Lovely lace

Hey look... knitting!

Yes, that's the Malabrigo lace shawl I started weeks ago. And no, it's not that much bigger than when you saw it last. 

Part of that is because I've barely touched it in the last three weeks. And that's because this is probably the most complex shawl I've ever attempted (so I only pick it up when I can really pay attention to it). In fact, I've had to mark the repeats with markers (which I never do) and I have to mark each row off on the chart as I complete it.

Rupert agrees... those charts just look craaaaaaaaaaaaazy. (You know I had to sneak him in there...) As you can see, I'm through the first chart and onto the second. It's gotten a little quicker now - the pattern is set so I can read my knitting and know quickly if I've made a mistake. There are also way fewer beads in this chart.

But that doesn't mean it's going to fly off the needles by any means. The rows are getting longer, and I still have to be careful. It's a single play yarn and it doesn't like being frogged.

Maybe I'll finish it by the end of summer....