June 4th--I’m about to start the lace pattern, and I am astonished to discover I have exactly the right amount of stitches. That’s just wrong.

I hate garter stitch, I’ve always hated it, but I love the way this two garter stitch plus yarn over edging looks. This shawl is going to be drop dead gorgeous when it’s done, so long as I don’t screw it up. The instructions so far have been excellent (I’m following the written instructions, not the chart).

June 20th -- Lace row 21 took two tries and I’m still not sure I got it right. The instructions for the stitches between the markers are not complete, and you have to move the right hand marker one stitch to the right before you begin the center stitches. I have no idea what that is going to do to lace row 23.

July 2 -- Nothing wrong with the instructions, strictly operator error. She doesn’t say to put a second marker in, I did that on my own, which led to the confusion. Excellent pattern, I’m starting another one straight off. And Damselfly Yarn’s Prospero’s Sea knits up beautifully. I can’t remember when I was so happy with a knitting project.