Starting my HoneyBee Stole

First of all, I'd like thank everyone for their wonderful comments on the Bee Fields Shawl I finished yesterday. It definitely was an accomplishment for me and I'm very proud of it.

I'd like to clarify though that I used a fingering weight and is why it came out so large.

I'm going to be using this lace weight from Blue Moon in the Red Clover Honey color for the Stole. No thoughts of over dyeing on this one!! And I'm going to put it on the needles as soon as I finish this post. HERE WE GO AGAIN!!

Honeybee Stole errata?

Is there errata connected with the Stole? Thanks all! ~Suzy

My Bee Fields is finished!

OK. I admit it. I'm amazed with myself! The pattern is so gorgeous but I'm pretty sure I'm going to overdye this in a color yet unknown. I'll have to experiment with the leftover yarn I have to see how this takes color on top of the green. If it wasn't such a yellow green I'd be happier.
It's also very large! Measures 82" by 46". I put it on thinking it would look better on an Amazon (I'm 5'3") but, it actually looks pretty good. I'm ok with the size.
I used a fingering weight of 220yards per 50gm and used about 5 1/2 skeins. So? about 1200+ yards and knit on Addi Lace #6
Now, to decide what I want to knit next! Maybe, I'll jump right in and do the Stole.

On The Edge :)

Yup ... I'm on the edge right now :) I've changed the shawl a little bit ... added two more rows of bee hives and now the bottom edge is getting the same treatment as the top edge of the shawl :) I'm about 1/4 done the edging! it's slow going but should be done this week :)

Carissa
Spirit Blooms

errata update as of 8/26/07

This from Anne Hanson:

BEE FIELDS
8/26/07

page 16, Hem Border, rows 5 and 11 have a small omission (correction in bold)

R5: k6, yo, k2tog, SM, [yo, k2tog, drop 4yo, CO4, (PU4 bars k1), yo, (PU4 bars k1), CO4, ssk, p2, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p6, SM, *k2tog, drop 4yo, CO4, (PU4 bars k1), yo, (PU4 bars k1), CO4, ssk, p2, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p6* repeat from * to next marker, SM, k2tog, drop 4yo, CO4, (PU4 bars k1), yo, (PU4 bars k1), CO4, ssk, yo, SM], k1, SM, repeat between brackets, k2, yo, k2tog, k4

R11: BO2, k1, yo, sl1 k2tog psso, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, SM, [yo, k3, k2tog, drop 4yo, CO4, (PU4 bars k1), yo, (PU4 bars k1), CO4, ssk, k1, (yo, k2tog) 7 times, k1, *k2tog, drop 4yo, CO4, (PU4 bars k1), yo, (PU4 bars k1), CO4, ssk, k1, (yo, k2tog) 7 times, k1* repeat from * to next marker, SM, k2tog, drop 4yo, CO4, (PU4 bars k1), yo, (PU4 bars k1), CO4, ssk, k3, yo, SM], k1, SM, repeat between brackets, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, sl1 k2tog psso, yo, k1, CO2

Waiting anxiously!

Hello everyone! I ordered my Bee Field's stole kit from Wooly Wonka, I chose the Buckwheat Honey colorway. I should receive it within 2-3 weeks, hopefully sooner!

This is my first try at lace knitting and I can't wait to get started!

I'm very happy to join this group!

Knitting vicariously.........

Yeah, I'm knitting on the throw for my brother's wedding, so I am checking in to the knit-along to get my fix of the bee. I'm only allowed to knit on the bee after finishing the goal # of rows that I've set for the night in order to finish on time. The trouble is, after I've knitted my goal on the throw I'm too tired for the bee..... The throw has to be done by next Thursday, so I will pop back in after Labor Day weekend. Lovely work you little worker bees......

back in a few...

I'll be away for a couple of days to take my son back to college. As the driver on road trips, I don't get any knitting done while actually on the road, but I hope to make some progress on the 'bee'. I'm working on the second repeat of the Bee Swarm section and am finding it very helpful to have markers for every 12-stitch repeat in addition to the markers at the center and the edges of the shawl!

Image that accompanies this post is from here.

Hi from Swizerland

Hello from Switzerland. I am Stellie. I have just started the BeeFields shawl which will be my second shawl. Not an easy one but I like challenge. I am knitting the Tupelo Gold of Wooly Wonka Fiber. I am glad to join you. Have a nice day.

sources for kits

I've added a category to the sidebar that gives the links for Wooly Wonka Fibers and The Knitting Hutch for knitters who prefer to order the pattern and yarn in kit form. And, as a bit of 'knitterly enabling'...The Knitting Hutch is hosting Lace in the Woods '08, a knitting retreat by the sea in Big Sur, California from June 23rd to the 27th. Anne Hanson will be there, teaching a new design.
My teaching year will end on June 26th, making it nigh on impossible for me even to dream of attending. :(

Waiting for my yarn....

I have ordered my yarn, it's Claudia Silk Lace in Honey -- yummylicious! The pattern and yarn are a kit from The Knitting Hutch, and should be arriving soon.

I plan on knitting the Stole, not the Shawl, but who knows, things like this are always fluid.

Happy Knitting, Suzy

I finally got to start my Honeybee. I've been very good at the stitch count, but I do get an extra stitch on Row 9 in the second column from the left. I have been taking care of this pest with a k2tog. How does everyone else take care of that random extra stitch?

More info on the blog.
-Lola

Another New-bee!

Hello everyone!

I am new here, and I have a couple of questions. I am a dyer, so I plan to dye yarn for the Honeybee Stole. I am debating, though, on using fingering weight or laceweight yarn.

I plan to use Knitpicks Bare for my base yarn. I prefer the look of fuller stitches, and this is once of my first (although not *the* first) lace projects I will be doing, although I have knit for some time.

What do you guys think? Since the called for yarn is close to a fingering weight, I am thinking of doing the smaller size stole in a fingering weight yarn, since this would be worn with a coat.

Ideas? Thoughts?

Thank you!

Sarah

Hello from Houston

This is the Bloom Colorway for the Bee Fields Shawl
This is the yarn for the 2nd Forest Canopy

Hi,
I'm Cheryl and I am a 100% service-connected disabled veteran, and so is my husband Michael we live in the Houston area of TX. Since I no longer work I need to keep busy with all this free time I now have. We share a beautiful home with Sir Angus Seton and Rita our two small dogs. After a 20+ yr. hiatus I picked up knitting again and I am having the greatest time making gifts for others and family. I have taken classes to learn how to do lace knitting (small scarf), cables and also socks I learned how to make them on my own!! I have many projects on many needles to keep me busy and when I get bored with one I can work on another. I am looking to learn how to spin and hope to start classes in the fall. Presently I have the following projects OTN: Spa Sox ~ D. Bliss Cashmerino; Mystery Stole 3 ~ Zephyr Lace yarn in Mahogany w/Czech Glass Beads in Red Rainbow color (pattern put on the shelf for now, 35 rows of MS# frogged and the Zephyr is now destined for the Honey Bee Stole), another Forest Canopy using 1-ply pure wool fingering yarn from Mirari Crafts an eBay store , from a new friend named Marie.

It is a beautiful yarn and the colorway is rich shades of violet, pink and golden yellow. I just finished a shrug for my daughter’s 28th birthday; I used 3 balls of D. Bliss Soho in #9 Red, which is a silk, rayon and cotton yarn, just finished Forest Canopy Shoulder shawl in Vintage Silk Maiden & Louisa Harding’s Grace. I have posted pictures of it on my blog. I also make one of a kind jewelry using sterling silver and semi-precious gemstone beads, and stick markers/row markers. I also make stitch markers using Sterling Silver and Swarovski Crystals and other types of beads. The yarn pictured is what I will use for the Bee Fields Shawl. It’s 100% Merino lace weight from Yarn Tree House and the colorway is Bloom. This colorway reminds me of rainbow sherbet colors lol. My DH is going to get the 2 different yarns for me for future projects and also both Bee Feilds & Honey Bee Stole patterns next week, as part of an early birthday present. Well I better get moving time for some herbal tea and knitting. I look forward to making some new friends in this group.

Have a nice evening all,
Cheryl (or my friends call me CW)

http://ladywatkins.blogspot.com

no excuse ...

my lovely Addi Lace needles came today, and i wound the buckwheat honey yesterday, so now i can make a start at last. watch this space! ;)

errata update

Anne Hanson posted a new pattern correction yesterday, 8/20/2007. Click on this link to take you there directly or use the link for errata listed in the sidebar.

Introduction and a Question

Just wanted to thank you for inviting me to join you in this KAL. Knitting has been part of my life for a very long time. Lace knitting has become an obsession in the past two years. There isn't a lot of opportunity to wear sweaters here in Central Florida, but sometimes a light wrap is perfect. I have finished the first section and I'm about to start the swarm. I understand you knit the 24 row section twice and then 4 more rows. How do you get to the 54 rows total the instructions say are in this section? What am I missing? I just want to say that the photos everyone have posted are just beautiful.

Susan G

Bee Fields - wonderful knitting fun

I am just loving the knitting of this pattern. I have managed to get the setup section and 42 rows of the Beehive chart completed, even with my sister, 4 month old niece and my sister's dog visiting for a week. I did have a problem when I tried grafting the beginning stitches - I ended up with a very noticeable ridge in that area. Oh well, I managed to unpick the grafting and am working on figuring it out on a swatch before I try it again on the shawl. Here is an updated photo of my shawl in progress.

Annmarie, thank you for setting up this kal and for inviting me to join! My yarn, Wooly Wonka in Tupelo Gold, arrived so I'm set to go. But! I am still a tentative lace knitter, so I'm working on Eunny's Print O' the Wave to limber up my needles. I also appreciate reading all of the tips and tricks here. Thanks to all for sharing their know-how as they knit this beautiful shawl!

Busy Bee....

I also participated in MS3 but was so anxious to start Bee Fields. When the final clue was posted on Friday, I wound my skeins in to balls.



I am using handspun kid mohair/merino – I think the color is perfect for this pattern! Last November, my daughter requested a lime green shawl – her favorite color. The fiber was custom-dyed by Susan’s Spinning Bunny and I started spinning it immediately but hadn’t picked a pattern to knit. And then I saw...Bee Fields. The perfect pattern for the yarn!




Here is my progress to date....hope to get in lots of knitting today!

Annmarie, thank you for organizing this knitalong. I love seeing other shawls in progress and the completed ones! They are all stunning!

I will not be ordering the “Honeybee Stole” pattern UNTIL “Bee Fields” is blocking – the stress is just too much ; )