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Stix and Strings and Lace
This probably should have been one of my first posts, but, better late than never. For about 45 years I was what you would call an average knitter. I made useful things like, afgans, sweaters,...
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A Lace Shawl for Mom
I just finished a lace shawl for my 90 year old mother. I got the pattern from Heirloom-knitting. It is an easy to knit, and is especially beautiful made of lace weight kid mohair. But…. for my...
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Yarn Over or Yarn Around Needle?
One of my discoveries in dealing with the “yarn over” issue is the uneven holes that are created by the traditional method. If you are working in a lace pattern, it is not hard to see that the YO...
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Working with “Nubbs”
The other day I was looking at my bathroom window and trying to decide whether I wanted to purchase a curtain or not. Then, I came up with the brilliant idea of knitting one. As I have a lot of...
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A Lace Curtain for my Bathroom
I recently finish a lace curtain set I made for my bathroom. I used Curio from Knitpick for my yarn. It is truly a luxury crochet weight (lace)with a softness and sheen that is very lovely. Below is...
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Large Knitted Lace Curtain Valance
Not long ago, I posted the photo and pattern of the bathroom curtain set I designed. Since that time I have had over 700 uploads of the pattern. As a result, I have also had a request for a larger...
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Combining Three Crafts-Knitting/Crochet/Tatting
I know that it has been a while since I posted an article on knitting, but I have been busy redecorating my home. Of course that called for a new lace curtain for my bathroom. I used the valance...
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Never Double Pointed Needles Again!
I am sorry to say that I do not like working with double pointed needles. That is not to say that I haven’t been successful knitting with them, but I did not enjoy it. I recently remodeled my home and...
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Making Knitting Instructions Easier on the Eyes
As I have been working on the English Rose tablecloth,which I posted a few days ago, I realized that one of ways that I save myself a lot of frustration is to highlight different portions of each unit...
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2000 Stitches and Counting
At this point of my knitted English Rose tablecloth, the stitch count seems daunting. So I opt for thinking of it in units, or pattern repeats, which in this case equals 40 per round. With this in...
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Blocking Knitted Lace on the Needles
Since I didn’t want this tablecloth 72 ins, I decided to work it until I thought I had about 60 inches. However, the only true way to know when I reached that point, or near it, was to block it. I...
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Designing a New Lace Edge
I mentioned in my last post, that I was thinking about designing a different edge, or finishing round for my English Rose tablecloth. What you see in the about photo is that new design. I wanted my...
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The Art of “Tinking”
I idea of having to taking out stitches because of a mistake you can’t live with, or maybe just changing you mind, can be a daunting task. However, it can also be an instructive one. I have been...
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