Category Archives: Tips & Techniques

Tips for Releasing the Temporary Crochet Chain of a Provisional Cast On

Posted on September 28, 2012 by jackiees

After you have made your strip of lace long enough for this month’s project, Lace-Edged Doily, the temporary crochet chain of the provisional cast on used to start the lace edging can be removed as the first step of preparing for the invisible join.

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How long is long enough? measure-as-you-go easy method

Posted on September 23, 2012 by jackiees

How do you know how long you need to make your lace edging so that it fits nicely around your fabric center doily? If you are exactly getting the gauge specified in the Lace-edged Doily pattern (i.e. Lace edging repeat … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Selecting a Perfect Waste Thread

Posted on September 13, 2012 by jackiees

Waste thread  – (in knitting) a temporary thread that will be removed later Although the term “waste thread” is widely accepted in knitting instructions, I feel it is somewhat a misnomer. To me it implies something that has no value. I … Continue reading →

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Starting the Lace Doily Edging: Provisional Cast On

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jackiees

The lace edging for this month’s doily project is knitted flat, but we will want to eventually join the beginning and end of the strip invisibly into a circle to go around the cloth doily center. For the Quick Lace-edged Baby … Continue reading →

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How you slip does matter

Posted on August 20, 2012 by jackiees

This month’s project for the lace-edged towel has a selvedge stitch along the straight edge that is inelastic, maximizes durability, and a nubby texture for easy attaching to the towel: Inelastic: because the lace edging will be sewn to a … Continue reading →

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SSP (Slip Slip Purl) Technique

Posted on August 14, 2012 by jackiees

In the August project for Spiraling Diamonds Lace-edged Towel, the Knitted Lace areas of the lace edging stitch pattern necessitate ssp decreases on the Wrong Side rows that will mirror the ssk decreases on Right Side rows. The ssp decrease … Continue reading →

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Ornament Ball Tips for the Christmas in July project

Posted on July 8, 2012 by jackiees

In the Shopping List for the Christmas in July project I suggested – 1 ornament ball, 7.5” circumference. If you have trouble finding a satin ornament, you may need to substitute a more readily available glass ball. The circumference of the … Continue reading →

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