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March 02, 2008
South Seas Stole
Something finished, finally: the South Seas Stole by Laura Patterson. Knit with Heirloom Knitting merino lace yarn on 2.75mm needles. Embellished with size 8/0 silver-lined glass beads from the local bead store.
Even the knitted-on edging was enjoyable with this--I think beads add greatly to the fun. :)
Since I used a finer-than-laceweight yarn, the stole is much shorter than specified in the pattern--about 60 inches rather than 72. I could have added more pattern repeats in any of the lace sections, but I'm just too lazy, I guess.
Now, back to Princess knitting....
Posted by missalicefaye at March 2, 2008 05:21 PM
And she does it again! This is beautiful. The photography is beautiful. The colour is beautiful. I have never looked twice at this pattern before I saw this one.
Posted by: Ailsa at March 2, 2008 05:33 PM
Stunning!!
Posted by: Chery at March 2, 2008 05:47 PM
I thought you had finished Princess. This stole is beautiful and you did a lovely job as always.
Posted by: Laritza at March 2, 2008 06:07 PM
oh my!! it's so beautiful and breath-taking!
Posted by: lynette at March 2, 2008 06:10 PM
*DROOL*
Love it.
Am I ever going to see you again? :)
Posted by: Sunflowerfairy at March 2, 2008 06:24 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: Jeanne at March 2, 2008 07:03 PM
Oh Alice! It's so gorgeous - I especially love the dots in the middle of the circles - they remind me of the ends of peacock feathers. I love the color too! xoxox
Posted by: Sasha at March 2, 2008 08:43 PM
It's stunning!
Posted by: fleegle at March 2, 2008 09:29 PM
Lovely!
Posted by: Octopus Knits at March 2, 2008 10:15 PM
Alice, you are the Audrie Hepburn of lace knitting. :)
Posted by: Adam at March 2, 2008 10:56 PM
Lazy is not the first word that pops to my mind thinking about your projects, actually, but maybe you where thinking about lacy ;)
I agree with Ailsa, everything here is beautiful, you really top your self every time.
Posted by: Ann at March 2, 2008 11:50 PM
What beautiful lace! And the beads are great too. Beaded lace is something I still haven't yet tried, but now I must! Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Jenny at March 3, 2008 01:33 AM
It is enchanting! Congrats on another fabulous piece!
Posted by: Rosa at March 3, 2008 08:52 AM
Uh, yeah, you're lazy. Right! Dude, that stole is seriously beautiful. Nice color you chose.
Posted by: Sil at March 3, 2008 11:44 AM
It seems I only ever leave a comment when you finish something, which is sad because I so enjoy seeing all your in-progress shots and reading your thoughts on the process.
Alas, I've done it again leaving a comment on a FO post, but that stole is very beautiful.
Posted by: Mandy at March 3, 2008 12:45 PM
So pretty!
Posted by: Ria at March 3, 2008 12:55 PM
After all that work, you call yourself lazy? Ai!
It's simply stunning. The beads are such a glamorous touch. I love it!
Posted by: Opal at March 3, 2008 04:08 PM
OMG! This creation just took my breath away! It's stunning!
Posted by: Becky at March 3, 2008 06:16 PM
sigh
Posted by: michelle at March 3, 2008 06:36 PM
Lovely as usual!
Posted by: Andrea at March 3, 2008 06:48 PM
OMG!!! My jaw dropped to the ground when I saw this! I love the colour, love the pattern! Where do you find the time? You must knit in your sleep! :-) Sigh.... I think I just added another project to my already too long wish list! That blue is absolutely stunning!
Posted by: Tanja at March 3, 2008 10:25 PM
That is gorgeous! I love the color and the addition of the beads is perfection!
Posted by: domesticshorthair at March 4, 2008 07:41 AM
ditto for everything that everyone has said. it's supurbly lovely.
Posted by: jessica at March 4, 2008 10:51 AM
This is SO lovely! Maybe my new favorite of your projects. And it looks like there must never have been a dull moment working on it, with the frequent pattern changes (and each one special--the only stitch I can recognize is the seafoam one. Very cool!)
Posted by: Beth S. at March 4, 2008 01:35 PM
It's beautiful and the colour is stunning it's so rich and vibrant :o)))
Posted by: littleberry at March 5, 2008 04:45 AM
Oh! Miss Alice Faye, this is just perfectly gorgeous. I love to see your work. (That sounds too gushy, but it too lovely not to gush.)
Posted by: sonja poor at March 5, 2008 06:04 PM
Another beauty!
Posted by: monica at March 5, 2008 07:26 PM
It's an amazing looking stole! I love the color and the yarn and your knitting is exceptional as usual. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Jane at March 7, 2008 09:06 AM
It sparkles! Beautiful work, Miss Alice.
Posted by: Cristina at March 12, 2008 12:45 PM
Beautiful! The beads are perfect—catching the light but not competing with the pattern. And it looks like it barely weighs a thing.
Posted by: bewilderbeast at March 13, 2008 03:16 PM
Really, really, beautiful! There is always a audible wow! when I see one of your finished shawls - always wonderfully complex stitches, gorgeous photography and such great blocking.
Posted by: Terry at March 16, 2008 08:27 AM
WoW1! this is gorgeous! Great idea with the beads - got to look into my planned lace project and check if I can incorporate beads somewhere ;o)
Love the colour. Stunning job!
Posted by: Jagienka at March 18, 2008 06:35 AM
OMG! I love everything about this shawl. Absolutely spectacular!
Posted by: Amanda at March 19, 2008 10:29 AM
That is absolutely exquisite!
Posted by: Kathleen at March 24, 2008 06:06 PM
Oh yes!! **Applause**
I wish I could master the knit-on border. I'm just dead in the water on the current shawl--combination of provisional cast-on, Kidsilk Haze, and the concept of the unknown has me scared. Seeing this gives me hope.
Posted by: KathieB at March 25, 2008 12:45 AM
no posts for weeks and weeks...has school got you tied in knots this winter, or is the princess taking up all of your surplus energy and you have none left for updates?...we miss missalicefaye.
Posted by: jessica at March 25, 2008 05:35 PM
That is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Posted by: MelissaM at March 26, 2008 10:02 AM
Wow, it's beautiful! And is this the sunspot pattern from Barbara Walker that I'm spotting (a pun, a pun! :D)?
Posted by: projektleiterin at April 1, 2008 02:57 PM
oh, yes, lazy......
you are my lace inspration, and this is a beautiful stole--now i know what to do with that finer than laceweight yarn i have sittingin the yarn drawer. when i'm feeling lazy enough, that is...
Posted by: kv at April 23, 2008 12:35 PM
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