When I first read KathyMarie’s post on startitis, I figured I was immune. I tend to be a two-project knitter—one project for toting and stealing a few stitches while waiting at bus stops and one project for sitting and knitting away while I watch TV.

So when I finished Quinn and the Print o’ the Wave stole in one fell swoop, I figured I’d just pick out a couple more projects, cast on, and be fine. As it turns out, a bout of finishitis renders one very susceptible to startitis, because, well…look:

I’ve started all these projects within the last week.

Given that startitis is so obviously contagious, public health officials would probably put me in quarantine if they knew that I had it. But they don’t, so I’m going to post about my new projects in hopes of infecting you all.

Assuming, of course, that any of you aren’t already infected.

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Pattern: Print o’ the Wave stole, from Eunny
Yarn: Rowan Kidsilk Haze, #590, 3 skeins
Needles: 1 set 32″ Addi Turbos, US 4 (3.5mm)

This was my first real lace project, with actual laceweight yarn and an actual picked up edging. It was fun. It was time-consuming. And they ain’t kidding when they say blocking lace is like doing crazy voodoo.

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Your challenge—your final challenge—is to post a photo of your lace being proudly worn or displayed by the strangest, funniest, or most unlikely model you can find.

At first I thought I’d try to find a cardboard cutout of somebody menacing to model my lace. The Hulk! Darth Vader! Alas, they were unavailable.

Then I thought I’d do something completely unlikely, at least for me. I wear a dress and heels probably five days out of every year and usually it’s because someone is going to have my head if I don’t show up wearing something nice. I bother to do my unruly mass of hair even less often than that, because well…unruly mass of hair.

But look! It’s me! All dolled up! An unlikely model for sure.

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