Partly because of the Yarn Harlot, and partly because I remember Julia doing it last year, I joined the Mystery Stole 3 knit-along.
Please don’t ask me why. I can’t for the life of me think of any place I might wear a lace-weight stole. But for some reason, the temptation of lace knitting, beads, and a project that I won’t know how it looks until it’s finished…I couldn’t resist.
Of course, I had neither the required lace weight yarn nor the required beads in my stash. So I visited a not-so-local local yarn shop in my area and swung by a bead shop on my way home. The color suggestions were black or white, but I wound up with a lovely green shade of Jaggerspun Zephyr. Off to swatch!
Yeah, I caved, too. Not like I’ve worn the other stole more than twice (it rained the second time I wore it and I haven’t gotten to re-blocking…). And, not like I don’t have a million projects already started and a million things to do to get ready for the baby… :) Ah, always a glutton for punishment (atleast this is fun!). It did make a good summer project, though.
Well? *grinning sideways*
Do we get to see a picture of your knitting? Hmmm?
By the way, your Icelandic Lace Shawl is beautiful. Knitting Daily just posted about it.