Started the SotS-II Swatch Today

I started my swatch today. My wife and I went to the higher end LYS and found some Alpaca fingering weight that looks good. I explained to the owner what I was doing and she suggested it since the only other lace weight yarn she has was mohair and VERY fuzzy. i'm using Addi Turbo Lace circular needles Size 6.

I'm up to row 5 on the swatch and can now see the holes. Well half of the holes. *grin*

I'll post a picture later after the battery charges for my digital camera. I seem to have missed some of the slip stitches, yarn overs, or something. But, that I got half of the holes means that I did eventually figure it out. The toughest stich is the s1k1psso (Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitch Over). I find it hard to find the slipped stitch sometimes and that may be what happened. I'm going to do two more rows (up to and including row 7) and see what happens..

I think I'm glad that I ended up choosing this weight yarn and size of needles for my first lace project. The yarn is very easy to handle, doesn't snag on my rough guy hands, and these needles are... (don't hit me for using this phrase) ... a dream to knit with. The points are sharp enough to find the holes, but not too sharp to split the stitches. The body of the needles seem to not be as slippery as my other metal needles. The yarn seems to stay put and not slide to much. This is good since my left hand usually gets a little sore after knitting on metal needles.

All in all, this project is going to be very enjoyable. Pictures coming later. I'll just add them to the post so come back Sunday afternoon (PST).