Category Archives: Tips & Techniques

Shaping the Lace Doily Beret vs. Tam

Posted on December 22, 2013 by jackiees

After the crown portion of the Lace Doily Beret is completed, several techniques are used to shape the remainder of the hat. None are difficult. By themselves, and together, they are easy ways to manipulate knitted shapes in 3 dimensions. … Continue reading →

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The Balanced 3-to-2 Decrease

Posted on December 15, 2013 by jackiees

When you get to round 33 of the Lace Doily Beret, there is a stitch sequence that might be new to you. In the pattern, the stitch sequence is abbreviated by a sequence of its parts: i.e. sl 2 tog kwise-k1-yo-p2sso. … Continue reading →

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Making It Around the Lace Doily Beret Rounds

Posted on December 13, 2013 by jackiees

Lace Doily Beret wraps up the year by bringing together many of the techniques for knitting lace you have had a chance to learn and practice along the way. Besides the Easy Start Center Start technique that you can use to … Continue reading →

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Finishing Touches for Easy Elegance

Posted on November 28, 2013 by jackiees

The gathered loops embellishment on the Easy Elegance Mitts is optional, but I think it does add a distinctive, stylish flair to these fingerless gloves. Please refer to the details given in the Finishing section of the pattern. The instructions … Continue reading →

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Some Comments about the Self-reinforced Thumb Slot

Posted on November 28, 2013 by jackiees

How are you doing with this month’s KAL for Easy Elegant Mitts? If you’ve gotten past the purl bands with the beaded accent yarn, the going from there is pretty straight forward. I do want to mention the technique used … Continue reading →

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Tips for making the most of beaded accent yarn

Posted on November 24, 2013 by jackiees

 knitting with beaded accent yarn to make the most of showing every bead to fullest effect To start Easy Elegance Mitts, you can jump right in and temporarily defer any thought for how you will introduce the beads into your knitting. So go … Continue reading →

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Let’s Twist! Plaited Ribbing

Posted on November 20, 2013 by jackiees

I am showing my age – ha! ha! I must admit that when I started this article off with the title of “Let’s Twist”, as in knitting the Plaited Ribbing for the Easy Elegance Mitts, I wanted to start singing … Continue reading →

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