Avital, We used a number 30 crochet cotton and worked onto the folded edge of a small piece of fabric while learning. To make fabric just work stitches close together and on the return row, stitch in between every stitch. You can work pyramids on an edge by decreasing a stitch on each side in each row etc. To make holes, you work a post eg. Across 3 back 3 across 3 then miss 2 stitches by making a larger stitch across the space. This is really difficult to explain in words without pictures but work 3 stitches up the loop to make a spoke, throw across again etc. Work back and forth without turning your work.
Enough for one virtual lesson? Annette Meldrum Australia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Avital Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2007 6:38 PM To: Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Puncetto help OK, here are my questions: 1. In the YouTube video, you can see that in addition to the usual filled and unfilled squares, there are also diamonds. Are the diamonds worked from the point, going back and forth and getting wider, then narrower? Or are they worked along one of the straight edges, back and forth, like a square? 2. The stitch itself is rather short and wide. So how do they work the filled squares? Do they work back and forth in rows? Or do they make a tall stitch and then knots going up the side, the way they do for separating empty squares? 3. Someone on Flickr told me that she begins her Puncetto with a 3-stitch ladder (worked on a supporting thread wound around the finger, like in the video) until it's long enough. It looks as though the lacemaker is calculating the squares at 3 stitches (skip 2, make the bar on the third stitch). Is this correct? 4. What kind of thread is recommended for Puncetto? Thanks, everyone! I even brought my tapestry needle and some perle cotton with me to work. ;-) Avital - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
