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- Knitspiration: 5 knitting books to level up your lace
- Stitchionary: A stitch for indoor plants
- Pattern Pick: This wrap is a little off kilter
- PLUS: Knitting progress, crazy lace scarves, and more
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Knitspiration
π 5 Books to Level Up Your Lace Knitting
If knitting were to have it's own trifecta of styles, it would be colorwork, cables, and lace.
It's quite amazing what a few purposefully placed holes in your knitting can result in.
But if you're stuck on how to advance your lace skills, or just want more inspiration for future projects, today's post is for you.
We've done the research to find some useful resources to take your lace knitting to the next level.
Here are 5 lace knitting books we recommend:
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What is it?β
A collection of 40 lace projects pulled from the pages of Vogue Knitting
Why you should own it?β
If you want a beautiful book with lots of variety, both in project style and skill level, this book has something for everyone.
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What is it?β
A collection of lace stitch patterns from Japan
Why you should own it?β
The Japanese are known for their intricate attention to detail. If you want to experiment with lace knitting that will expand your skills, this book is a great option.
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What is it?β
An exploration of lace designs and techniques from around the world.
Why you should own it?
βMany parts of the world are known for their lace knitting. From Estonian nupps, German Orenburg shawls, to the Faroe Islands. This book will take you on a journey across the globe through lace.
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What is it?β
A bunch of lace projects that use one skien of yarn or less.
Why you should own it?β
Have some extra skeins of yarn lying around? Love knitting little lace projects? This book will help you do some stash busting while sharing your love for lace.
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What is it?β
A book of lace projects that use bulky weight yarn
Why you should own it?β
Who says lace needs to be light and dainty? Big, bulky yarns can make beautiful lace as well. This book proves you can knit gorgeous lace projects that don't take a year to finish.
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BONUS PICK
What is it?β
Advanced lace projects for use around the home.
Why you should own it?β
Considering this book originally came out in the 70's its hard to call it modern these days. However, if you are an ambitious lace knitter this book contains some epic lace projects on a level you don't see much these days.
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Conclusion
So there you have it!
If you want to level up your lace knitting game these books will be a BIG help.
But what do you think?
Have you knit from any of these books before?
Are there any lace books we missed?
Hit reply and let us know!
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Daily Stitch
Fern Lace Stitch
We continue our exploration of lace stitches with this plant like motif.
By adding a few more eyelets to the mix (compared to yesterday) we get lace that looks like the leaves of a fern.
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Pattern Pick
Diagonal Lace Wrap by Becky ffitch
This item is lovely in a linen yarn as a wrap for cool evenings in sunny places.
Or wrap it twice as a lavish scarf.
Whichever way you go, it's the perfect accessory for the 'shoulder' season.
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Knits & Giggles
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