Do not be afraid of lace knitting!! You just have to be slightly more organized with your notes and use a lifeline. (more on that in a minute) Don’t be afraid of charts, either. You can make a photocopy (just for yourself, it’s ok) and enlarge it so it’s easier to read. You can also hilight along the way or make notes without marking up the original pattern. I recommend using a sticky note under the row you’re working on to help keep your place. There are also chart holders you can purchase that, well, hold your chart for you.
A lifeline is either a piece of waste yarn or dental floss that you run through stitches that are still “live”. (Use a tapestry needle to thread it through the stitches while they are still on the needle.) This way when you frog* (and get ready, everybody does) the lifeline stops the yarn from unravelling past that row. Which rows you put a lifeline into is up to you. Usually the most helpful is through the first row of the pattern repeat. (*frogging just means unravelling your work back to a certain point)
Remember, frogging is your friend. Just get started, be patient, get into a rhythm, and before you know it, success!
a Roll Top Shortie Sock
aSporty Ped
Easy Lace-Look Scarf
Dogknitty Button
Sonny & Shear
aHip Cat Fiberworks
aLapdog Creations
aLime and Violet
Amylovie’s Nuttin’ but Knittin’
aPDXknitterati
aRed Dog knits
aTiggywinkle Knits
aClick to give free food and care.
Ravelry (find me there at “addicted2knittin”)
