With 20 original patterns for gorgeous lace shawls, sweaters, hats, gloves and of course socks, popular blogger and author Wendy D. Johnson provides thorough instruction on the best lace techniques for aspiring, experienced and advanced knitters. Many knitters are intimidated by lace, but with a little guidance anyone can create beautiful pieces. As she did for the toe-up sock technique, Wendy demystifies lace knitting by thoroughly explaining the basics and offering the best techniques to create the most intricate-looking patterns. She shares a wealth of tips that will help new lace knitters avoid any frustration. Twenty projects for beginners through to advanced knitters include scarves, shawls, afghans, accessories and sweaters. Ranging from a lightweight seashell camisole for summer to a thick cowl for winter, Wendy presents projects that are surprisingly easy and fun to create and great to wear year-round.
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Wendy D. Johnson is a lifelong knitter and creator of WendyKnits.com, one of the most popular knitting blogs. She has been featured in many major knitting magazines and is the author of Socks from the Toe Up and Toe-Up Socks for Every Body (9780307463852). Visit her at wendyknits.net.
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Wendy D. Johnson is a lifelong knitter who has since April 2002 maintained a popular knitting blog: WendyKnits.net. Her designs and articles have appeared online and she has been quoted or featured in major knitting magazines.
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wendy Knits Lace is chock full of beautiful lace patterns, each one more beautiful than the next. It is filled with stunning knitting projects for those who love lace knitting.
The first section is a tutorial on lace knitting basics such as needles, yarns, charts, swatches, and blocking. The second section is on lace knitting techniques. This section includes information on casting on, joining yarns, binding off, and making increases. The last section of the book is on resources such as yarns, standard yarn weight systems, abbreviations, and symbols.
The patterns are varied and include sweaters, socks, shawls, cowls, scarves, hats, and mittens. My favorites are the Cranbourne Scarf which is labeled as appropriate for the 'adventuresome beginner'. It utilizes Madelinetosh Tosh Sock Yarn in a beautiful off-white colorway. I love the True Love Scarf or Stole knit in white that calls for Jojoland Cashmere. This is a project for an advanced knitter. The Tiffany Triangle Shawl is for intermediate knitters and calls for Dream in Color Baby Australian Superwash Yarn. The Vortex Sprial Shawl or Afghan is gasp-aloud beautiful. Designed for the 'adventuresome intermediate' it calls for Cascade 220 100% Peruvian Highland Wool in Pumpkin Spice colorway. The Esplanade Mittens for the 'adventuresome beginner' uses one skein of Color Smooshy Sock Yarn and looks easy enough for a true beginner's project. The Rhossili Beach Watch Cap is designed for beginner knitters and calls for Dream in Color Classy Superfine Australian Superwash Merino. I think this is a very doable project for a beginner who is familiar with hat knitting. I just love the Mairi Tam, a slouch hat for intermediate knitters utilizing Dream in Color Smooshy Sock Yarn. The colorway is Beach Fog which is a lovely blue hue. Light-As-A-Feather Smoke Ring is designed for beginners and calls for Jade Sapphire Silk Cashmere in Amethyst Haze colorway, a lovely purple.
The projects in this book are beautiful. It is a great resource and the patterns look clear and easy to read. All the patterns are complemented by clear photos of the lace knitting which is a real plus. My only gripe with the book is a purely personal one. All the patterns are charted and none of them are written out. I prefer to knit lace from written out patterns but I think I'm in the minority.
Overall, this is a beautiful book for every knitter's library and is bound to inspire any lover of lace knitting.
The first section is a tutorial on lace knitting basics such as needles, yarns, charts, swatches, and blocking. The second section is on lace knitting techniques. This section includes information on casting on, joining yarns, binding off, and making increases. The last section of the book is on resources such as yarns, standard yarn weight systems, abbreviations, and symbols.
The patterns are varied and include sweaters, socks, shawls, cowls, scarves, hats, and mittens. My favorites are the Cranbourne Scarf which is labeled as appropriate for the 'adventuresome beginner'. It utilizes Madelinetosh Tosh Sock Yarn in a beautiful off-white colorway. I love the True Love Scarf or Stole knit in white that calls for Jojoland Cashmere. This is a project for an advanced knitter. The Tiffany Triangle Shawl is for intermediate knitters and calls for Dream in Color Baby Australian Superwash Yarn. The Vortex Sprial Shawl or Afghan is gasp-aloud beautiful. Designed for the 'adventuresome intermediate' it calls for Cascade 220 100% Peruvian Highland Wool in Pumpkin Spice colorway. The Esplanade Mittens for the 'adventuresome beginner' uses one skein of Color Smooshy Sock Yarn and looks easy enough for a true beginner's project. The Rhossili Beach Watch Cap is designed for beginner knitters and calls for Dream in Color Classy Superfine Australian Superwash Merino. I think this is a very doable project for a beginner who is familiar with hat knitting. I just love the Mairi Tam, a slouch hat for intermediate knitters utilizing Dream in Color Smooshy Sock Yarn. The colorway is Beach Fog which is a lovely blue hue. Light-As-A-Feather Smoke Ring is designed for beginners and calls for Jade Sapphire Silk Cashmere in Amethyst Haze colorway, a lovely purple.
The projects in this book are beautiful. It is a great resource and the patterns look clear and easy to read. All the patterns are complemented by clear photos of the lace knitting which is a real plus. My only gripe with the book is a purely personal one. All the patterns are charted and none of them are written out. I prefer to knit lace from written out patterns but I think I'm in the minority.
Overall, this is a beautiful book for every knitter's library and is bound to inspire any lover of lace knitting.
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wendy wrote yet another fantastic book. This time she tackled the topic of lace, which to new knitters, can be somewhat daunting. But instead of the normal variety of epic shawls which leave new lace knitters quaking in their boots, Wendy has a large variety of patterns here all which feature lace in a variety of skill levels, from the smallest detail on a pair of mittens to the epic lace circular shawl. Her descriptions are well thought out and the pictures in here are fabulous too. Projects include a tank, a sweater, scarves, shawls, socks, mittens, gloves, and hats. Also included is the elusive "Stacy Shawl," a gorgeous shawl made out of a worsted weight handpainted yarn, previously only available to those lucky enough to subscribe to Tempted's yarn club when Wendy designed the shawl. I personally can't wait to get started on the projects in this book!
67 of 76 people found the following review helpful
By S. Carter
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I ordered this in the Kindle format thinking how handy it would be to just hightlight when I was done with each chart row. It's awkward to use though and the charts on the Kindle are not readable--they have to be downloaded from another website. Also, for many of the items the charts are spread out on different pages making it necessary to go back and forth a lot. Maybe someday the Kindle will be good for knitting patterns but not this book at this time. On the positive side, I love some of the patterns and have ordered the actual book too. Sort of expensive for one book to get it in two formats but I wanted to find out if using the Kindle was a good way to store and knit from patterns. At this time it's not.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful patterns!
I love so many of the patterns in this book. After reviewing a copy from the library, I had to add it to my collection. I want to make just about everything from this book!
Published 1 month ago by Monika-Seattle
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Book
I liked this book and would recommend to friends and family. This item met all my expectations. I will order similar product.
Published 3 months ago by Lori A Yekstat
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My go-to book for presents
Every single pattern in the book (except for one scarf) is something I would wear. I knitted the three quarters shawl and the garden party cardigan for my PhD supervisors as... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ana Lorena Ruano
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lace knitting
The few patterns I found attractive are very nice. I've finished two and hope to find more that appeal to me.
Published 4 months ago by Jean Taylor-Starr Pace
5.0 out of 5 stars
Help needed for knitting lace and was satisfied.
i had a lace pattern in chart form that I could not understand and had never knitted like this before. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kerri Ellen
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good variety
Book has a good variety of patterns that appear to be well written. Have a few I am going to knit
Published 4 months ago by Carole M. Smith
2.0 out of 5 stars
I did not like
I have not much to say about this book, I bought it but could not really check it when I see it on the Kindle, I contributed absolutely nothing, in fact not eliminated just because... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tanya
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love Love Love
Love anything that Wendy D. Johnson writes. She writes for the early knitter up to the experienced knitter. She's just so real!
Published 5 months ago by Susan Picciano
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lace Knitting Patterns
The patterns in this book are very pretty and interesting. I will surely use them for my various other projects.
Published 5 months ago by KitBunBun
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great pattern ideas
I like the book for pattern ideas. The book works for the beginner thru the experienced knitter. The color photos encourage one to knit the patterns. Read more
Published 5 months ago by weaver516
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