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Lace from the Attic: A Victorian Notebook of Knitted Lace Patterns

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The subtitle for this book should be "A Victorian Notebook of Knited Lace Edging Patterns. With only a few exceptions the patterns are for edging only with no all over lace patterns.

Delightful story of a Victorian lady and her lace. The author then recreates the lace patterns in contemporary terminology. The real plus--all patterns are charted.

This is a basic book of edgings mainly, with one or two whole patterns. But if you do like some historical content of your stitches, you might really enjoy this book.

This is a real treasure; not only do you get to meet Blanche Beau and peek into her lace notebook, but you get the lace all charted for ease of knitting.

I love antique knitting patterns but going through the non-standard notations written out line-by-line can be tedious. The modernized charting makes the lace accessible. You can never have enough stitch patterns for lace edgings for shawls and pillows. Really lovely.

This is an interesting little book. It contains lace patterns from a 100 yr. old notebook that was found in the attic of a house where Blanche Beau had lived. Nancie Wiseman translated the knitting patterns into modern knitting language. There are some beautiful lace patterns that can be used for edgings or even made into a scarf. There are a few projects in the back, but for experienced knitters with imagination, these lace patterns could be used for all kinds of things. I'm more of a beginner knitter, but did the vine lace pattern(p.43) in a class & did not find it difficult. It has charts as well as written instructions. The charts are easy to follow once you learn how to read them. I received this book promptly & in excellent condition from the seller. It was difficult to find, especially at the retail price of the book. I'm not sure why this was, but the seller had it for a good price, rather than an inflated one, like I saw on many sites for this book.

these patterns, mostly edgings, are easy to follow and very beautiful. If you like to add knitted edgings (perpendicular to your garment) to your pieces these are lovely. All the patterns are clearly articulated in written out form and perfectly charted. Nice piece of history in the story of the book and the timeless but still clearly Victorian flavor of the patterns. I am delighted with this book. Well worth the investment!