Lacework

I just finished a class on yarn dyeing and lacework.  While I really enjoyed the dyeing portion of the class, the lace knitting was slightly less fun.   The pattern was the Leaf Lace Scarf on Ravelry and I made it out of the Bare Laceweight yarn from Knit Picks.  Since the class also included dyeing yarn, I dyed this myself.  It is yellow with orange and green (we decided it looked an awful lot like rainbow sherbet), mostly because those are nice bright colors that I like.

I certainly didn't pick a difficult project, but I just don't really think I am a lace sort of person.  The project I picked was probably the least lacy I could have picked, without borders or anything, and I am still not sure it will ever get worn.  There is certainly no judgement toward people who do enjoy lace, but that really isn't me.  I don't wear shawls ever, and shawls seem to be the most interesting lace patterns.  In all honesty, I could see myself at some point making a shawl just because they are pretty, fully knowing I will likely never use it.  I also have never worn a cowl and can't imagine a situation when I would.  I consider "dressed up" to be khakis and I think a job interview was the only time I wore hose all last year.

So I don't know how much I will really do with lacework.  I consider no new skill to be a waste, though, so I'm sure I will have all kinds of fun with the skills I learned in class.

In the meantime, the pre-blocked scarf is pictured on the left.  I will try to post about my adventures in blocking after I get my Knit Picks order this weekend and have actual blocking supplies.