I like the challenge of knitting lace but there are too many wonderful patterns for scarves and shawls I want to make. Also I don't like to commit to large projects like shawls and scarves and I don't even like to wear scarves and shawls.
So to get my lace fix, I'm rewriting and charting many of the stitch patterns in The Art of Knitting, 1897.
Why am I rewriting the patterns?
The text and abbreviations are nothing like the way patterns are written today. It's almost like translating a foreign language.
Example: n is k2tog and th o is yarn over
You can find the charts and patterns I've completed thus far on my website.
http://www.technicalillustrator.net/Lac
The Art of Knitting, 1897 is copyright free but the digital version is copyrighted. You can buy it from http://ivarose.com.
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Hope you are getting in some good rides!
Debby
She Knits by the Seashore
http://knitseashore.typepad.com
This is so addictive but I'm ready for a long-term quick results project. What takes so long is knitting the swatches. I'm working on one now and I've changed the needle 3 times. I decided to keep all needled sizes on one swatch with stockinette rows in between so I can show others what happened. I hope you'll download the patterns and send me some photos when you get a chance to knit them up.
I'll be posting the lace as I go along and then I'll put it all together in a pdf file.
Trixie
http://www.trixieshome.blogspot.com/