Diadem is Here!

It's August, and I promised that I would release the pattern this month. Diadem was the April pattern for the Light and Dark Lace Club. She's been exclusive to the club for 4 months, and now it's time for her to make her appearance for everyone.

Isn't she pretty? Here are the specs:

Intermediate pattern.

Style: Shawl is knitted top down, and is semi-circular in shape.

Yarn: 450 yards of fingering or sock yarn. My shawl was knitted in Zen Yarn Garden Serenity (80% SW merino/10% cashmere/10% silk, 2-Ply Fingering Weight).

Notions: At least 2 stitch markers, preferable many more to set off the patterns so that you won’t have to count them. Tapestry needle.

Needles: 5 (3.50mm).
Finished Measurements: approx 12” X 74”


Cost: $6.00

And where can you buy the pattern?

Ravelry, of course!

 

Scrabblequeen - Of course it's a NEB! Hah!

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What is This?

The Yarnarian has delights for you today: 4 works in progress.

1. Mystery Shawl 9

2. Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn in a scarf
pattern by Irish Schreier.

3. Mindless sock pattern used Trekking number something or other.

4. Sock pattern using yarn that I liked so swiped from my for sale stuff.

So now you have a tiny idea of what I'm working on. The shawl looks like a crappy bag, which is how lace looks until blocked; the scarf looks just plain weird, but will look nice when washed and blocked; the Trekking sock is beyond mindless, but I like it; and the brand-new purple-ish one - who can tell yet what it's going to look like?

And so it goes.

How do you like Optical Arrows? I'm rather pleased with it. Most pleasant to knit. And if you can't find it, it's the post right below this one. Like you need me to tell you that.