Monthly Archives: September 2012

Grafting an Invisible Join

Posted on September 29, 2012 by jackiees

This Tips & Techniques article includes step-by-step details to invisibly seam this month’s stockinette lace edging stitch pattern for Lace Edged Doily using Stockinette Kitchener Stitch. You might already know how to do this, since it is not specific to … Continue reading →

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Tips for Releasing the Temporary Crochet Chain of a Provisional Cast On

Posted on September 28, 2012 by jackiees

After you have made your strip of lace long enough for this month’s project, Lace-Edged Doily, the temporary crochet chain of the provisional cast on used to start the lace edging can be removed as the first step of preparing for the invisible join.

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How long is long enough? measure-as-you-go easy method

Posted on September 23, 2012 by jackiees

How do you know how long you need to make your lace edging so that it fits nicely around your fabric center doily? If you are exactly getting the gauge specified in the Lace-edged Doily pattern (i.e. Lace edging repeat … Continue reading →

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Upcoming project schedule for October: a change and a surprise

Posted on September 23, 2012 by jackiees

I’m changing the upcoming project schedule for Bits of Lace – I hope this doesn’t inconvenience anyone. Instead of the Lace-Edged Hanky, I’ve got a small, seasonal project planned for you instead in October. For now I am keeping it a … Continue reading →

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Stockinette Lace Knitting

Posted on September 22, 2012 by jackiees

Even though this month’s Lace-edged Doily project uses finer thread and tinier needles than last month’s lace-edged towel project, there are a couple of things about the doily project that you might be find make it easier to offset the … Continue reading →

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Shopping list for October’s Lace-edged Hanky project

Posted on September 15, 2012 by jackiees

September 22, 2012 update: CHANGE IN SCHEDULE. I am going to defer the Lace-edged Hanky project until a later date (probably as part of the 2013 project series). I hope this doesn’t inconvenience anyone. I’ve got a small, seasonal project … Continue reading →

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Crochet Provisional Cast On – Method 2

Posted on September 14, 2012 by jackiees

This second provisional cast on method crochets waste thread loops directly onto a knitting needle. Then the loops are knitted with the actual project thread to create the cast on row. In last week’s article on Starting the Lace Doily … Continue reading →

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