Holden Shawlette by Mindy Wilkes
I had my eye on this shawlette for awhile. Being that I am fairly new at knitting I wasn't sure if I could knit lace yet. However, this pattern is quite easy to follow and the stitches are simple. Like I said, I am new to knitting so I find charts difficult to understand and avoid any project that has them right now. With that said, I did make a few mistakes. There is quite a bit of counting involved in the pattern. I lost count several times and had to find ways to either increase or decrease stitches. Some of the mistakes are noticeable but I made this for myself so I wasn't about to start over. I will make this again. I'm confident that I have the pattern down.
I am envious of those who are quick knitters. I have read several posts where people have finished this shawl in less than a week. It has taken me 3 weeks but I did it. It my first knitted lace project as well as my first completed project using sock yarn.
-actual finish date Monday 3/11/2013
The Rundown
- Great looking shawl
- Easy to follow pattern (has both written and charted instructions)
- Simple stitches
- Have to keep count of rows and stitches
Notes:
- Use markers to point out the center stitch
- Use markers to point out the lace parts (I didn't do this but I wish I had)
- Use a row counter (especially for the stocknette part)
