FINISHED after a year’s hibernation.

Want to see how the fabric develops, hopefully drapy and not stacked in stiff rings.

I know this yarn softens and spreads some after blocking, and chose to downsize needles because I don’t like the loose appearance of big stitches on the US 5 (per pattern).

Five lace repeats - picot finish top and bottom.
Would prefer (upon reflection) a curled stockinette top edge.
CO 136, 22st=4”
Mods:
5-row stockinette band - decrease in rows 2, 4 to 130 st.
1st lace band: 11 rounds.
2nd stockinette band - decrease in rows 2,4,6 to 120 st, then rows 10,12 to 114 st. 12 rows.

Making this for : Dr. Marianne in Salzburg. She was my yarn benefactor last spring, donor of my first sock yarns and alpaca. I think this colorway is perfect for her - but the scarf I knit from the previous skein, her son hijacked en route! This time, a more girly style.
She’s rather short, so the stitch bands are reduced (lace/stockinette=11/12 vs. 12/14).

I downgraded the happiness level: at the point of starting the second lace round, I suspect that the contrasting bands of stitches are just too busy for this highly color-changing yarn. Actually it’s come out looking like weird Fair Isle patterns… rather intriguing?

Knitting done, still have to sew down the fold at the top edge, then block.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
23” lower circumference
20.5” upper circumference - but still “stands up”
13” tall stretched, 4.5” tall stacked