You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,

know when to walk away, know when to run.  

Looking for one last knitted hoorah before the inevitable season of inspirationless knitting hiatus that is summer (Don't feel too bad for me here, there are just so many other things to do, and it's just too warm to think about wearing yarn.), I decided to knit a springy pattern that I had saved on Ravelry for a couple years for the day when I would give lace knitting a go.  You see, lace knitting involve purposefully leaving holes in your work, so as to create eye-catching patterns and whatnot.  See leafy fun below.  This was meant to be what is called a "bandit" (think shawl worn backwards in a scarf-like manner) for my dear friend Cherie (Hi Cher!), but alas, as the project was nearing completion, I realized I didn't like it as well as I did when I first put it in queue to be knit.  So, I just chalked this up to a lace-learning experience and moved on to the next big thing.  It's definitely a technique I'll repeat.  It has some pretty fun possibilities, and plastic makes it possible.