Rita Weiss

Beginner's Guide to Lace Knitting - Leisure Arts Knit Rita Weiss Lslf edition

Whether you want to make an easy edging or an heirloom doily, Beginner's Guide to Lace Knitting by Rita Weiss is your complete guide. Learn all about making deliberate holes to form open patterns; then get started with 14 projects for a range of skill levels.

Designed for a wide range of yarn weights, these include Lace Scarf, Crescent Shawl, Coaster, Heirloom Flower Doily, Scarf of Many Colors, Lacy Hat, Lovely Lace Scarf, Delightful Doily, Lovely Lace Collar Two Ways, Fir Cone Lace, Easy Edging, Lacy Market Bag, Elegant Edging, and Winter Lace Afghan.

The book also covers lace knitting tools and materials, how to make the special stitches that create lace (such as a Yarn Over and a Pass Slip Stitch Over), and how to read symbol charts.