Book Review And Giveaway – The Art Of Knitted Lace

Just released – The Art of Knitted Lace by Potter Craft

ISBN: 978-0-307-46493-4 RRP $22.99

This book has a complete lace how to section and dozens of beautiful delicate lace patterns. There are tops, shawls, scarfs and much more. With these patterns your knitting will take on a whole new feminine delicate style.

One of my favorites is the giverny wrap by Cheryl Niamath. This is what she had to say about it on her website.

“My wrap, Giverny, was inspired by the Impressionist style and colours of Monet’s paintings. It’s a delicate lace wrap that makes a very versatile addition to your wardrobe. The project is worked in an intricate-looking but deceptively simple lace pattern from one long edge to the other in my favourite Rowan Kidsilk Haze, a beautiful soft silk-mohair blend. The pattern is easy to memorize and meditative to work. The optional removable i-cord knot closures can be used to fasten the wrap together in many different ways.” Source – Fetching Knits.

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I’m honestly not totally sure what to say about the Sun King shawl pattern from Ursa Major Knits other than isn’t this cool? You should probably make one.

This modular design is worked in two parts, the “waxing” and “waning” sections. Both pieces are asymmetrical and use the same yarns in different ways to mix up the colors and make it even more interesting.

You can choose to use two contrasting solid yarns, a solid and a gradient or two complimentary gradients for your yarns. And you can use any weight of yarn and whatever gauge you like to make shawls of different sizes. There are also a bunch of different size options (seven, in fact) that take the project from a little collar like design to something more like a scarf to a large shawl that wraps around the neck to keep you warm.

The sample projects use fingering/lace weight yarn, but you can use whatever you have on hand to make your own beautiful version of this shawl. Using lace weight, you’ll need twice as much of one color as the other.

There are lots of yarn suggestions on the pattern page on Ravelry, and I love the color choices the designer made so much I’d definitely be tempted to use the same colors they did (there are a couple of different versions on the pattern page if you want to see how it looks in different sizes and different colors).

I love the little diamond shapes a the edges of the pieces, which add a little more drama to the project, as if it needed more.

I’m still not sure this boils down to anything beyond this project looks really cool and you should probably knit it, but that’s pretty much how I pick all the projects I share, so I guess that’s fine. You can check it out for yourself and grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Ursa Major Knits]

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