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shaping a lace pattern...
i was working on this pattern for a few weeks http://www.interweave.com/knit/TSC/P...rmaid_Mesh.pdf
and after muchn heartbreak and starting over again and again i finally got the fabric into a lovely place and reached the shaping part. i completey messed the shaping up,oh i don't know, three times? i put the yarn away in anger for a year. but i want to start again! i love this sweater and i have so much yarn for it that i bought! can someone give me some preactical tips for how to shape a lace pattern? |
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shaping a lace pattern...
On Apr 30, 4:34 pm, wrote:
someone give me some preactical tips for how to shape a lace pattern? For a complex pattern (lace or otherwise) I often chart the shaping section before I work it - it helps me to envisage it and to stay on track once I'm started. So take the pattern chart and a coloured pencil, work through the pattern shading out the decreases for the edge (or neck etc.) - this will show you where to start the pattern on each row. Don't work on complex stuff unless you have some calm, quiet time. It's very hard to concentrate on a complex pattern and have a conversation or watch the kids etc. You will get this pattern sorted I'm sure and you'll be so elated when you do. It's lovely by the way - good taste! VP |
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shaping a lace pattern...
On 29 Apr 2007 23:15:45 -0700, Vintage Purls
wrote: On Apr 30, 4:34 pm, wrote: someone give me some preactical tips for how to shape a lace pattern? For a complex pattern (lace or otherwise) I often chart the shaping section before I work it - it helps me to envisage it and to stay on track once I'm started. So take the pattern chart and a coloured pencil, work through the pattern shading out the decreases for the edge (or neck etc.) - this will show you where to start the pattern on each row. Don't work on complex stuff unless you have some calm, quiet time. It's very hard to concentrate on a complex pattern and have a conversation or watch the kids etc. You will get this pattern sorted I'm sure and you'll be so elated when you do. It's lovely by the way - good taste! VP The only trick I can see is that the pattern says that the lace pattern is knitted on the right side rows and the shaping is done on the wrong side rows. I do love the pattern - good luck! Alison |
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shaping a lace pattern...
Alison wrote:
On 29 Apr 2007 23:15:45 -0700, Vintage Purls wrote: On Apr 30, 4:34 pm, wrote: someone give me some preactical tips for how to shape a lace pattern? For a complex pattern (lace or otherwise) I often chart the shaping section before I work it - it helps me to envisage it and to stay on track once I'm started. So take the pattern chart and a coloured pencil, work through the pattern shading out the decreases for the edge (or neck etc.) - this will show you where to start the pattern on each row. Don't work on complex stuff unless you have some calm, quiet time. It's very hard to concentrate on a complex pattern and have a conversation or watch the kids etc. You will get this pattern sorted I'm sure and you'll be so elated when you do. It's lovely by the way - good taste! VP The only trick I can see is that the pattern says that the lace pattern is knitted on the right side rows and the shaping is done on the wrong side rows. I do love the pattern - good luck! Alison That is a beautiful design. I totally agree with what VP suggests as I too have found the easiest way with lace stitches is to chart them. One other thing I do at the end of each row is to check back across that row to see that every "knit 2 together" has a corresponding "yarn over" so that you neither lose, nor gain, stitches across the row. It takes a little extra time but is easier (and less dispiriting) if you can pick up any mistakes as they happen - having to unpick more than one row is soul destroying. Good luck with finishing the tunic and it'll be lovely to see some pictures when you have succeeded. -- |
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