cummings wept.
i like my lace when it is with your
lace. It is so quite a new thing.
Input better and photographs more.
i like your lace. i like what it does,
i like its hows. i like to see the texture
of your lace and its progress, and the crisp
-macro-sharp ness and which i will
again and again and again
update.
I'll be building the full site over the weekend - anyone who'd like to join up and knit Hazel Carter's Sampler stole from A Gathering of Lace is welcome to email me and get their author credentials. Once you have a username and password, you'll be able to sign in to the Movable Type interface, upload photos, and write and edit posts (your own only, of course).
Though the official start date is March 1, anyone is welcome to join any time. All skill levels are welcome - the stole could be an absorbing project for the serious lace knitter, or a great exercise in learning to read knitting and understanding how lace motifs are constructed for the not-so-experienced lace knitter.
Finished measurements are 20"x68", using cobwebweight on 2.75mm (US2) needles. Knit as a center panel capped by two borders picked up and knitted from invisible cast-on edges, and finished with an edgeing that may either be knitted seperately and sewn or knitted on horizontally, it combines lace fabric (patterned on one row only) motifs - Lace Mesh, Birds-Eye, Four Flowers - as well as true lace (patterned every row) motifs - Shetland Bead, Lace Fan, Daisy/Ring.
Buttons, spreadsheets, and a decent blog design coming soon - what are you waiting for?
Comments
Well, you know I'm in. You didn't need to throw in the Cummings reference for me. LOL!
I have my copy of the pattern, and I am only a little afraid. If you have any pointers for substituting lace or fingeringweight, that would be so helpful. Thanks for setting this up!
Posted by: Laura | February 17, 2006 10:30 PM
I love e.e. cummings and the original poem is *very* interesting as well as an interesting choice for your "interpretation" which I very much enjoyed.
I look forward to seeing how you and any who join you get on with this. I may take it up this fall.
Posted by: Diana S. | February 18, 2006 03:52 PM
I'm in too. Hope this is ok to subscribe, if I have to email you, let me know! I'm going to use lace weight yarn, don't care if it's turning out bigger. Can't wait to get started!
Thanks for organizing this, it's just what I need!
Posted by: Emily | February 19, 2006 12:38 PM
Did you know that Hazel Carter recently had a serious operation and is slowly recovering? She is an elderly woman and the operation was very serious, with no certain knowledge of the long term effects. While you knit her shawl, say a few prayers for her complete recoveryl.
Posted by: gail | February 20, 2006 05:27 PM