Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-11 Thread Joy Beeson
On 7/9/07 4:31 PM, Mesnaric wrote: For stitch markers . . . . I cut from threads (slick cotton in different colour than the lace thread, threads from previous projects) pieces about 12 cm (5 inches) and knot the ends together, . . . I tie my markers before cutting them. I fold the end of the

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-09 Thread Mesnaric
Hello all, thank you all for the many information to the theme knit lace. Thank you Tamara for your explanation how the size of a bead No. 8 is to understand. I have knit up to 15 cm and they look good. I decided not to go and buy other ones but it is good to know what to look for for future

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Lindy Taylour
Hello Spiders Susan, that is a wonderful document all about lace knitting! Thank you very much for posting it for us to see. I also have joined the Mysterystole3 Knit-a -Long. I am still waiting for the yarn which was delayed by the floods in England but I hope is now in the mail to me. I

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Mesnaric
, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [lace] knit lace Hello Spiders Susan, that is a wonderful document all about lace knitting! Thank you very much for posting it for us to see. I also have joined the Mysterystole3 Knit-a -Long. I am still waiting for the yarn which was delayed by the floods

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Brenda Paternoster
@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [lace] knit lace Hello Spiders Susan, that is a wonderful document all about lace knitting! Thank you very much for posting it for us to see. I also have joined the Mysterystole3 Knit-a -Long. I am still waiting for the yarn which

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jul 8, 2007, at 10:10, Mesnaric (Ursula) wrote: No bead shop owner could tell me what the beads No. 8 was. I'm pretty sure (though not 100% positive) that a size 8 bead is a (seed) bead which, measured hole to hole is 1.8 of an inch. That is, 8 beads, strung together, will measure 1

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Joy Beeson
On 7/7/07 11:27 AM, Susan MacLeod wrote: It would help more if I could count the row more than once and get the same number. It helps a lot to get a package of the larger size of coil-less safety pin and put one on the needle after each repeat. I have a coarse piece of Old Shale on four

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jul 8, 2007, at 23:14, Tamara P Duvall wrote: I'm pretty sure (though not 100% positive) that a size 8 bead is a (seed) bead which, measured hole to hole is 1.8 of an inch. Bt. Sorry 'bout that. Should have been 1/8 of an inch, *not* 1.8. Sigh... Metric measurements, which use

Re: [lace] knit lace

2007-07-08 Thread Clive ^ Betty Rice
That thread is invaluable in knitting not only fine lace but any patterned garment. If an error occurs, the retro-knitting can be done down to the safety thread, the stitches picked up, and off you go...I use a contrasting colored thread - often a perle cotton but have been known to use

[lace] knit lace

2007-07-07 Thread Susan MacLeod
Now that I finally have gotten my life back (Mom has moved to assisted living, Gerri well enough to go home) it's time to get on with things. Having spent most of the last year knitting,(it's easy to take to doctor appointments or bring to hospital visits) the mention of the knit stole KAL of