You'd think that would be a no-brainer. But I had to redo this section 3 times before I got those 27 rows finished. First time I misread the instructions and stuck a "knit plain" row in between the pattern rows. Second time I dropped a stitch AND forgot what I was doing in the middle of a row (I was watching "Game of Thrones" and was SO upset about a completely unexpected plot development I had to put my knitting down. When I picked it up again, I forgot there were no "knit plain" rows, and knit one row). Third attempt I again dropped a stitch, but was able to pick it up with a crochet hook and finish the section.
The next section looks like it has some flowers formed with bobbles of some sort. I'm having a hard time creating a chart for this section. Maybe some knitting patterns are just easier in written form rather than creating a lace chart. "Modern" knitters do like charts though, so I'm going to try to create one that isn't too confusing. We shall see.
Once I've knit a "flower" section, I should be able to decide if this is the shawl I want to make using my pretty Madelinetosh Lace yarn in "William Morris" colorway. I'm still on the fence. I also need to choose something to take on my trip to Portland this weekend. Pia and I are meeting Susan, Pam and Tate! for the Rose City Yarn Crawl, 19 yarn shops in one fabulous weekend!
I'm contemplating a really cool pair of plaid knee stockings that are in one of the Weldon's books. If I can find it and chart the color pattern today, I think I will take that with me. If not, lace shawl goes.
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