Monthly Archives: April 2012

Lace Cable Bookmark and a chance to learn to use charts (if you want to)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by jackiees

Grab this month’s free pdf download pattern for Lace Cable Bookmark now through May  25, 2012 at the Free Membership Pattern page. Way back on January 26, 2012, Cerddin of Canterbury, England asked: Thanks Jackie I love lace knitting even if I am a … Continue reading →

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Last day of Three Eyelets Sachet – Are you ready for more Bits of Lace 2012?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jackiees

This is the last day of Three Eyelets Sachet in the Bits of Lace 2012 series. I hope you enjoyed making a sachet or two, and I hope you learned a bit from it as well, along with the tutorials, … Continue reading →

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How You Slip Does Matter – The Chain Stitch Selvedge

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jackiees

I commented that the “ladder” eyelet header instructions introduced in Lace Edging Building Blocks – The Heading also featured a chain stitch selvedge. This type selvedge, being particularly stretchy, is good for attaching lace edgings to things that themselves are stretchy (like … Continue reading →

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Lace Edging Building Blocks – The Heading

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jackiees

More complex, wider edgings are often just combinations of portions of smaller edging patterns. The narrow “heading” pattern usually present at the straight edge is one that is easily substituted to meet your needs for function and design. By function, … Continue reading →

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Playing around with variations of the double yarn over

Posted on April 15, 2012 by jackiees

For most things in knitting, there are several ways to accomplish the same thing, or nearly the same thing with subtle differences. And that certainly is the case when it comes the double yarn over sequence in lace knitting. Several … Continue reading →

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Striving for Perfect Results – Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jackiees

In Part 1 of Striving for Perfect Results, we covered some tips on PREVENTING mistakes (or at least minimize the chances of them happening). With all my best attempts at preventing mistakes, I am only human. The reality of life … Continue reading →

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Striving for Perfect Results – Part 1

Posted on April 1, 2012 by jackiees

Are you a product or process knitter? I bet that most (all?) of us are some of both. Our Goals A pleasing result (product) — A satisfying knitting experience (process)   To achieve these goals, here is a quick list … Continue reading →

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