Lazy initialization causing System.ArgumentException in Silverlight 2.0 beta

public Page()
{
  InitializeComponent();
  InitializeOther();
}

private DoubleCollection dashes;

public DoubleCollection Dashes
{
  get
  {
    //dashes = new DoubleCollection(); //works ok
    //dashes.Add(2.0);
    //dashes.Add(2.0);

    if (dashes == null)
    {
      dashes = new DoubleCollection(); //causes exception
      dashes.Add(2.0);
      dashes.Add(2.0);
    }
    return dashes;
  }
  set
  {
    dashes = value;
  }
}

private void InitializeOther()
{
  Line line;
  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
  {
    line = new Line();
    line.Stroke = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Blue);
    line.StrokeDashArray = Dashes; //exception thrown here
    line.X1 = 10;
    line.Y2 = 10;
    line.X2 = 400;
    line.Y2 = 10 + (i * 40);
    canvas1.Children.Add(line);
  }
}

line = new Line();
line.Stroke = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Blue);
line.StrokeDashArray = **new DoubleCollection() { 2.0, 2.0 };**
line.X1 = 10;
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