Webs

This ball of mohair yarn, given to me by a family friend, was begging to be knit into something light and airy.

So I made a lace scarf.

Yarn: Mohair mystery mix

Pattern: Qiviuk Webs Scarf by Gayle Roehm, Interweave Knits Holiday 2007

Needles: US8

May and June weather have been cloudy; gloomy, even. While I would've preferred to be outside, we had to stay in. Time to knit, to think of future projects (ahem, climbing projects, that is), to cook (I'm always hungry). It's hard having to stay in, what with a world-class crag just 15 tantalizing minutes from our house...

If you're a beginner knitter looking for something a bit harder, try this project. I'll rate it as intermediate, because it involves picking up stitches on the side and knitting lace on both sides. That was the best part, doing all the fiddly things because it made me feel like I was doing something complicated. The middle part, the acre pattern, was simple but boring. Boring, I'll warn you. I've been reprimanded by my husband a couple of times, when, while he was painting, I'd scream at the top of my lungs, "WHEN WILL IT END!!! Honestly, the only reason I got past it was the complicated part at the end, this time in reverse. Ooh boy, did I get excited over that! But now it's done, soaked and pinned out, dried, folded into tissue with a scant handful of lavender spikes from the garden.

Ready to be gifted.