The sweater from Rauma, Finland, with a free pattern, has been a popular project among lace makers, myself included. I saw a picture of the lace from the sweater, and made inquiries. Turns out you can order it from the Finnish lace guild at
nyplaa...@nyplaajat.net (http://nyplaajat.net)is the website, which has some English. Sometimes it takes a few days for a response. In order to buy their patterns for the lace, which is a copy of the pricking with a photocopy of the lace, number of pairs and usually the size of the linen thread, you have to send them a bank transfer, and, of course, provide them with your address. They do not have Paypal. The big pattern with the half stitch and leaves is called Mandeljepyri. There are 6 variations, some curved, as in the sweater, some straight. There is also a pricking, copied from a book, with a pricking, pictures and a colored diagram, called Uusi kultaseppa. That is the lace toward the neck of the sweater I ordered all the prickings, which came to 15.60 euros, with shipping costs at 4.60 euros, with .20 euros of that for the envelope. It was shipped economy, so it took a while. The patterns are pretty basic Torchon, except for the leaves which some do not like to do, but the prickings are easy to decipher from the photocopy of the finished lace. I have the sweater, now I'm going to make a lace edging for a petticoat which will show under a skirt. How cool is a sweater with matching lace? Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where the weather is once again glorious after 5 days of rain from the hurricane. High today will by 75F 21C. Full sun. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
