla that's about 12" wide by 32" long unblocked. So figure about 14-15" wide by 34-35" long blocked. I'm not too keen on the garter stitch borders, so I'll spend the next couple of days looking for an alternative. Any ideas?
I liked the edging on Charlotte's Web and thought it blocked pretty well. it's just k2 on each end (and then p2 on the back). well there's a YO right after the first k2 and a YO before the end but those make the rows bigger so unless you wanted to do a dec somewhere that wouldn't be good.
I love that ball of yarn! Those colors are so beautiful. The diamond mesh lace is stunning, and will make a beautiful piece. I cannot wait to see the way it knits up. :)
Wow, that lace is beautiful. I really like that pattern! And the yarn is lovely too.