How are you doing on your Spring Lace Leaves Scarf for this month’s KAL? If you have questions or comments, remember to give a shout-out on any of the support article pages or on the main Knit-Alongs page.
Main Area
After you’ve completed the Outer Border and Inner Border sections of the pattern, next comes the Main Area. You will be working the center 17 stitches of the 31-stitch row in the Lace Leaf pattern stitch, while continuing the 7 stitches at each end of row in the established Outer Border and Inner Border pattern stitches.
The central 17-stitch wide Lace Leaf pattern stitch is a repeat of 20 rows, where lace patterning is every other row with alternate “rest” rows plain purl. Thus, you will be working both knitted lace (the Herringbone Faggot lace stitch in the Outer Border) AND lace knitting (the Lace Leaf pattern stitch).
Need a review of these terms? Lace Knitting vs. Knitted Lace
Tip: Place markers 7 stitches from each end of the needle to delineate the central Lace Leaf pattern stitches from the borders. On WS rows, you can take a “rest” for part of the row when working the plain purl stitches between these markers, but do be sure that you still have exactly 17 stitches.
Other helpful articles
Now that you are juggling both knitted lace and lace knitting, it might also be a good time to review these previous support articles:
The Lifeline (insurance for knitters)
Getting Back On Track (or what to do when inevitable mistakes happen)
Next up: Bias Effects in Lace Patterning
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Knitting Bits of Lace on Facebook
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