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Knit an heirloom lace handkerchief. Kit includes pattern, quality thread for knitting the edging, and an Irish linen hemstitched handkerchief to which to attach your lace edging.

To complete the Lace-edged Handkerchief, you will also need a few yards of waste thread in a contrast color and similar weight to crochet cotton size 30, knitting needles US 00 / 1.75 mm, steel crochet hook size US 6 / 1.75 mm, and size 24 tapestry needle.

This preemie hat is simply knit flat back and forth on 2 needles. What is clever is in the finishing, where the seam is sewn to mimic the herringbone lace stitch, and thus appears to be "seamless". The pattern reveals the secret that makes this work. Your knitting friends won't believe that you didn't knit this hat circularly!

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.

Misty Soft is a double-sided infinity scarf with no edges and no wrong side showing.

Bead Skinny Skarf is a play on words, reflecting on the fashion of cinching in a waist to look skinny. Bead Skinny gives the illusion of cinching the curvy lines of the faux eyelet cable with a pretty bead.

A bonus is pleasing reversibility thanks to how the ribbed texture surrounding the lozenges of eyelets and the beads are equally prominent on both the right side and wrong side.

Beaded shamrocks dance about your legs in these green-on-green socks to celebrate good luck and laughter in the Irish tradition.