After over two months of knitting, here is the finished Print O’ the Wave:
Pattern: Print O’ the Wave by Eunny Jang
Yarn: Knitwitches 2-ply silk, colourway “Lush Seas”
It’s blocked beautifully and I am so pleased with it. You can’t see the full depth of colour in the photo, but it varies from deep purple through teal and sapphire to sky blue. It’s going to look amazing with my purple wedding dress. Ironically, I put in lifeline after lifeline and never had to rip it once (I had to do a bit of tinking, but nothing too serious). I would really recommend this as a first time “proper” lace project – as the centre panel is only patterned on right-side rows, it’s not too hard to keep track of. I definitely foresee more lace in my future!
Actually, I decided a lace cardigan for summer was on the cards, so I can wear my strappy tops for school without looking indecent. I have some Louisa Harding Grace in a pale beige/gold colour that I’ve been searching for a pattern for, and after rejecting many shrug patterns as I wanted more of a cardigan, finally decided on Ysolda’s Liesl. The problem is, the pattern is written for an aran-weight yarn and while the Grace is somewhat thick-and-thin, approaching worsted in places, it’s definitely lighter than that specified by the pattern.
I don’t want to go up past a 6mm needle or the fabric will be too holey. I’ve made several swatches. It’s hard to tell if my lace swatch is the right size or not – it was when I blocked it, but when unpinned it’s much smaller than the specified 4 inches unless I stretch it. I know the cardigan will stretch when worn and the weight of it will pull the lace open, but I’m not sure. So I did a stocking stitch swatch. Without washing it (the yarn has been knitted and washed before so I’m not too worried, although I probably will wash it tomorrow) I get 16 st/4 in, rather than the 13 st the pattern calls for. This is 81% of the full size, and happily that means that if I knit the size 42, if it works up at 81% of the full size it’ll be a size 34.
I’m still a bit concerned it will turn out too big, but I’ll just have to start knitting and see how it looks!
the stole looks amazing, and i’m very impressed you didn’t need to rip back at all! i’m considering making a liesl too, so i will have to check back on yours and see how you’re doing :)
That is going to look amazing! In fact, it does look amazing! It is a very impressive project.
I think you might be able to try Liesl on as you go if you don’t mind faffing about swapping it onto waste yarn every now and then…
That’s so beautiful, and I think it will look stunning with the purple dress! Have fun knitting Liesl – I found it a really straightforward knit, and very quick!
It looks absolutely stunning! I’d have thought you could get away with the lighter yarn for Liesl. Also, if you happened to have enough circular needles, you can try it on as you go without bothering with putting stitches on waste yarn. Look forward to seeing your progress with it!
I just read your comment on my blog and wanted you know I’m keeping EVERYTHING crossed that it all works out for you! Good luck!