Rose of England

[firstfrost]

The Rose of England tablecloth is finally done. Well, done knitting, and then done binding off with the itty bitty crochet hook. It is pinned out with Not Enough Pins (see pictures); once I get more pins tomorrow, I'll finish pinning it and then block it.

It's a magnificent piece. I can say this without bragging, because I realize (especially as I was pinning it) - there is an amazing amount of artistry involved, and it's all Marianne Kinzel's (from the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting). I provided patience, and some amount of competence - but I just followed the directions, and it is in the directions that all the beauty lives.

Comments

[twe.livejournal.com]

No errata does sound unusual, especially for something so complicated. Wow.

Did the pattern call for wool specifically, or did you just pick wool because you like to work with it? (I admit that I too have trouble seeing wool as a table cloth rather than a shawl too.)

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

Well, she can use it as a shawl if she likes, I suppose. :)

The pattern would traditionally be made in linen or cotton, or possibly silk, but while I do have a lot of patience, I don't have enough patience for that much inflexibility.