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        Anonymous, Erich Engeln, Nazanin Fard, Anna Jensen, Marianne Kinzel, Lillie Meitler, Gloria Penning, and Rachel Schnelling.

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«Scheibengardine B» Curtain

The pattern calls for 2‑mm needles; but I am using 3‑mm (Size U.K. 11, between a U.S. 2 and a U.S. 3; there is no size U.S. 2½.) needles to get gauge, as Engeln knit loosely.  They will produce for me a fabric the same density intended by Engeln and one that also fits my water closet window.  I shall be knitting a single panel instead of the pair suggested by the pattern — so, a curtain that appears the same as the model with neither a split nor a seam.  I cast on for this project and worked the first two rows.

Rows 3 through 16 knit up great.  There were too few stitches to complete Row 17.  A very quick review determined I overlooked one yarn forward when recording the pattern.  The work continued through most of Row 27.  As I was finally getting a rhythm for this pattern, someone diverted my attention for something unimportant, causing me to drop so many stitches that after battling with their rescue for a few hours, I unraveled the project.

08 November 2009 the curtain was restarted; but progress was slow, as my attention was diverted to another project I wanted completed.

18 March 2010 the curtain was restarted.  The edge completely unravelled without my noticing until it was too late.

28 March 2010 the curtain was again restarted, and it is this incarnation that is described on the home page.  There were problems with my pattern at Row 31, which delayed progress; but they were resolved without difficulty.  Progress resumed 10 April.

13 April 2010 thousands of stitches were unworked to correct an inadvertent crossing of a yarn forward and an adjacent stitch.

24 May 2010 work to redo the unravelled stitches began.