Even though it feels more like summer, I bring you the springtime bandit

I never realize how much I absolutely LOVE knitting lace until I find myself doing it again. It’ s so addicting that I can’t put it down until I finish. Such was the case with the Springtime Bandit, a delightful little shawl that’s very popular with cyber-knitters at the moment. You can see it here and here and here. There are a few teeny tiny little mistakes but I’m not going to point them out to you. I’m just going to let you linger on the photos.

Using the naturallycaron.com Spa, a bamboo blend in the color “rose bisque”, worked out great. I blocked first using the complete immersion, wet block method which you see in the previous post. But then I blocked it again using Liz’s method of wet cloth and hot iron. What a difference that made! Using the hot steam iron seemed to bring out the sheen in the fiber and the intricate stitch definition.

My next lace project must be rectangular in shape. I never know how to wear these triangles and I usually end up giving them away. I have gifted the two such shawls, namely the Shetland Triangle and Kiri Shawl. I think a rectangle shape would be more practical for me…especially down in the Bay Area on cool, windy, foggy evenings.

If you happen to know a good pattern for a lacy, rectangular shawl, please let me know.