The Complete Guide to Lace Knitting: Your lace knitting master class (Knitting in Plain English #2)

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The Complete Guide to Lace Knitting is your lace knitting master class: the most comprehensive resource on lace knitting available today Are you dreaming about knitting lace shawls - or even to design your own? If your answer is yes, The Complete Guide to Lace Knitting has been written just for you Become a Happy Shawl Knitter With the Complete Guide to Lace Knitting Welcome to the Complete Guide to Lace Knitting: learn the basics of how to knit lace stitches, knitting from charts, stitch patterns in different lace knitting traditions and tips & tricks to knit lace shawls and create lace knitting patterns YOUR way Lace knitting has always been very popular among shawl knitters and doesn't seem to lose any popularity. It's definitely time for a complete guide to lace knitting: all about the basics of lace knitting, lace knitting stitches, reading charts, altering existing patterns, creating your own stitch patterns, fixing mistakes, using life lines, choosing yarn & needles, example patterns and lots of tips & tricks to create awesome lace shawls and patterns This Book Contains ... This book contains detailed instructions for How to get started with lace knitting Choosing yarn and needles Gauge and sizing Basic and special stitches (Nupps and others) Reading charts How to design your own lace knitting patterns Altering size and shape of lace knitting patterns Knitting borders and edgings Creating charts from scratch Creating charts from written instructions How to block lace shawls Bind off methods Stitch patterns Fixing mistakes How to work with life lines and example patterns for lovely lace shawls - from beginner to advanced.