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I derived this pattern from a "kendel" lace pattern in a late 1800's pattern book.

PDF file attached. The question was asked how would one knit the 'Faux Spanish' as a stole...I answered when the question was asked - but this version is a bit more "elegant" in it's simplicity.

This got written for the KR retreat in November -- and I blame it all on A*n*y*i*; who denies responsibility....but it's her fault anyway...

Ghost Knitters in the Sky

boy - I'm sweating bullets trying to whip the Spanish Armada pattern into shape.

Bound off, blocked, and everything!

For several reasons - I got talked into starting (well having started for me) a Yahoo group. It's been "up" under three hours and already over 30 people have signed up.

But a lot closer now, 3/4rths of the Armada is off the needle.

Spanish Armada is being bound off. It's a slow process because it takes 13 stitches to bind off three stitches - and there are aboyt 670 stitches around.

so close - but close doesn't count!

I am on row 147 of 154 rows - in fact, over half done with row 147...

and I just ran out of yarn from the skein I was using.

or the dis-membered appendages of a Penguin.