Mum loves my green Esha so I’m knitting one for her 80’s birthday early July.
Pattern by MoniqueB of A passion for lace.
Yarn by Monique D of Great British Wool.
Made it one more pattern repeat wider and going to make it 2 longer. (2 Extra pattern repeat nr. 11)
May 9 - cast on 120 st. Knit pattern 1 and half of pattern 2.
May 10 - other half of 2 and pattern 3
May 11 - pattern 4 and half of 5
May 12 - other half of 5 and pattern 6
May 13 - pattern 7
May 14 - pattern 8, 9 and half of 10
May 15 - other half of 10
May 16 - pattern 11 x 8 - 1 pattern repeat done
May 17 - 2
May 18 - 3 and half of 4
May 19 - other half of 4 and 5, 6
May 20 - 7, 8 pattern repeats of nr 11.
May 21 - pattern 12, knitted 2 Hearts.
May 22 - pattern 11 x 8 - 3 pattern repeats done
May 23 - 4, 5
May 24 - 6
May 25 - 7, 8 pattern repeat of nr 11 and pattern nr 10
May 26 - pattern 9 and 8
May 27 - pattern 7, 6 and 5
May 28 - June 5 knitted socks
June 6 - pattern 4, 3 and half of nr 2
June 7 - half of 2
June 8 - pattern 1, K 3 rows and cast of. Pick up 300 st.
Starting edge, I think I need 116 pointe.
June 10 - 6 points done
June 11 - 14 = 20 done
June 12 - 10 = 30 done
June 13 - 10 = 40 done
Needed 37 points for long side, 3 for the corner.
June 14 - 13 = 53
Needed 14 points for short side.
June 15 - 6 = 59
June 16 - 21 = 80
June 17 - 10 = 90
June 18 - 5 = 95 (2 corner points)
June 19 - 12 = 107 (1 corner point) ….. but…..bleehhhh made a mistake in point 97, so ripped till point 96 and knitted point 97 again. So at end of the day knitted just 2 points.
June 20 - 8 = 105
June 21 - 8 = 113 (3 corner points)
Finished!!!! Yeah!!!
June 22 - weaving in ens, washing, blocking and dring.
It’s huge!! 77 x 189 cm while blocking.
It will shrink at bit when it’s dry and of the ‘bed’.
When it’s dry, pack it and send it to my mum.
Used 168 grams, 1344 meter.