SUMMER OF LACE: Lace and Colorwork Wimple by Annie Modesitt
I love charted lace patterns, I often try to create charted lace out of a favorite colorwork. In this case I thought it would be interesting to reverse the process and use elements of a charted lace motif to create a colorwork pattern.
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Hi everyone, I hope you’ve been enjoying the Summer of Lace posts! I know I immensely enjoyed working with all of the creative...
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SUMMER OF LACE: Copper Queen Beaded Stole by Renee Leverington
Renee, please share with us how you came up with such a beautiful design for your contribution to Successful Lace Knitting because one of my favorite parts of the book is the fact that I was able to have so many designers share their unique outlooks on Dorothy Reade's lace stitches.
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SUMMER OF LACE: Cherry Tree Hill Folk Shawl by Cheryl Potter
I was inspired by the idea of painted gypsy wagons roaming the west. I imagined brightly garbed gypsy women selling homemade remedies and telling fortunes. These women would be wearing hand knit folk shawls.
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SUMMER OF LACE: Trellis and Flowers Stole by Alice Scherp
My shawl is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide, but it only weighs about two and one half ounces. The colors are teal and natural qiviut. I spun the yarn, with a blend of eighty percent qiviut, ten percent silk, and ten percent merino wool. The resulting shawl is so fine that it will pass through a size 6 1/2 ring!
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SUMMER OF LACE: Ripple and Bead Cardigan by Sauniell Conolly
SUCCESSFUL LACE KNITTING DESIGNER NOTES SERIES DD: Thank for joining us on the Successful Lace Knitting blog series, and for...
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SUMMER OF LACE: Lace Mesh Triangular Shawl by Evelyn A. Clark
Lace Mesh was used for this triangular shawl that is knit from the top down to a scalloped edging. Since the edging can be worked after any 20-row repeat, the size of the shawl can be customized.
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