My Luscious Lace Scarf

I finished my very first lace knitting pattern, the Luscious Lace Scarf (pattern is available free on Ravelry). This pattern was an ego booster. I had been trying lace patterns for some time now with no success. I figured out how to follow a lace pattern and read a chart, but lord help me it never failed after a few rows I would drop a yarn over or skip a SSK and off to the lily pond I go to rip it, rip it, rip it. If I was motivated enough I would start it over, but I never got very far in completing any lace projects until now.

The Luscious Lace Scarf pattern had a resting row or purl side. This was great! I never knew to look for patterns with a resting row. Of course, the beautiful lace pattern is only one sided but who cares when it looks so good. The pattern calls is writen for a lace weight yarn, but that was not going to happening, at least not for now. Baby steps for me. So I opted to use a DK weight. I modified the pattern because of the yarn and only casted on 40 sts and I knitted 3 repeat patterns instead of the 5 the pattern suggested.

I knitted this pattern using DK yarn Fable Handknit Baby Alpaca in colorway suede. It's 100% Baby Alpaca, 145 yards, I used two entire skeins. I am smittened with this yarn. In addition to being ultra soft it has a soft look to it. The yarn gives the scarf a nice texture that unfortunately I was unable to capture in the photo above. My only complaint is their limited color shades. They have several different colors but the shades are pale, muted-pastel-y, the colors of Easter eggs. I would buy more of this yarn in maybe mist, pear, or chocolate colorways.

I made this scarf for my husband's co-worker. She is a beautiful, sweet and thoughtful person who spoils my kids rotten for their birthdays, Christmas, and pretty much any other holiday possible. It turned out to be a belated birthday gift, about 6 weeks late, but I wanted to make her something special that would give her a warm hug every time she wore it.