lace weight yarn

I spent the day yesterday casting on 996 stitches for this project, with Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in Chocolate.  What a nightmare.  I used stitch markers, counted and recounted only to have different number of stitches on my needle each time.  Rip!

So then today, after ripping the above listed project, I started this project, which I bought from KnitSpot about a month ago. Thinking it would be easier.

I’ve realized that I am not meant to knit with thread-like yarn.  I really need to knit with fingering weight at the very least.  This is sad because I have two skeins of Malabrigo Lace in black, the Lorna’s in that beautiful brown, and a skein of emerald green Malabrigo Lace that was a gift from a friend.  Oh!  And a skein of Jade Sapphire Cashmere.  Damn.

I casted on for the Autumn Arbor Stole, knit the set up row, then started on row 2, promptly losing a stitch second stitch in.  And I couldn’t find it.  I can’t imagine getting through a good portion of the stole only to lose stitches and not be able to complete it because I don’t know how to find and fix the lost stitches.

Rip!

I don’t have the patience for it.  I don’t seem to have the eyesight for it.  Maybe in a couple of years when I get really good at knitting.  Maybe?  I don’t know.  I don’t know how you lace knitters do it.  I am in awe.