Dear Friends,
I know we've discussed picots many times over the years, and ever
since I first learned them I've always done 5T pin, 2T which has
served me well.
However, some months ago I bought and read Ulrike VOELKER's book
called "The Grammar of Point Ground". Many of her "tips" I had
already figured out for myself, but I did get quite a surprise when I
read about picots. Whilst Ulrike said the number of twists before the
pin can vary a lot according to the thread you are using, she
stressed that the total should always be an odd number, but that
there should NEVER be any twists AFTER the pin.
OK, I thought, I'll give it a go. So, I have this past week finished
a lovely edging in Blonde Lace where I did the picots 7T pin. I'm
sure there are quite a number towards the beginning of the piece
which are still 5T pin 2T. You just don't realize how automatic these
moves become. Now that the pins are removed, I have to say that I am
very happy with the result. Every single picot of the many hundreds
worked perfectly and each is snuggled right up to the passives owing
to the lack of twists following the pin.
Give it a shot
David in Ballarat, AUS
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