A Descent into Madness Part 5: Completion.

I finished the Lyra cloth tonight, and I am happy to say that it turned out great, after blocking it on a new set of lace blocking wires that I recently bought at Cultured Purls on my way home from work yesterday.

Now onto the next adventure.

A Descent into Madness Part 4.

Well, here is the update.

I finished the knitting, but now need to block the darn thing. It took me two days to do the crocheted cast off, but I did it.

Now I just need a set of Blocking wires.

A Descent into Madness Part 3.

I know it has been a while since I have updated this blog about my ongoing projecct that is the Lyrs tablecloth, so here it is. I last left off on row 149, which took me up through a flower motif and I am working on the corner leaf panels. It is a bit difficult to remember sometimes though where you have to do pattern repeats to create the corners. I solved this problem by placing diffrent colored stitch markers right before the panel to remind me where to do the repeat from the chart.

I have also learned to ignore the prevous row as charted because I was getting confused as to what I was doing because the charted row I was knitting on made no sense in the charted row I had just completed. None of the symbols matched up and it was making me crazy. Sometimes you just have to let things flow.

Anyhow, until next time.

A Descent into Madness Part 2

As you can see from the above picture, I finally lit a fire under my own butt and started the Lyra Doily. I have found the first few rows to fly by quickly and they have been somewhat easy to work. However, as I progress further into the project, I am finding it a bit more difficult to work, and sometimes have to rely more heavily on the chart as I go instead of my memory and my ability to repeat the pattern of stitches from it.

I've still got a way to go, but I think it may all go smoothly. However, I may be wrong.

A Descent into Madness: Knitting Lyra.

About a month ago, I made an aquisition that gave me a bit of a headache and made me swoon, not to mention scared the S**t out of me. I managed throught the Lacis website to purchause the pattern for Herbert Neibling's "Lyra" tablecloth pattern.

I then did the really dumb thing of buying the yarn and needles before recieving the pattern and now I am comitted to it.

Frankly, I may have to take a leave of absence from work and check myself into an asylum to knit this one.

However, I am comitted, and I will knit this amazing pattern for my Christmas Pattern if it kills my Family (note I did not say me).

I may need to order a set of lace blocking wires though.

Anyhow, Wish me luck as I go insane slowly.