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Antique Satin and Lace Ornament makes a stunning heirloom gift and remembrance for the holidays. Fine lace knitted edging and pearl seed beads suggests the look of an antique ornament. This special edition for the Bits of Lace series includes both written and charted instructions.

This Tips & Techniques article includes step-by-step details to invisibly seam the lace edging for the Lace Edged Doily using Stockinette Kitchener Stitch. The tips are also helpful for anytime you do Kitchener Stitch.

Lacy InterLACEments features a sampling of stitch patterns for both knitted lace and lace knitting. Thus this sampler scarf is a study in both types of interLACEment. Even if you have not attempted true knitted lace before because you thought it was too hard, you can do it now with this attractive sampler scarf that works up quickly on only 35 stitches and large needles.

You get a printed pattern for the No Two Alike Snowflakes Hat and Mittens set + yarn to make the hat or mittens or both. Child small thru Adult XL. Yarn choices have been coordinated to be similar to the original pair of child's mittens and hat set featured in 1998 in the Blue Room of the U.S. White House. White mohair/wool blend to look like the halo of snow (1 to 3 balls depending on kit selection). Machine-washable smooth wool in the 4 colors, 1 ball each color.

Beaded Winter Wonderland Socks are reminiscent of a winter scene. There are beaded stylized Norwegian snowflakes, snowdrifts, pine trees, and lightly fallen snow. The cuff is sideways knitted in garter stitch; the remainder of sock is knitted in the round.

This kit includes

• printed pattern instructions
• all the high quality yarns and beads you need to knit a pair of Beaded Winter Wonderland Socks:
  • top quality 80% superwash wool 20% nylon fingering weight sock yarn in color natural - enough to make up to the largest size (woman's shoe size US 12)
  • kid mohair yarn for the "snow" accent yarn
• silver-lined crystal seed beads for the stylized Norwegian snowflake and snow drifts
• beads in choice of 4 color schemes for the beaded trees:
• a nylon collapsing eye 'needle' to help you easily string the beads onto the yarn
• a clear drawstring bag to protect your luxury yarns and beads, and for carrying other small knitting projects later.

The beads are the Miyuki brand, manufactured in Japan, with consistently high quality that won't abrade the thread and the finish will not rub off.

Fine, fancy lace knitting beadwork transforms into beautiful necklace purse jewelry.

Instructions are also included to knit the same pattern stitches into either of two bookmark styles.