Eyelet Lace Insanity!

I've been so busy learning new, exciting knitting techniques that I haven't been updating as often as I should, but here goes!

As you may have seen on my FB Page I have been working on a new line of shawls, based on  an eyelet lace pattern that  found here.

But today's spotlight is on my latest, which incorporates another new technique I learned, thanks to Eunny Jang & co on Knitting Daily: Short rows!

I was really intimidated by working short rows at first, but once I got the hang of it, I could not stop! This project is slightly serendipitous, because the flounced collar that I used was originally intended to be a full scarf, (like the one that you can download for free after registering here)  but I ran out of yarn & just bound it off, unsure of what to do with it. Then after doing some research on how to pick up & knit stitches, I decided to give it a try, using 36" Size 13 (US) needles, and a bulky white white Lion Brand "Homespun" Yarn:

As I began to run out of white yarn, I decided to switch to a contrast color

This is how it turned out

As you can see, I used a novelty yarn for the last few rows for a fun, whimsical border!

Here is another shawl type capelet that I made, utilising the same techniques:

The eyelets are not as obvious on this black mannequin, but up close they are gorgeous!