norahsknits

I'm working on my last skein of yarn from Purl Soho, a yarn called Cattail Silk . I used this for the scarf/wrap I posted about previously , and am using the same lace pattern stitch, called Ostrich Plume. The color is a dark blue-green, with lighter-colored silk flecks. The skeins have a lot of yardage (600+ yards). Here is a pic from this morning: The lace pattern is worked over a multiple of 16 stitches plus 1 stitch, and I added 4 stitches on each side as a selvedge. This has three pattern repeats, with 57 stitches total. I'm using size 7 needles. I worked two rows of purl garter after casting on, to give a more stable bottom edge, but will probably work some rows of crochet around the whole garment after the knitting is finished too. The advantage of this pattern over the Old Shale pattern , which I use a lot, is that the top edge can be finished after the second set of repeats so that the bottom and top edges match. Another pic:

I've been working with three colors of Noro Nishiki yarn to make three different variations on a design with a border in one color and body in another. I was going to reverse the colors on the second shawl, but ended up not doing that and using the darker color for the bottom border again. (I'll post pics of all three when I block them.) Here are some progress pics of the third shawl, worked from the bottom up in "purl garter," which is my default stitch for garter. Rough instructions follow at the bottom of the post. I'm using two skeins of Noro Nishiki, two different colors, 240 meters per skein, worsted to heavy worsted weight. See prior post for yarn label. Starting at the bottom of the shawl, cast on 206 stitches using the long-tail method. Purl two rows plain. Begin bottom border pattern - work "Old Shale" pattern in purl garter. This pattern is worked over 18 stitches, as follows: purl 4 (for side border), (purl 2 together) 3 times, (y