What is lace knitting?

Lace knitting is a style of knitting characterized by stable "holes" in the fabric arranged with consideration of aesthetic value. Lace is sometimes considered the pinnacle of knitting, because of its complexity and because woven fabrics cannot easily be made to have holes.

Is Lace Knitting difficult?

Knitting lace patterns is both wonderful and can be difficult. Over the years I have gone from being scared of it, to being able to do it, to actually really enjoying to do it. And the difference is really in the tips I learned for how to make it easier and how to fix mistakes along the way.

Does lace knitting use more yarn?

Lace tends to be open and airy so the yarn will go a lot further than knitting in garter stitch. However, there are many other stitches that take a lot more yarn than garter stitch. Stitches such as cables, brioche, bobbles, and other highly textured stitches really eat up the yarn.

Is knitting lace easy?

Knitting Lace: Start with the Basics

This pattern requires only 4 rows and, as they are very simple, they are easy to commit to memory (or visually determine which row comes next).

How do you read a knitted lace chart?

First, unlike text, you read a lace chart in the direction you knit. That is, right to left, bottom to top (see red arrows above). The stitches and rows should be numbered in this direction to guide you.

Introduction to Lace Knitting

What is simple lace?

On simple lace designs, the pattern is usually worked on the right-side (knit) rows only, while the wrong-side rows simply involve purling back across all your stitches.

What size needles for lace knitting?

The knitting needle size for lace yarn is a range between 1.5-2.25mm, although people often use a larger needle to get a more openwork pattern.

Which knitting stitch uses the least yarn?

The stockinette swatch required the least amount of yarn using 21 yards (9g), while the garter swatch required 25½ yards (11g). Next, we completed two crocheted swatches, one in single crochet and one in double crochet. Again, each swatch is 6" wide and 5" tall.

How do you count rows in knitting lace?

Choose a clear point in the pattern (for example the top point of a lace leaf), and mark it with a pin. Then mark the same point one, two, or more repeats up or down from this point. Measure the distance and divide the number of rows by this distance.

What is making lace called?

Summary. Bobbin lace is a lacemaking technique made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread wound on bobbins. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow.

How is lace done?

The lace is created in a unique way: pins are set into a pillow in the shape of the pattern, and the threads are then woven through the pins. It gets complicated, since there are usually a large number of bobbins to keep track of, but the result is elegant and delicate.

Are there different types of lace?

How many different types of lace are there?

Do you read a knitting chart from left to right?

Charts for flat knitting are read in the same direction you would knit your work: starting from the bottom and reading from Right to Left (←) on RS rows (usually the odd-numbered rows) and from Left to Right (→) on WS rows (usually the even-numbered rows).

Is cast on Considered row 1?

Actually, what you shouldn't be counting is the “row” formed by the cast on. The cast on doesn't count as a row. But it's easier to count all the rows in the worked fabric, below the needle, and just not count the loops on the needle.