Well, I did decide to go with the Picot Bind
Off.
I tried it out on a little swatch and thought it looked nice. It yields a border that goes well with the visual weight of the shawl and it wasn’t difficult to do at all.
I tried it out on a little swatch and thought it looked nice. It yields a border that goes well with the visual weight of the shawl and it wasn’t difficult to do at all.
I think it just freaks people out that it takes awhile. I counted, and you do have to do 10 steps
to bind off only 2 stitches. That’s just
gonna take some time, I don’t care who you are! J
And you’ve already invested all this time (and hopefully some beautiful luxury yarn) into knitting the lace shawl, what’s another day or
two?
(The way they talked on Ravelry, I expected it to take me a week! LOL)
(The way they talked on Ravelry, I expected it to take me a week! LOL)
I really wanted to try it out at least once and see for
myself, so I did. It takes a lot of
yarn, so I did a bit of calculating and knew I had enough, so, <whew!>
I like what the designer, Bev, said: “The bind off is worth it, I promise! My last one was huge, but I broke it down into
pattern blocks: bind off three pattern
blocks, then empty the dishwasher, bind off another three, then fill dishwasher
again, bind off another three, then clean the bathroom … I
finished it within a day and did so much housework. Both activities seemed like a treat, as they
were a break from the other.”
Now, I’m not as fast as she is, it took me longer than a
day -- but I agree with her about
alternating activities. That really
helped. She is one sharp cookie. And a brilliant designer. I can’t wait to knit another one of her
patterns. (!)
Now! Onto blocking!
XOXO,
Lucky Dog
♥
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