Something Red
Pattern: Knitted Lace Wedding Garter by Diane Willett
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Lace, color RJ-2004 (red).
My future sister-in-law’s wedding shower was a couple weekends ago, and she seemed very tickled with her red garter, which was made by request to coordinate with the trim on her dress.
The alpaca laceweight was a lot less stretchy than the merino/silk blend that I’ve used for this pattern in the past. It made the resulting garter a little less wide (as knitted) which I liked, but the smaller size paired with the fuzziness of the alpaca made for some serious difficulties when threading the elastic and ribbon through the center eyelets. I was scared stiff that all of the pulling and tugging would have caused the yarn around the eyelets to snap at some point, but fortunately that particular disaster didn’t happen.
The wedding is this weekend. I don't know if she plans to throw it, but I'm hoping if she does that the man that catches it will be willing to give it back to her as a keepsake. Assuming that she wants to keep it, of course...