Final countdown

So excited!!

Rebecca and Antoni are flying out later today to join us for a week, yeah!!

Can´t wait, counting down the last few hours before lots of huggles and chats

Our lovely friend Jo kindly gave us a three piece suite for our courtyard, so comfy and makes the area look very homely. Put the finishing touches to it by reupholstering the bench  cushion and adding some sheer curtains and a handmade tie back to bring it all together.

Also revamped a vase

Before

and after, a bit of bling

On the knitting front, I have gone as far as I could with the lacy pattern before needing to do the decreases, so I stopped and started knitting the back, straight forward stocking stitch, a little more soothing than the lace.

I contacted King Cole to ask for advice on how to continue in pattern whilst decreasing, I was extremely pleased and surprised at the very prompt and helpful reply, it seems my little bit of common sense by just knitting the extra stitches on increase was just the right thing to do and to continue in this manner for decreasing.

Thought I would share their advice if case it may help anyone else

Thank you for your query regarding King Cole Pattern 3869.

When it comes to decreasing for patterns with a lace, there are some tips you could use.

I put a stitch marker at the very beginning of the first pattern repeat and then another stitch marker at the very end of the last pattern repeat for that row.

If you have a row that askes for a yfwd before you decrease, I would knit that stitch, otherwise that yfwd would create the extra stitch instead of losing a stitch. 

Sometimes, it is easier to just do knit stitches before the very pattern repeat and after the last pattern repeat as those stitches are near the seams that you could sew up anyway and not be that visibly different from the rest of the pattern.  We often recommend this for our knitters who find decreasing and increasing pattern repeats a little difficult to ensure that you get the correct number of stitches required.

I hope this information helps.

I shall put in a life line before I start though, just in case!

Well off to put the final touches to the guest room and continue ticking off the hours.

Have a great weekend

take care

xcx