I’m making awesome progress on my Kelso Lace Cardigan! It looks so funny though!

Lace is a strange beast. It looks all shriveled and nasty as it is. I am having a hard time convincing myself that this is an adult garment! Every so often I am picking up my gauge swatch to see just how much the arrowhead lace flattens out. I keep gently pulling it, and it gains INCHES without even being remotely stretched. It just utterly transforms when it’s blocked – I feel like the real beauty of this piece is yet to be revealed, even though I can marvel at it while I’m knitting. That, and I hope to hell that it fits.

I just did the first raglan decrease as of this photo, and I’m hoping to power through and get this done soon. I’m amazed how much willpower I had for this project. Things go fast when you don’t procrastinate! After this, I will be on vacation for a while, and when I come back (provided I don’t need any short term consolation/satisfaction after vacation is over) I really want to finish the Tags: