Tag Archive ‘Lace’

 

knittedyarns Marianne Kinzel’s Lace Primula Doily Becomes A Shawl

Marianne Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting was the last book that I bought at The Point last March before it went out of business. The book is a great resource of lace patterns with BOTH instructions and charts. It has an introduction to lace knitting including doilies which shows step by step photographs of […]

knittedyarns Blocking Oxblood Mommes Lysedug Shawl

Photographs of blocked Mommes Lysedug Doily knit as a shawl in Tosh Lace weight. Blocking dimensions included.

knittedyarns Magenta Frosted Diamonds Shawl Blocked

I finally blocked my Magenta Frosted Diamonds Lace Shawl. Unfortunately, my shawl was more of a rectangle than four sides of a pentagon like the schematic in Stephanie Japel’s Knitty.com pattern. Despite the slight deviation from the pattern, I decided not to re-block it. It took me a while to get the sides straightened out […]

knittedyarns 3 Reasons to Knit Revontuli Shawl

3 Reasons to Knit the Revonluti Shawl.

knittedyarns Pros & Cons of Baby Cashmerino Heartland Shawl

I have finally finished my Baby Cashmerino Heartland Shawl! It took  5 skeins of blue -gray Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino bought at Webs’ Tent Sale last May. Since I intended to use the shawl to keep me warm from the cold with its softness, I knit it on smaller needles to make a thicker fabric. […]

knittedyarns 4 Suggestions for Reducing Your UFO Pile-Another UFO becomes FO

I needed an easy project to carry with me and I found an unfinished navy lace scarf in my UFO pile.

While knitting it, I came up with 4 suggestions for reducing your UFO pile.

knittedyarns Cashmerino Heartland Shawl Begins…

Starting a new lace project using the blue-grey Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino. I am making Evelyn Clark’s Heartland Shawl, which is a free lace pattern.

knittedyarns Fuschia Nightsong Shawl Runs Out of Beads-FO

Fushia Nightsong Shawl with Beads. Additional insights about beading and what do to when you run short of beads.

knittedyarns 4 Hints When Knitting With Beads-Nightsong Lace Shawl

4 Hints regarding how to add beads to knitted lace using a crochet hook

knittedyarns Catskill Adventure – Mountain Yarns

Mountain Yarns – Catskills based yarn store in Margaretville, NY. Review with knitting pictures