Intro to Lace Knitting

An in-person class with Lisa Myers

Nov 11, 9:00am-12:00pm PST

All you need to get started with lace knitting is a yarnover and a couple of different ways to decrease. Join Lisa to learn to put them together and create lace.

From the simplest of eyelet accents to the most complex gossamer-weight shawls, lace patterns create some of the most beautiful knitting there is – and also some of the most intimidating. Like all knitting, though, it’s composed of a small number of basic elements. All you need to get started is a yarnover and a couple of different ways to decrease (though an ability to read charted patterns is a great help). This class will teach these basic elements (including chart reading) and the fundamental principles of combining them. We’ll take a developmental approach that will give you the ability to “read“ your knitting. Come learn the art of making holes in your knitting – deliberately!

Special skills or knowledge needed to take this class
Must know how to cast on, knit, purl, and “read“ knits and purls on the needle.

Supply list
• Smooth, worsted-weight wool or wool-like yarn in a clear, easy-to-see color
• Straight or circular needles in a size that would make comfortable stockinette fabric with that yarn
• Knitting Basics: Sharp scissors, Notebook, Pen or pencil with eraser, Stitch markers, Tapestry needles (large and small), Tape measure, Small calculator, Needles and crochet hooks of various sizes