Wedding Knits for my Sister
Wedding Knits for my Sister
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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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.