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Wedding Knits for my Sister (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Ginwhisper@lemmy.world to c/knitting@lemmy.world

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My little sister is newly engaged, so it only makes sense to learn lace knitting and make her veil. (Don't worry, I won't come back in a year with a resentment post if she hates it). Currently my lace experience is one very simple triangle shawl.

So far, my plan is to do a bit of mix/match from the motifs in the following pi Shawls, as they're designed to play nicely together:

https://ravel.me/ez-100th-anniversary-pi-shawl-camping

https://ravel.me/ez-100th-anniversary-pi-shawl-gull-wings

https://ravel.me/ez-100th-anniversary-pi-shawl-hearts

I've got knit picks bare luminance, an undyed ivory silk to work with.

Am I setting myself up for frustration? Am I absolutely bonkers for this? I have about a year before the wedding deadline and I'm pretty sure she'll still be my sister even if I fail. Ive also signed myself up for a Shetland lace course in case that turns out to be a better (worse?) decision. Feel free to roast me, pls, I'm sure my fam already is.

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[–] Auryath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Look into lifelines for lace, a year is enough time if you are patient with yourself. Use markers for each repeat and frequent life lines. This way it is much easier to unravel a mistake you cannot fix by laddering down. Practice each new repeat on spare yarn, so you know what to look out for and don't frazzle your actual yarn too much.