The long cast-on and starting rows weren’t fun, but it sure was nice to have it go faster and faster at the end. The biggest problem with starting at the long edge is that if you mess up the pattern in the first few rows, it’s a lot of ripping back.

Although the lace pattern is pretty simple, there are a couple of tricky things about the pattern that are good to note:

• The cast-on is done with two strands of yarn held together, but then you drop one strand, and the remainder of the scarf is worked with only one strand.

• If you use stitch markers to mark the center stitch or the repeats, you’ll need to keep moving them because of the decreases. I used markers for the repeats for the first few rows, until I could see the pattern forming - then I took them out except for the removable marker to mark the center stitch, and the border markers.

• The yarnovers on the edges are NOT done at each edge on the same row - they’re done at the beginning of each row, whether it’s a RS row or a WS row. (EVERY row, whether RS or WS, starts with k2tog, yo. EVERY row ends with the border stitches just knit.)

• The WS rows are purl-back rows except for the border stitches AND the stitch of the body that is just inside each border (the k2tog from the previous row). When you work the WS rows, you will work the first border (starting with k2tog, yo), then ALSO knit the 1st st of the body. Purl across to the stitch just before the next border. Knit that stitch, then knit the border stitches. (Basically, once you get to row 10, you’ll be treating the WS as if you have 9 border sts instead of 8.) I was doing this correctly for the first part of the shawl, then after having set it down for a while, forgot about it and purled those stitches for the rest of the shawl. It really does look better if they’re knit and not purled, as otherwise you get a ridge on the RS.

• You can graft the final sts together if you prefer, but the 3-needle bindoff is fine, and looks like a garter ridge

The yarn I used is thinner than the yarn called for in the pattern, so it’s lacier. I used just barely over half of the second ball of yarn.

Finished scarf blocked out pretty big - 60” wingspan and 28” down the spine.

Before starting on this project, everyone should have a look at Ambrrr’s project notes. LOL!