Hi all. The latest round of chemotherapy is doing obnoxious things to my eyes, so I've had to put down bobbin lace for a while. In the meantime, I've taken up knitted lace to keep me out of trouble.
I decided to start with a very, very simple pattern (garter stitch, essentially) using lace weight wool on large-ish needles so that I can work on perfecting my tension. Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations about knitting lace? I am a competent knitter of garments, but completely new to knitting lace. Also - do any (or rather "either") of our other Israeli members know where I can get a swift and a ball winder in Israel? Or does anyone on the list have a used swift they would be willing to sell me? Or manual ball winder? And finally - the merino lace-weight wool I bought is not the color I thought it would be. It is sort of a dark ecru or light tan with yellow undertones but I need something in the brown/tan/khaki/beige range. I've already started knitting, but can I die the finished product? How do I do that? Thanks for letting me pick your brains! Sr. Claire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
