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Friday, March 31, 2023

Neapolitan Lace Edging - Vintage Stitch Series

Sample knit with fingering weight yarn, US 7 needles
 
Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles
                                                                                   

                                                                                 

And here are both - each sample is six repeats of the pattern.  Hopefully you can see the difference in size between yarn weights.  You don't need to use light weight yarn to knit beautiful lace!



I copied this off from an old newspaper; unfortunately the name and edition date of the newspaper do not show on the copy. I have a lot of stitches saved from a paper out of New York from the late 1800's, so my best guess is that this particular lace comes from an edition of that paper.


A note as to Row 4 - the instructions for Row 4 begin as follows:

"Slip the first stitch, knit the second and slip the first one over the second, leaving only one stitch on the needle. Knit the next stitch and bind it off in the same manner.  Continue this binding off until there are but fourteen stitches on the left hand needle, which, with one on the other will make fifteen stitches, the number started with."

I tried Row 4 with the first stitch slipped and also knitted as I show in the video.  I don't think it makes any difference whether or not the first stitch is slipped, at least I didn't see any.  Also, you will be binding off 4 stitches - unless you've made an error in a previous row, binding off 4 stitches should leave you with the required 15.


Cast on 15 stitches

Knit one row - this set up row is not repeated

Row 1: k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k6

Row 2: k6, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 3: k3, yo, (k2tog) twice, yo, k5, yo, k6

Row 4: Bind off 4 stitches - you should have 14 sts on the left needle and 1 on the right - k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 5: k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3

Row 6: k3, yo, k1, yo, s2kpo, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k1

Repeat these 6 Rows for the pattern.






Friday, March 24, 2023

Turkish Lace Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK yarn, US 6 needles

Multiple of 2

Row 1: k1 *yo, k2tog; rep from *, end k1

Repeat this row for the pattern.

Here are some similar, equally easy stitches:






Happy Knitting!



Friday, March 17, 2023

Garter Stitch Lace

 

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles

Multiple of 8+1

Row 1 (rs): k1 *yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1

Row 2 and ALL even/ws rows: knit 

Row 3: k2 *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3; rep from *, end k2

Row 5: k3 *yo, s2kpo, yo, k5; rep from *, end k3

Row 7: k2 *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3; rep from *, end k2

Row 9: k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 11: k2tog *yo, k5, yo, s2kpo; rep from *, end yo, k2tog

Don't forget Row 12 - knit

Repeat these 12 rows for the pattern.


Happy Knitting!



Friday, March 10, 2023

Garter Rib Stitch Variation

 

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 7 needles

Multiple of 5


Row 1 (rs): knit all stitches

Row 2: p1 *k1, p1, k1; rep. from *, end with p1

Repeat these two rows for the pattern.


Happy Knitting!



Friday, March 3, 2023

Garter Rib Stitch

 

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 7 needles


Multiple of 4 + 2


Row 1: k2 *p2, k2

Repeat this row for pattern.


Happy Knitting!