I have been knitting for 15 years, crocheting for longer–maybe 30 years!?–and since the knitting was self-taught, I have gone blindly into each new technique and experiment. Although I am less alone now, with the helpfulness of knitters on the internet and online communities like Ravelry. Of the many lessons I have learned, the newest one is that I like knitting lace, which reinforces for me the idea that you can do anything you want to do in this life, and sometimes the most fun things are the ones you never thought you would do or like doing.
Kate sent me 4 skeins of Terra in Henna so I could get to know the yarn and patterns, which will be helpful in representing Kelbourne Woolens/The Fibre Company. I did not realize when I told her I wanted to do Springtime Bandit that it was a lace pattern. I had never done lace before–sure, maybe a couple eyelets here and there, but could I really do a triangular lace shawl? And would I like it?
I even wet-blocked it!
Not only did I love the yarn–so soft, light, and beautiful in its irregularities–I had fun with yarn overs, realized I really love charts, and totally knew where I was in the pattern without stitch markers, which surprised and delighted me. Just goes to show you, you never know about anything until you try.
Made it all the way to the last row and ran out of yarn, so went to stash for something to finish.
