When visiting my friend in Scotland last April I bought yarn at Old Maiden Aunt in West Kilbride. The color seen here was designed by Ysolda Teague and is called (you guessed it!) "Ysolda". It was a limited edition color and designed also for this project, The Scroll Lace Scarf. Note that the photos do not do the yarn justice. It is handpainted and has a lot more subtle tone variations. The pattern is the last one in Ysolda's latest book, Whimsical Little Knits 2. The constructions method makes for very easy knitting. This was a 4 day project for me knitted Dec 22-Dec 25.
First you knit the lace border which is a simple pattern, one that I memorized quite quickly. Then you pick up the stitches along the top edge of the border and knit the stockinette part back and forth using short rows to shape it. The picot bind off adds a nice finishing touch. I do plan to knit this again but I'm going to use garter stitch instead of stockinette. That predictable roll of stockinette never rests, does it?
5 comments:
That is lovely! It's on my list of things to knit, too. I'm doing my own personal 'year of lace' and this is one of the simpler designs I'm going to use to balance the crazy stuff.
I had no idea that Ysolda had a colorway named after her. How exciting!
The shawl is beautiful. The color really showcases all the lace detail.
It is Gorgeous!
I am looking forward to seeing the shawl in garter stitch. The border is adorable:)Mette
Fantastic! I'm trying to do it too but i can't do the scarf body first row :(
Can you tell me how to do it? Pleeeease? Hahahahaha thank you <3
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