03-15-2020

• CO using US 4 (3.5mm) needles.
• Switched to US 5 (3.75mm) needles at Setup Row 10 (first row of lace in setup section)
• Setup: complete
• 1st 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 44 stitches on needles
• 98.0g remaining — Skein #1
• 7.9g used — setup & 1st repeat

03-17-2020

• 2nd 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 72 stitches on needles
• 86.0g remaining — Skein #1
• 12.0g used — 2nd repeat

03-21-2020

• 3rd 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 100 stitches on needles
• 67.2g remaining — Skein #1
• 18.8g used — 3rd repeat

03-23-2020

• 4th 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 128 stitches on needles
• 40.8g remaining — Skein #1
• 26.4g used — 4th repeat

03-28-2020

• 5th 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 156 stitches on needles
• 10.3g remaining — Skein #1
• 30.5g used — 5th repeat

04-02-2020

• 6th 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 184 stitches on needles
• Finished skein #1, switched to skein #2 in Row 17
• Skein #2: 106.9g
• 0g remaining — Skein #1
• 79.2g remaining — Skein #2
• 10.3g used — Skein #1
• 25.7g used — Skein #2
• 36g used in total for 6th repeat

04-04-2020

• 7th 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 212 stitches on needles
• 34.4g remaining — Skein #2
• 44.8g used — 7th repeat

04-10-2020

• 8th 8-stripe 56-row repeat: complete
• 240 stitches on needles
• Finished skein #2, switched to skein #3 in Row 38
• Skein #3: 106.2g
• 0g remaining — Skein #2
• 87.7g remaining — Skein #3
• 34.4g used — Skein #2
• 18.5g used — Skein #3
• 52.9g used in total for 8th repeat

05-09-2020

• Border: complete
• Began border with first 16 rows of standard repeat — 8 sts increased (248 sts total)
• Knit 36 rows garter st pattern —18 sts increased (266 sts total)
• Next row (RS): Sl1wyif, k5, sm, [k2tog, yo] to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 — 1 st increased (267 sts total)
• Next row (WS): k to m, sm, k4, sl1wyif, k1.
• Knit 36 more garter st pattern rows — 18 sts increased (285 sts total)
• Ran out of skein #3 and switched to skein #4 using Russian join in 34th row of second 36-row garter section.
• Next row (RS): Sl1wyif, k5, sm, k1, [k2tog, yo] to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 — 1 st increased (286 sts total)
• Knit 8 more rows in garter st pattern — 4 sts increased (290 sts total)…only I ended up with 2 extra sts so 292 total. Gold star, Y/N?
• 0g remaining — Skein #3
• 93.2g remaining – Skein #4
• 87.7g used — Skein #3
• 13.4g used — Skein #4
• 101.1g used total in border.
• Using suspended BO, finally hefted this beast off the needle.
• Wove in ends.
• Unblocked: 92” increase edge x 64” straight edge x 58” BO edge

05-11-2020

Blocked dimensions:
109” increase edge x 80” bind-off edge x 72” chain-selvage edge