Successful Lace Knitting Book

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Celebrating the work of Dorothy Reade. This book presents not only a beautiful collection of patterns but also a fascinating biography of Dorothy Reade. It’s a must-have for any knitter who appreciates lace! Discover techniques and patterns Reade developed in the 1960s and create gorgeous projects featuring modern designs.

Find over twenty-five exquisite patterns including scarves; stoles; sweaters; socks; and home decor items.

25 Patterns-112 pages | Softcover

ISBN: 978-1-56477-976-2

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Successful Lace Knitting celebrates the work of innovative knitter, Dorothy Reade. If you do not recognize her name, you will recognize her contributions to knitting. She developed the lace chart symbols that are widely used today. This book contains charts for 25 of Dorothy’s original lace motifs, and 20 patterns by contemporary designers who were inspired by Dorothy Reade’s work.

This book presents not only a beautiful collection of patterns but also a fascinating biography of Dorothy Reade, arguably the mother of modern lace knitting. It’s a must-have for any knitter who appreciates lace! Discover techniques and patterns developed by Reade in the 1960s as you create gorgeous projects featuring completely modern designs.

* Offers more than 25 exquisite patterns for everything from scarves and stoles to sweaters and socks to items for home decor

* Features a wide range of styles from top designers such as Annie Modesitt, Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer, and Evelyn Clark

* Presents the “now I get it” approach to using charts and knitting lace

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Page 35 Project: Handspun Medallion Stole

Pages 77 and 78 Project: Trellis and Flower Stole

Page 89 Project: Lace and Colorwork Wimple

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Praise for Successful Lace Knitting

Donna discovered the little known pioneering work of Dorothy Reade in the field of lace knitting patterns. Dorothy developed her own charting system for lace patterns using mainly just 10 symbols. Her first book published in 1968 was spiral bound with 25 original designs for lace knitting and cost $4.50. I bought that book years ago at Knitting camp. Donna contacted 16 designers giving to each one a pattern of Dorothy’s and asked them to design a knitting project using that lace pattern. Donna begins with a short biography of Dorothy and then an intro to her lace knitting patterns and finally an explanation of the techniques used. All the 20 designs have been written out but with charts in a more modern chart used today. First project is an actual stole designed by Dorothy Reade. There are 4 more shawls.

Also included are socks and hand warmers, baby cardi and blankie, wimple, 5 sweaters, afghan, etc. Yarns used also vary from the finest to chunky. Book includes designer bios and index. Book is rewarding on two levels: first as good knitting history and second for the lovely projects. Recommended to all. – Amazon Reader