Inspiration for Lace Knitting – creating a shawl
Making a shawl by Judith Morley Photographs courtesy of Elisabeth Wilkinson The yarn My friend Jane gave me a skein of beautiful yarn, a cashmere and silk mix in a…
Topics on learning hand knitting
Lace Knitting for Beginners
What are the defining characteristics of lace knitting/knitted lace? The essential building block of a knitted lace fabric is a 1 or 2 stitch decrease accompanied by a yarn over…
Charts for Lace Knitting
A charting system is ideally suited to convey visually stitch by stitch, row by row instructions for a knitted lace pattern. In many cases, written instructions are also provided, but…
Lace Knitting (Openwork)
What is lace knitting? At the present time, lace knitting is enjoying a popularity it has not known since Victorian times. Lace knitting is a derivative craft. It evolved from…
