Erratum: stockinette with garter borders, not all garter stitch. On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 12:41, Sister Claire <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all. > > The latest round of chemotherapy is doing obnoxious things to my eyes, so > I've had to put down bobbin lace for a while. In the meantime, I've taken up > knitted lace to keep me out of trouble. > > I decided to start with a very, very simple pattern (garter stitch, > essentially) using lace weight wool on large-ish needles so that I can work > on perfecting my tension. Does anyone have any suggestions or > recommendations about knitting lace? I am a competent knitter of garments, > but completely new to knitting lace. > > Also - do any (or rather "either") of our other Israeli members know where > I can get a swift and a ball winder in Israel? Or does anyone on the list > have a used swift they would be willing to sell me? Or manual ball winder? > > And finally - the merino lace-weight wool I bought is not the color I > thought it would be. It is sort of a dark ecru or light tan with yellow > undertones but I need something in the brown/tan/khaki/beige range. I've > already started knitting, but can I die the finished product? How do I do > that? > > Thanks for letting me pick your brains! > > Sr. Claire > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
