My Spring cleaning this year has started with my craft studio and finishing up projects that have been WIPs for way too long. I finished the Bora Bora shawl a few weeks ago. This last week, I finished a lace scarf that I started almost a year ago. I blocked it yesterday and just finished pulling out all the pins and taking pictures.
Here it is...
The pattern is "Strangling Vine Lace Scarf". It's a free pattern that I found on Ravelry.
It's well written and very easy to knit.
I just noticed that I didn't mark a needle size in my Ravelry notes. Ooops!
But, I'm pretty sure I used the recommended size four that's listed on the pattern.
The finished size is about 7" x 76".
The finished size is about 7" x 76".
I used a skein of "Hazel Knits Piquant Lite" yarn in the 252 Woodland colorway (400 yards).
I love all the different shades of green. It's rich and beautiful.
The bits of light in it remind me of being in the woods with bits of sunshine streaming through.
Because of that, and all the shades of green you'd see in a forest, I decided to name my scarf "Woodland Lace". I like that name much better than "strangling" lace.
The scalloped ends are a nice touch.
The overall pattern looks like vines and also like pine trees.
Blocking is always like magic to me.
And, if I didn't know that blocking could turn this...
Into this...
I might not have continued after the first couple of inches.
I'm glad I did. And, I'm so happy to have picked it up a few weeks ago and finally finished it.
It turned out beautiful and the timing is perfect for Saint Patrick's Day this weekend!