lots of lace

This friday I attended the IKnit Mini Weekender, which was basically a bunch of classes hosted by the store. Mine was a lace class taught by Maggie Peake. Maggie showed us a lot of things she's knit with lace; mostly vintage patterns, adapted to include lace. She really encouraged us to not feel like lace was only for shawls and scarves.
The class had people of all skill levels, and Maggie was great at speaking to everyone's level and being very encouraging to everyone. The only bad part was that we all spent so much time discussing, I don't think we got very much knitting done. But it would have been boring otherwise, as it's quite difficult to keep track of where you are in lace and have a conversation at the same time.

I decided to make a chunky belt. I went for a dark, rusty red, and plan to add some sort of fringe or lacing. I'm hoping a cowboy/mexican/western trend will catch on for the fall.

I'm also working on finishing the seams for my Leafy Glen Shell from The Knitter's Book of Wool: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Using, and Loving this Most Fabulous Fiber



I'm really digging the Darwin Deez tune "Radar Detector" they've been playing on 6Music lately. Turns out they're playing at Pure Groove, a record shop here in London in a few weeks.