Category Archives: Bit-size Tutorials

The Best Charting Style is … ?

Posted on June 10, 2012 by jackiees

The BEST charting style is obviously the one YOU prefer. Thanks to everyone participating with their comments about the two chart styles presented in last week’s bit-size tutorial. There clearly was a diverse set of opinions both pro and con because of … Continue reading →

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2 different styles of charting the same lace stitch edging

Posted on June 4, 2012 by jackiees

How are you doing with the Lacy Cable Scallop Edging used in this month’s learn-along project for Summer Lace Anklets? If you are using the charted instructions, you are getting more practice using a chart that incorporates the “no stitch” … Continue reading →

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The “No Stitch”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by jackiees

An advantage of charted instructions is the visualization of what we actually are knitting. This is where charts can be easier to use than written line-by-line directions. You can see row by row how a pattern is supposed to look … Continue reading →

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Charting the chain stitch selvedge

Posted on May 14, 2012 by jackiees

In last month’s project for Three Eyelets Sachet , the lace edging had a chain stitch selvedge along both the straight edge and the shaped edge. Did you recognize that the Chain Stitch Selvedge is also used at each side edge … Continue reading →

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Basics of Knitting Symbol Charts

Posted on May 8, 2012 by jackiees

Learn how the symbol chart itself, the symbol key, and the visual similarity to the actual knitted piece all work together to communicate how to knit a lace pattern stitch. Knitting symbol charts are comprised of two main components: the Chart … Continue reading →

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Communicating Lace Pattern Instructions

Posted on May 7, 2012 by jackiees

In the Bit-size Tutorial You Know More than You Realize, I reminded you of common basic stitches that you probably were already well familiar with. I wanted to point out how this handful of stitches serves as building blocks for … 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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