Season's Greetings everyone I thought during the holiday lull I might pick up knitting needles and practice lace knitting, something non-bobbin-lace that I could learn more about. I've had two titles on my bookshelf for years:- Margaret Stove's Hand Knitted Lace and Barbara Abbey's Knitting Lace. MS in her book explains the difference between lace knitting and knitted lace. I find this bit fascinating. In one, the lace knitting, there is a relief row where you purl all the stitches. The other, knitted lace, every row is a pattern row, and I think requires greater concentration for a slouch like me who prefers soothing repetitive knitting, but desires the lacey effect :) There would be those patterns where lace knitting and knitted lace are combined. I am intrigued to find a lot of older knitted lace patterns reinvented bobbin lace patterns. However I think I'd like to come up with a completely different lace in knitting - -- bye for now Bev, armchair knitting in sunny, green Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com
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