I wouldn’t say I had a bucket list. The few things I’d really like to do in life are borderline delusional so I don’t think they’d really count. Like going to Italy and dancing on the grapes just like Lucy, same outfit and everything. Or running through a field in the Swiss Alps in a frocked apron like Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music. For these reasons I may never be permitted to travel to Europe.
As far as knitting goes, I pretty much get to knit whatever I want. Well, that’s not totally true. 99.99% of the things I make are shop samples, and sometimes the samples we need are not exactly what I’d choose to knit. I usually get stuck with the ones I can’t coerce the other SWAKsters to do.
And when it comes to lace knitting, that’s really not my thing. I am surrounded by people who love to knit lace, so usually pass those projects off to them. It isn’t that I can’t knit lace, I’m just not a lacy kind of gal.
So you might find it odd that the one project on my “would so love to make one day” list is this –

Now that’s what I call LACE knitting. It is worked on size 0 needles with size 30 crochet cotton. When I first ran across this design, the patterns were out of print. So I was thrilled to finally find one.
The design is from von Herbert Niebling, a mid 20th century German lace “artist”.
You know me, I love a challenge and this definitely qualifies. Check out these charts!

This is just the part of the chart that I could fit on the screen. There is more, plus the other side is filled with even more charts.
The pattern is totally in German. No, I don’t speak German. Yes, I could probably find someone who did speak German and they could help me, but that wouldn’t be any fun. So I’ll need to learn to speak German, at least the knitting terms.
The next question some will want to ask is if the pattern calls for size 0 needles, what size needles would I use? I do tend to knit very loose so this could pose a problem.
Since I have so much free time on my hands (ha ha), who knows when or if I’ll ever get around to doing it. Hopefully before I’m too old to see!
One of the patterns in this booklet really cracked me up. They accessorized some of the photos with props –

Yes, that’s an ashtray AND cigarette. That’s something you don’t see anymore! These patterns are from the late 40’s/early 50’s after all.
Today, I want to know what is on YOUR knitting (or crochet) bucket list? I am going to randomly select two lucky participants, who will win one of these fun orange project bags.

I even sewed these myself! Comments close at midnight tonight, and I’ll announce the winners on Monday.