Category Archives: Bit-size Tutorials

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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The heritage of white lace

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jackiees

In last month’s bit-sized tutorial on Choosing Thread / Yarn for a Lace Edging, I briefly   touched on using white or choice of color. I do not limit myself to only using white or natural (unbleached), nor would I … Continue reading →

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Simple Eyelet #2

Posted on March 17, 2012 by jackiees

I haven’t really come across consistent, standardized names for most lace edging patterns. In fact, many references just assign a number in the publication. If needed, I usually just give them a nickname based on what they look like to … Continue reading →

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You know more than you realize

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jackiees

Basic Stitches of Lace  There is no real mystery to the stitches used in most lace patterns. In fact, you probably know most of those already from your regular knitting. But when we throw in knitting in tiny yarn, on … Continue reading →

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3 points about knitting needles to make lace edging

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jackiees

Last week we saw that the choice of a thread can go hand in hand with the choice of knitting needle size to be used. That leads us into this week’s bit-size tutorial about choosing knitting needles for making your … Continue reading →

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Choosing thread / yarn for a lace edging

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jackiees

In this week’s Bit-size Tutorial, I will touch on some things to think about when choosing thread / yarn for a lace edging. For simplicity, I am going to just use the term Thread throughout this discussion, but feel free … Continue reading →

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Knitted Lace Edgings: a working definition and basic characteristics

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jackiees

I hope you are enjoying the Quick Lace-Edged Baby Socks pattern, the first project in our Bits of Lace 2012 series. To kick off the extra bonus Bit-sized Tutorials, I’ll begin with the working definition of Knitted Lace Edgings that … Continue reading →

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