DAILY COLOR: "It is difficult to see why lace should be so expensive; it is mostly holes." --Mary Wilson Little
I love to knit lace, though lately it has been rather absent from my needles. Perhaps it's because I already have more lace shawls than you can shake a stick at.
Sometimes, I get to knit lacy things for other people. I particularly enjoy knitting lace shawls for brides.
Annis by Susanna IC for my niece, for her wedding
Shoulder Shawl in Syrian Pattern by Jane Sowerby for my nephew's bride
I particularly enjoy knitting lace in the round, then mounting the lacy disc onto a hoop to create a mandala.
Adapted and modified from from the "Sun Ray" Dinner Cloth design by Marianne Kinzel, published in "The First Book of Modern Lace Knitting."
Adapted and modified from "Sunflower," an old pattern revived by Gloria Penning in her "Knitted Heirloom Lace III."
Adapted and modified from "Laurel," an old pattern revived by Gloria Penning in her "Knitted Heirloom Lace II."
And recently I have combined freeform lace knitting with embroidery to create a different kind of mandala.
Solstice by India Tresselt
I have a tempting stash of lovely laceweight yarns. It just might be time to cast on for a new lace mandala.