Leafy lace skirt

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Apr 19, 2009 7:33 AM

I did eight repeats of the lace pattern from Angela Best's Tender Teal Leaves sweater and I am going to seam the sides together to make a skirt. I added beads along the bottom edge (you can't see them too well, because it is blocking right side down). The yarn is Knit picks silk /merino sock yarn in three colors I got from the same dye bath of Parmelia perlata, a tree lichen.

michele@66 wrote

on Apr 19, 2009 4:24 PM

This is beautiful! I love it. I can't wait to see it finished.

CapnHook wrote

on Apr 19, 2009 5:17 PM

I love how this is coming along--the color is delicious. What will you do for underneath? I really enjoy seeing samples of your work.

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Apr 20, 2009 5:41 AM

mad for crochet!

Thanks for the compliments!I am in love with the lichen colors, too, and I highly recommend the yarn - it has a lovely sheen from the silk and feels wonderful. I am thinking it will look good with a black slip underneath.

Mrgcole wrote

on May 22, 2009 11:41 AM

I love those colors...This is elegant! I am hopping right over to Knit Picks my favorite site and look at the yarns...

Sockgirl529 I may change this name to something different since I am not doing socks all the time,..

Nikki@10 wrote

on Jun 15, 2009 11:51 AM

ok, Gotta ask! How!? do you not get lost on patterns like that. It's beautiful!! Absolutely gorgeous (sp). and it would be perfect for Shreveport.

:o)

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Jun 15, 2009 6:04 PM

The chart is really helpful and there is a logic to the pattern that starts to kick in after doing it for a while. I put little marks on the chart after finishing each row and that helps too.

Nikki@10 wrote

on Jun 15, 2009 6:38 PM

That makes sense. I've got a small portion of a similar pattern, and seem to loose myself before I get the logic.

:o)

You always do the most beautiful things!!