Leafy Bits

Found this lace motif used as an insertion in an old Phildar pattern book. The stitch count stays the same in all rows, unlike many 'leaf' motifs in lace.

The decreases in rows 7 & 9 are SSSK, like SSK only over 3 sts, and K 3 tog. The purl (-) sts add the relief needed to make this look more like leaves with stems. (If hand knitting, ignore the leaning K sts that don't have a 'T' -- they indicate to machine knitters doing hand manipulated transfers which direction the stitches should move to form the eyelet.

The edge stitches are added (it's actually only a 19 stitch repeat) because I'm hand knitting the insertion separately from the rest of the sweater, which is being knitted on my Artisan 70-D machine.

Pix forthcoming presently....

Sock Yarn Doesn't Count, right?

I'm sitting here next to a bag full of yarn from Natural Stitches, very pleased with myself and the contents of the bag. When I'm at Eastside, to shop at Trader Joe's, I frequently stop in the yarn shop and reward myself with a pair of socks' worth of yarn. Well, Friday was both the best and worst time to arrive there; there is a Substantial sale going on... so I scored yarn for 6 pairs of socks and a hat. Go me (at least until the Visa bill is due).