This week I have done some light reading.
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Done some lace knitting.
![lace 1](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vd-1ojJSaGErxyOit7XaGoyzEg5hMgwnB19O6AWvD3Wcs1TGdiQKUlaKWPt3v1m1bw1zK6714lj4GkCp8wz2noWSFgKUGsJx6Iac3YKG4oyz1L9eFdgABh8pvd_7vwRw=s0-d)
Knitted some lace too.
Photographed lace.
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And dreamt of lace.
![lace 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_swIQIEj8trhxD_Jhm8LcIMOT_gDn9fM1_3mKj8iFsVzh7uzxI9DsRomqie-MRcU6G8Nq6C1wiamGGRysgh4DTMf3hv3edASyEWW1wlMdg94erMOlbCQZL4dDo5-vrpQz8=s0-d)
Dyed for lace.
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Might even spin for lace.
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You could say, then, that I have had lace on my mind lately. It's perfect for summer, lightweight and airy, especially if you use silk yarn. And I have fallen in love with silk! The color, the drape, everything about it makes me want to just use lace and destash my wool immediately. (Then I dyed some wool-silk-bling blend and came to my senses. Phew!)
The project that started it all was a marriage between a shawl and a bolero, hence the name shawlero. I love the construction and was surprised to see how well it worked - I did have my doubts. There will be many more shawlero designs, I'm sure. The back looks a lot like a shawl, but there are no "how do I wear this to show the lace" issues or "my sleeves are drowning in the punch bowl again" issues. I have had those issues with traditional shawls, especially rectangular shawls. This time I won't have sleeves smelling of punch (and hence indicating slight intoxication of the wearer as that never happens, never!), or weird lumps of lace gathered in a wild fashion around my shoulders in the hopes that it won't look completely horrible. I love lace shawls, I really do, but they're not the most practical accessories to wear, especially to parties with large punch bowls.
I must return to my reading, so I will leave you with a selection of fresh new flowers )or soon to be flowers) around the Lair.
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