I’m not sure where I first came across the minimal lace scarf pattern – likely it was bouncing around links from something on originating Pinterest. I adored that undulating wave shape and couldn’t get it out of my head – also appealing was that the called for Rowan Kidsilk Haze was actually available to me!

The pattern included the line “I purled all the wrong side rows in the sample, which resulted in a lot of stockinette with a tendency to curl – so I recommend knitting the WS rows”.

Wait. What? That advice would make for a somewhat different looking scarf.

I started four times before I was happy to continue. This yarn is quite unforgiving and as I posted previously quite difficult to unravel. My first attempt took the “knit in garter stitch” advice and I absolutely hated the look. The first two attempts were knitted with my favourite bamboo needles, but that made for a quite terrible experience, so I used the Aluminium needles I scored at The Sewing Basket which were much superior for this.

Eventually, with persistence, I got beyond the first 15cm! It took me a while to read my knitting but fortunately once you’re in the zone, the pattern can absorb small errors.

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Oh my yes – a definite tendency to curl!

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Complete! Pre-blocking.

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Fairly aggressive blocking – which it very much benefitted from. I really adore that wavy line.

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Action Shot!

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Reflecting on it, the shape really brings to mind one of the buildings on the Novartis Campus in Basel.

(As an aside: if you happen to be in Basel, the campus is now open to the public and has some amazing architecture for wandering amongst and gazing admiringly at)

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I am very keen to make a wider wrap (suggested in the pattern) with slightly offset multiple ripples, but I’m planning to kick off some other projects before drowning myself in yet more knitting!

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