Book Review And Giveaway – The Art Of Knitted Lace

July 16, 2010 by Shellie Wilson 2 Comments

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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Thanks to Random House we are giving you the chance to win our review copy of this book. For your chance to win simply enter here.

Competition Open – Worldwide

Competition Closes – August 1st

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Jeanne says
July 17, 2010 at 4:05 am
This is a really pretty book… it has a few lace sweaters that don’t look like bed jackets. I’m on a lace jag right now too.
turtle says
July 17, 2010 at 5:36 pm
enter!

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Get Graphic with the Snug Wrap Knitting Pattern

I don’t know if it’s possible to look at the Snug Wrap from Sylvia Watts-Cherry and not smile. There’s so much fun stuff going on in it that if I had a bunch of sport weight yarn in my house I definitely would have cast this one on immediately after seeing it.

There’s stripes and circles of different sizes and colors, worked with intarsia. The wrap is worked sideways in both garter stitch and stockinette, so different sections also have different textures. Color blocking means you’ll use a lot of two main colors, and there are two more colors used for contrast throughout the piece.

As I mentioned, the project calls for sport weight yarn, and it’s already pretty big — 23.25 by 82 inches or 59 by 208 cm — so you probably wouldn’t want to use heavier yarn unless you just want to make it a super scarf. You could use even lighter yarn to make it more of a scarf than a shawl if you wanted.

The yarn used is a combination of Merino wool and recycled threads from La Bien Aimée’s yarn making process, so it’s a fun way to reduce waste while making something awesome.

The color motifs are depicted in charts in the pattern, but none of these are difficult so even if you’re new to chart reading you should be able to handle this pattern. The colors in the sample are so pretty but you can of course change it up with your favorites that will make you smile as you knit and wear this super fun pattern.

As usual, checking out the projects tab on Ravelry will show you some more fun color options. I love the idea of using jewel tones to give it a more wintry look, but the sky is the limit when it comes to color options.

You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Sylvia Watts-Cherry]

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