Find patterns for a variety of knitted lace wraps in this section, including Anniken Allis’s Elegant Beaded Lace Stole from the cover of this issue. Knit Anne Carroll Gilmour’s Cloud Stole, a lovely lace accessory that combines a Van Dyke lace pattern with traditional Cypress edging. Learn about Icelandic wool, spinning, and knitting with Helene Macnusson’s Halldora Long Shawl, and knit elegant bobbles with fine alpaca/silk yarn to create Donna Druchunas’s Dutch Lace Crescent Scarf. Delight in a floor-length knitted lace shawl adorned with beads in Lyanna’s Shawl by Katrina King. Learn about the traditional lace knitting of Orenburg, Russia and create your own Orenburg knitted lace shawl with The Lacy Triangular Shawl by Inna Voltchkova, plus enjoy an Orenburg scarf, the Koloski (Ears-of-Wheat) Scarf by Galina Khmeleva. Find all these knitted lace wrap, scarf, and shawl patterns, plus lace knitting history and more, in Knitting Traditions Fall 2013.
Journey into vintage knitted lace with lace knitting patterns from Weldon’s Practical Knitter and knit the Knitted Lace Mitten for a Lady from 1909, the Lady’s Fancy Knitted Glove from 1900, and the precious Knitted Nightcap for baby from 1899. Enjoy Trellis Stripe lace knitting with the Trellis Stripe for a Quilt pattern, knit a lovely round lace doily with the Star Pattern d’Oyley pattern, and explore bird’s eye lace and a twin cable pattern with two knitted lace border and corner patterns.
Create classic knitted lace garments and accessories with Karen Hooton’s Lacy Afternoon Tea Blouse, Nancy Bush’s Lacy Socks, and Ava T. Coleman’s Lacy Bag for Lingerie. Meet Rose Wilder Lane: author, political activist, and needleworker. Learn the history of Herbert Niebling: Grand Master of Lace Knitting and knit your own Lace Bag Inspired by Herbert Niebling. Find patterns for beautiful and complex lace doilies, a miniature lace tablecloth, and more.