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yarn over at beginning of row

Posted on February 11, 2012 by jackiees

The little lace edging used for the Quick Lace-Edged Baby Socks has a picot straight edge that is both pretty and functional. The heading of this lace edging uses a yarn over at beginning of row to form the picot loops. … Continue reading →

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Choosing thread / yarn for a lace edging

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jackiees

In this week’s Bit-size Tutorial, I will touch on some things to think about when choosing thread / yarn for a lace edging. For simplicity, I am going to just use the term Thread throughout this discussion, but feel free … Continue reading →

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Simple Cast On :: a time and place for simplicity

Posted on February 4, 2012 by jackiees

How many of you did the simple half-hitch cast on, as I suggested, for beginning the edging pattern for the baby socks? To me, the simple half-hitch cast on is one of the simplest methods to use as part of … Continue reading →

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Knitted Lace Edgings: a working definition and basic characteristics

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jackiees

I hope you are enjoying the Quick Lace-Edged Baby Socks pattern, the first project in our Bits of Lace 2012 series. To kick off the extra bonus Bit-sized Tutorials, I’ll begin with the working definition of Knitted Lace Edgings that … Continue reading →

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Announcing Bit-size Tutorials, Tips & Techniques

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jackiees

As a member of Bits of Lace 2012, the year-long series being hosted at this new Knit HeartStrings membership site, you’ll not only get a free project pattern each month, but also bonus knitting tutorials, tips and techniques. Later today I will post … Continue reading →

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Kicking off “Bits of Lace”

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jackiees

Drum roll … this new Knit HeartStrings membership site is still barebones. But I don’t see any reason to hold off rolling out the first pattern of the 2012 series for Bits of Lace now. I have lots of other … Continue reading →

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