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Textured Eyelets: Lace for beginners
A very cute stitch that combines lace and texture, for everyone, including knitters who may have been slightly scared by that four letter word… lace. All you need to know is how to knit and how to purl…the rest will be explained, step by step on the video tutorial. The textured eyelets stitch pattern isn’t reversible, but it doesn’t roll, so it can be used to knit cowls, vests, summer sweaters, jackets, wraps or shawls….you name it! Abbreviations CO: Cast on RS: Right side WS: Wrong side sts: Stitches k: Knit p: Purl yo: Yarn over s2kp2: Slip 2 stitches at once, knitwise, knit the next, pass the 2 over.…
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How to knit Vintage Lace pattern, step by step
In this tutorial we are going to learn a beautiful and antique stitch pattern: Vintage Lace. It is a very romantic motif, reversible, forming two different textures on each side of the work. This lace pattern is ideal for knitting sweaters, cowls, summer vests and even scarves, wraps and rectangular shawls. To avoid curling at the edges, you can always knit a nice bright edge on every side of the finished piece. To get this pattern we will use a combination of purls and knits, along with two different kinds of decreases: right leaning decrease, called “knit 2 together”, and the left leaning decrease, known as “ssk”. So, grab your…
