Last week was a pretty productive knitting week for me. I finished (including those pesky ends to weave in and blocking).
The first thing I finished was Convertible.
Convertible was a pretty easy knit, not really worth the piquant rating. Every wrong side row is purled, so it is pretty easy to keep track of the patterned rows. I didn't make any modifications other than yarn. The yarn I used (Unger Angelspun) is a mohair blend.
More specifics?
Skeins needed: Just under 3
Time to knit: Just under a month (April 28-May 22). It was taking me about two hours a repeat (from buttonhole to buttonhole). Each repeat felt like it was taking forever after the novelty of the lace pattern wore off, so I'm glad it is done. I'm pretty sure I'll make another one at some point, though I want to make it in the bamboo yarn it called for. I haven't seen it on the Blue Moon site though. Did they stop making it (the pattern is about two years old)?
Oh, and completely needed to take a picture of this in my gym clothes. I promise that they're clean!
For amanda j: button picture?
Vintage mother of pearl buttons. They really play well off of the colors in the yarn, which was what I was looking for. Something timeless.
There were other buttons I could have used, but they were hugely oblong bulky shank buttons. Fine for another project, but not for lace.
