Knitting: Lace (part 1)
This summer, I’ve really been enjoying lace knitting, creating airy, ethereal fabrics with well-placed k2tog, ssk’s and YOs. Some of my recent designs include:
Roisin’s Garden Shawl — a 60″ x 16″ shawlette
My Wild Irish Rose lace poncho
The Rose of Tralee scarf
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Sunburst Spectacular Shawl
And another that I just completed, Sorcha’s Shawl, is a heavier, but still airy (and cool) poncho knit with a worsted blend of cotton, silk and rayon …
Sorcha’s Shawl
Lace knitting is really fun … and not that hard once you know some tricks, tips and techniques! I’ve started a series over at Dog House Yarn’s blog on lace knitting. Part 2, which I’ll post this week, will start giving you some of the lace-knitting basics so you’ll be on your way to creating beautiful knitted lace!