having a great life in spite of everything

The Easy Leaves Scarf is an small bit of lace, a good choice for a beginner’s first lace project. I gotta say, though, that I was underwhelmed by the yarn, Classic Elite Premiere. It’s a cotton/tencel blend, and while it’s a pretty color and very soft, it’s unbelievably fuzzy and sheddy. I foolishly wore it with a black shirt and got peachy-pink fuzz all over me. I looked around online and found a few comments about how linty it is. I don’t intend to buy this stuff again, so be warned and don’t take the fact that I used it here as an endorsement. Yeah yeah, I should have knit the pattern again in something good, shoulda, but didnta.

Anyway—the pattern itself is good for a quick gift or first lace project. The lace leaf stitch has a wavy edge to it, you can block it out in points so it looks a little like it has a lace edging on it without the effort of actually knitting a lace edging.