I've written here before that I don't believe in progress-shot overload, but whenever I learn a new skill I like to post one. This time it's my first experience with lace... woo hoo!
This is my progress on Christine's fabulous Lelah strapless top pattern, using the sparkly yarn I recycled a couple of months back. If you squint at the close-up shot, you can see the metallic part of the yarn. The pattern's pretty indistinct, but this is partly due to my yarn choice and, I hope, will improve with blocking.
Whelp, lace knitting, occasionally with a glass of red wine at my side, is all the fun I'm going to have on this wild ride of a week. I hope you all can handle the excitement.
Posted by jess at April 26, 2005 11:34 AMyour lelah is looking beautiful, jess! and the yarn is perfect for this pattern ;)
Posted by: andrea at April 26, 2005 12:23 PMIt looks great! You've gotten so much done already. Amazing.
Posted by: Lauren at April 26, 2005 1:40 PMyum. it is going to look fabulous.
Posted by: semaphoria at April 26, 2005 2:01 PMYour Lelah is coming out beautiful! The lace part definitely blocks into something better. Mine just looked like wrinkles until I blocked it! Can't wait to see how it comes out.
Posted by: Illanna at April 26, 2005 3:02 PMLove the Lelah - perfect for summer.
Posted by: Vicki at April 26, 2005 3:09 PMI've been eye-balling that pattern for a while now, and I suspect that it will be a project I work on while I'm in Jordan for warm, skin- baring TX weather when I return. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
Posted by: kristiface at April 26, 2005 3:48 PMOoo...red wine and light knitting....careful! :)
It looks great. I can't wait to see it finished!
Posted by: Dani at April 26, 2005 9:44 PMgreat lelah! and congratulations on your first lace project!
Posted by: joy at April 26, 2005 10:39 PMlooking good! i love that yarn you found! i can't wait to raid the thrift stores! LOL
Posted by: allena at April 27, 2005 4:10 AMthat looks like a fun knit, and i really like subtle sparkly yarn. i just tried lace for the first time recently too... and now i can't stop.
Posted by: Yifaa at April 27, 2005 10:31 AM