Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-18 Thread Maureen Harvey
al Message - From: "Jazmin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:01 PM Subject: [lace] Finished knitted lace > I've finished up two knitted lace pieces. (Yes, I call it lace, in spite of >

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-15 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 14 Oct 2004, at 14:03, Jazmin wrote: Yes, mistakes involve picking back (tinking in the knitting world.. tink is knit backwards. ;) Ah yes! I guess that most BLers are pretty competent at ecaling. Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-14 Thread Edith Holmes
This same piece (english rose) is further developed into a beautiful shawl in the book 'A Gathering of Lace' by Meg Swansen, (although you need the lace knitting book for the centre). Another veryu good lace book is 'Heirloom Knitting' by Sharon Miller. I knit Shetland lace as well as making

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-14 Thread Barb ETx
Subject: Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace > Ahh, but not all lace knitting books are charted.. or I'm assuming it's the charts that make most knitters blanch. In fact the Rose of England is from Kinsel's book of Modern Lace knitting and has both written out (like

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-14 Thread Jazmin
- Original Message - From: "Steph Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Of course it's lace, and beautiful too. I know how to knit from an ordinary pattern, but I find those diagrams in the lace knitting books quite incomprehensible. I'm wondering what you do if you misread the pattern or make a

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-14 Thread Jean Barrett
Hi Jazmin, Your knitted clothes are wonderful. I have a great admiration for lace knitters. Although I have had a few goes I just cannot see what I am doing and if I make a mistake I cannot recognise what has gone wrong or where. Best Wishes Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 13 Oct 2004, at 16:01, Jazmi

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-13 Thread Steph Peters
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:01:23 -0400, you wrote: >I've finished up two knitted lace pieces. (Yes, I call it lace, in spite of >purists. ) Of course it's lace, and beautiful too. I know how to knit from an ordinary pattern, but I find those diagrams in the lace knitting books quite incomprehensibl

Re: [lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-13 Thread Paul and Dona
Heather, your lace is beautiful! Is it made of cotton? Thanks for sharing with us. Dona in Asan, Guam - Original Message - From: "Jazmin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:01 AM Subje

[lace] Finished knitted lace

2004-10-13 Thread Jazmin
I've finished up two knitted lace pieces. (Yes, I call it lace, in spite of purists. ) http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hbogart/craft/knit/roe.html and http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hbogart/craft/knit/spiral.JPG Sorry about the glare in the second photo, I should have put a cloth behind it. The Rose of Englan