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- Location
- Ryderwood, WA
- About Me:
- I am 61 years of age. I have been knitting and crocheting for about 25 years. I got started by my daughter. She was ten years old at the time and wanted doll clothes for her barbie doll. So I went to a yarn shop and took lessons and I've been going ever since. I now knit mostly, my preference. But I do crochet just to remember how to do it. I would love to chat with other knitters.
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It sounds like you and I have shared the same experiences involving lace. I've always loved lace but struggled with it and thought it was my fault. After we developed the Harmony needles with such nice sharp points, I realized the problem was trying to manage the stitch manipulations with dull pointed needles! Between the sharp points and the slick stickiness of the wood surface (so stitches don't slip off unintentionally) I've become quite a happy lace knitter.
I would recommend that you buy the book Folk Shawls. It has a wide variety of shawls and you can choose just how much lace you want to tackle.
Enjoy!
Kelley
I live not too far away in Chelan, WA. I am (on my good days) an intermediate-type knitter. I haven't been brave enough for socks yet. I spent this winter teaching myself to knit hats using two circular needles. Most recently, I have been experimenting with lace patterns. I am learning that I need to pay closer attention and not miss a YO here or a psso there. It's a process, right? Anyway I'd love to chat from time to time. I think the KnitPicks site is a great idea, too. I only recently discovered their yarns and just bought some of the Harmony fixed circular needles in a few sizes. So far, I like them a lot. I have a set of the Denise interchangeables, but the yarn gets hung up at the needle/cord connection point a lot, so thought I'd try the Harmony needle. Well, anyway, nice to meet you...
Kathleen