The Lace Bowl!

I don't know if I've mentioned it on here, but I have been dying to make a lace bowl for the last 3-6 months (at least!). Yesterday at 11:00 AM, I used this doily from orientation 2011 (a long time ago) as my sacrificial lamb doily.

 I dipped it in liquid starch and draped it over this bowl (covered in saran wrap).

 The doily swelled up once starched and was kind of unwieldy, so I had to arrange it on the bowl

I removed the newspaper and saran wrap after 20 hours so that the excess starch wouldn't keep the edges of the bowl wet.

 

I lifted the bowl off the mould.

 Ta-da! The next picture is my favorite. Because it hangs downward, I used the bowl/newspaper interface to keep the scallops relatively even in height.

I love it!

BowL Love,
    Bow Girl

P.S. Many more to come!

The Scarf

This is a holiday gift for someone who probably doesn't read my blog. My special someone.
: ) He's Irish and I wanted to do something that would sort of play on a Celtic Knot.

At the start.

Now.

I hope he likes it! It's made from the yarn from my alpaca, Paco.

Bow Love, 

Bow Girl

Lobsterclaws!

I tried a new pattern that is called Lobsterclaw. It's a cable pattern I had to struggle to find on the internet.

I think it's cool. I tried a pattern sample with Paco's yarn. His yarn doesn't always cable well since it is variable in width, but I think it gives it a cool rustic look.

Bow Love,
Nicole

Ear warmer I started during Thanksgiving

It's super warm! Loving it so far.
I made up the pattern on my own. Cabling win.

Bow Love!