This is a great knit/purl pattern with a 20 row repeat. It went really quickly last night, only taking me about 45 minutes to knit the whole thing.
HERE’S THE DEAL: When I get 100 comments on this post, or next Wednesday, whichever comes first, I will put up the next lace pattern — which, by the way, has been test knit and stands ready for your knitting pleasure. The comments can be as simple as “X” and they have to be from all different people…I will check. Here is a taste of the next square to inspire you all to say “HI”:
A note: my family is from the Midwest. We people from the midwest have what my very Italian second-generation American husband refers to out of frustration as “expressions”. These expressions are descriptors, “he was like a drop of water on a hot skillet”, or “dumber than a bag of hair”, or “slower than molasses in January”, and so on. I love these expressions perhaps more than my stash of yarn (heresy, I know). I can carry these with me wherever I go; they are my memories and legacy. They can never be taken away. They are precious to me. One of the expressions that my mother frequently used was the word “GONZO” as in “going gonzo” over something…crazy, nuts, very-very-very excited. Though I am not sure of its precise etiology, I will refer you to the show I watched as a kid…I am sure you can find episodes on YouTube: “The Muppet Show”. One of the characters is named: Gonzo. Watch him for awhile and no matter your country of origin, you will understand the meaning of the word, “Gonzo”. ;-D
And, here is your daily dose of Nikkers:
with love, light and laughter always, Mary Ellen and all things Summit Yarn xoxox
April 6, 2011 at 6:59 pm
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gonzo
Always glad to be of service….xoxo
ps Right now it is SNOWING up here!!
April 6, 2011 at 7:10 pm
I’m enjoying the blocks as they are posted will most likely be a winter project. Oh, BTW, LOVE the kitty pics. We have 5 at our home.
April 6, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Comment #2
April 6, 2011 at 8:41 pm
X – LOL!
and I love LACE, can’t wait
April 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Looks interesting to knit. Love lacy patterns.
April 6, 2011 at 10:52 pm
ooo May Flowers!
April 6, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Is it my constant wishing for signs of spring or does the next pattern look like a flower? 🙂
April 7, 2011 at 12:34 am
Hi ;-P !
April 7, 2011 at 5:39 am
I’m already 2 weeks behind on schedule!!! Hope to have some knitting time at the end of next week………….
Love
Miriam
April 7, 2011 at 11:00 am
Nikkers is a lovely baby boy. He is a cuddly creature and he is always short of kisses!
April 7, 2011 at 4:10 pm
I XX the lace patterns. But, really XX Nikkers, what a ham! >j<
April 13, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Thanks!
April 14, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Well, I’ll comment just so you post it! Neat website.
-Kel
May 23, 2011 at 7:08 pm
I’d like to knit a bread basket liner if I find the yarn and thought that this pattern might be nice. The pattern’s too narrow though. Do you think it would it still work if I add 35 stitches? Thank you.
May 24, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Dear Shirley, Add either 32 or 36 stitches and the pattern will work. Have fun! M.E.
May 27, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Thank you for answering! I’m hoping to try it out this weekend to see how it works with cotton.
May 31, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Me again. Am I counting wrong or am I misunderstanding row 2. It says “Seed 5, P1, *K2, P2; repeat from * to last 6 sts, P1, Seed 5”. If a row has 46 stitches and I take off the seed edges then I’m left with 36 stitches. If I then take off the 1st and last purl stitches, I’m left with 34 stitches. I can’t then do the “*K2, P2; repeat from * to last 6 sts” because there are then 2 stitches leftover. Should it be do the repeats to the last 8 stitches, then K2, P1? Thank you.