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To: Knitting A Conundrum

The hardest piece of knitting I've ever done:

Where

I do historical knitting. That is, I buy and collect old patterns. This pattern comes from a little book printed in 1845. Lots of lovely lace patterns in it. The only problem is that they didn't proofread the galleys very well. The patterns are full of typos. Getting this pattern together took me 3 or 4 times, a lot of frustration, and even so, I call it a recreation of her pattern, because I am not sure if this was exactly what she had in mind, although it is close. It's a collar. It makes a piece of lace that curves in a little bit. In the time period it was written, people used to whipstitch on their collars rather than sew them as a piece of the dress, so they could remove them and wash the collar more often than the dress, which might be of fabric that didn't wash well.

28 posted on 10/12/2005 7:24:33 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

To: Knitting A Conundrum

Oooh, aaaah.

I love it; so precise!. Thanks for sharing!

31 posted on 10/12/2005 7:34:08 AM PDT by IN Farm Girl (Hoosier by birth, Boilermaker by the grace of God)

To: Knitting A Conundrum

Wow..

If patience is virtue, you must be a wonderful person.

33 posted on 10/12/2005 7:42:26 AM PDT by wildehunt (I told them they'd need horses...)

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That is so pretty...I can knit, but do very little of it....I once tatted a doily...once, never did it again...lol

88 posted on 10/12/2005 5:08:13 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (My ? to libs: "Do they ever shut up on your planet?" "Grow your own DOPE: Plant a LIB!")

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That's beautiful. It looks like it was inspired by nature.

93 posted on 10/12/2005 5:36:45 PM PDT by secret garden (<= easily amused)

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