Finished Lace Tank, Drops 107-8

See what 3 hours a day sitting in an ice rink will get you. Finally finished the Lace Tank, it's Garnstudio's DROPS 107-8 Lace Tank. Since Drops yarn isn't available here, I used Lionbrand Cotton-Ease in taupe, 4 skeins.
Only got 20st/4” in st st on #4s, so made the smaller size to compensate. However, gauge changed drastically on the second chart pattern around the waist, so I had to frog back to the end of the first chart pattern and change to size 6 needles for that pattern, then returned to size 4s for the rest. It worked out great and I'm really pleased with the results.




I really like the neckline!


I am still working on the TKGA Master course, but I've got it in 'time-out' right now. Seems my stainless steel T-pins weren't stainless after all, and I've got to figure out how to remove rust dots from about 9 or 10 swatches. So it's being punished right now. I bought one of those Tide stain remover pens, but haven't worked up the nerve to try it yet. I'm also having more trouble coming up with a label format for the tags than I thought I would, I may have to do it in MS Publisher to get all the info stuffed onto the label. Oh, and I haven't finished knitting the hat, but it's pretty easy so far.

So, of course I've started another project, instead. It's the (Ravelry link)Scallop Edge Pullover from Knitsimple magazine, Spring/Summer 2008. I'm using Pattons Grace in a mellow, yellowy-orange apricot color on size 6 needles. Whipped out the little cap sleeves last night as my gauge swatch (grin, thank you, EZ). Noticed this morning knitting at the rink that I muffed the picot pattern, but I'll just change the body, also and call it a feature. I did *k1,YO,k2tog* instead of K1,*(YO, K2tog)*,K1. So I'll have fat picots, so what. Ha.

Drops 107-8 Lace Tank

The lace tank is coming along nicely, for the second time. It's Drops 107-8 top with lace pattern. I couldn't make gauge with my chosen yarn, Lionbrand Cotton-ease in Taupe, so I cast on for the smaller size using size 4 needles. The tank has four different lace charts, but each chart has a short row repeat, so it's pretty easy for someone like me that has frequent interruptions in knitting (their names are Cael and Skyelar, lol). After the first chart was finished, I did a sanity check, and it fit around my hips nicely. After the second chart was done, I had a problem, gauge had changed by 2 stitches per inch! I ripped back down to the beginning of the second chart and changed to size 6 needles. Things are progressing nicely and it looks like it will go around me now without fitting like a girdle. After this chart is finished it becomes straight stockinette, so I may have to switch back to the 4s.

Went to the Knitty Committee meeting yesterday at the Village library. I haven't been able to go in about a year, it was nice to see old friends.

I am a little distracted, I read the Yarn Harlot's June 25th blog today, she is having trouble with a woman writing vicious and nasty things on her blog and can't seem to stop her. I really wish she'd posted the woman's name, possibly someone else is suffering from her hateful posts, and if enough people complained about her, her ISP would drop her. It's really sad how some people ruin things for everyone.