A couple of months ago, I treated myself to some yarn…purchased with birthday money I had received.
One of the skeins I bought was Knit Picks Chroma…
I had seen pictures of a project that had used this yarn, and I had fallen in love with the colors…
I also purchased the pattern for the Estonian Inspired Lace Doily, found on the Knit Picks site.
I cast on early in May, but my work and certification class responsibilities hindered my progress.
Finally, though, I finished, staying awake until 2am Friday night to bind off (I regretted this lack of sleep the next day).
Blocking this baby was a royal pain. I guess the whole “circle” thing was what confounded me. I persisted and finally got it done.
A quick note on the yarn: It was delightful to work with! It’s wool, so you have to be careful not to felt your project when you wash it before blocking.
Also, this project only required 15 grams of the yarn. I have tons of it left, which means I might (or might not) make more of these doilies.
Now, I have to admit that I’m not 100% happy with the way it turned out. I fear that the limited time I’ve had to knit over the last few months has impacted my skills. I shall remedy this in the future. 😉
Here’s the finished product…
For some reason, I had a really hard time with the nupps in this pattern. Oh my word, but I struggled. I finally attached split rings to the nupps as I created them, hanging all seven newly created stitches on those things until the next round, when I knit them together.
What.
A.
Pain.
Oh well. Such is a knitter’s life.
I have to say that I really like the inner pattern. It is gorgeous! You can see it better in the close-up below…
I’ve already cast on for my next project. It will, I’m sure, take me a few weeks to complete.
Until then, I’ll look upon my doily and smile. I’m getting my knitting mojo back, and I don’t plan to lose it again!
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