clever integration of lace into the spiral construction

Enjoyed this so much - a quick knit despite the complicated look

Shawl size after blocking: 38 cm x 103 cm.
27 repeats.

this is True Lace (decreases and yo increases on both RS & WS of work) - BUT since the multiple of stitches for pattern repeat is only 5 stitches the repetition across the row is easily memorized.

knit this in bouncy, squishy merino. picot bind-off could not be blocked into scallops although i re-pinned a few times.

i worked from written instructions and i made notes on the traffic of stitches to use as “lifelines” - a lace GPS so to speak. here they are to share:

Row 1: except for the very 1st one, the “k2tog” is perfomed on a knitted stitch + the yo from previous row. (they are IN THAT ORDER on your LH ndl)
Row 2: make yo within repeats after knitting the yo from previous row.
Row 3: make yo within repeats b4 knitting yo from previous row.
Row 4: make yo within repeats after knitting the yo from previous row.
Row 5: the ssk is performed on the yo + a knitted stitch from previous row. (they are in IN THAT ORDER on your LH ndl)
Row 6: make yo within repeats b4 knitting yo from previous row.
Row 7: make yo within repeats after knitting yo from previous row.
Row 8: you know you have bound off the 5 sts when your LH ndl holds first a purl stitch followed by a yo.

also Row 8: make yo within repeats b4 knitting yo from previous row.

Picot BO: you know you have bound off the 7 sts when your LH ndl holds a knitted yo (from previous row) in the first position.

it really helps to pull your work down for the first 3-4 repeats in order to have the stitches and yo’s straddling the needle correctly.

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This is amazing. This happened in August 2007, when the Australian shoreline at Yamba, north of Sydney, was swallowed up by a layer of foam. (last two fotos)

“It’s the same effect you get when you whip up a milk shake in a blender,” explains a marine expert.

“The more powerful the swirl, the more foam you create on the surface and the lighter it becomes.”

somehow this applied to this pattern after blocking!

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