Maintaining a Lace Pattern While Shaping (increasing/decreasing) // Technique Tuesday

[@penihavir1777]

As always, great advice and logical explanation. You rock! 😁

[@deniseengel1451]

Thanks Rox. Very helpful. I’m sure I’ll be referring back to this video.

[@juneoeserserio2314]

Great explanation, thanks so much ❤

[@katywuste9054]

Thank you so much for this. I often avoid complex patterns because I get lost on decreases

[@moniquerobinson7691]

Thanks so much for the explanation of this technique. I'll have to sit down and analyze this some more. I'm loving this series. Thank you again.

[@irispbd]

Appology for this is not knitting connected. I just absolutely LOVED the color and pattern of the shirt you have sewn (the red one). Totally your color and very flattering shoulder folds and V neck. 💯

[@normacolton9012]

Well explained. Thank you

[@Sequoya]

Great episode!

[@xbaczewska4197]

Wow, I thought I'd have a nice little TTuesday with my stirfry. Although I can see the logic of the explanations, and it is a beautiful thing, I am afraid I'm years away from this sort of complexity! Thanks for dinner & a show.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I think you underestimate yourself!

[@xbaczewska4197]

You are really kind and encouraging to say so! For the past couple years, I've been challenging myself to work from a pattern. I find it so much easier to "make up sh*t" than to follow instructions. I am 'famous' on the streets of the East Village for my berets, (always wearing one) which I knit for myself from an adaptation of an Ann Bud tam in a cotton yarn with a bunch of fairly simple colour work that I like to do on the fly, making it up as I go along. I have been trying patterns by PetiteKnit, which are the only ones I found that approach the rigour and specificity of your instruction! Maybe lace next? Love all your tutes! Thanks.

[@cindymitchell6525]

I am very interested in lace these days . Thx.

[@dorindabalanecki9307]

This is such good info! I was hoping you would post the all-over lace chart.

[@Liz.Green789]

Thank you!

[@alanptaylor11]

Very clear explanation of how to work partial lace repeats. I love knitting lace and I've learned the mechanics of how the YOs and decreases work together. Will you be discussing more complex lace patterns where the YOs aren't immediately next to a decrease? I think this would be very useful. I remember a guest on Knitting Daily many years ago explaining that to do this you just add some random decreases to maintain the stitch count, as if it weren't possible to actually do it logically. One of the few times I've spoken to the TV during a craft show. 🤓

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Like cables, you really have to look at the specific stitch pattern and the specific shaping situation to determine how you're going to handle maintaining the pattern.

[@judyperodeau4945]

Ty so much! So informative

[@TheVioletWolf]

Thank you!!!!

[@catherinemelnyk]

I've wanted to design a sweater in lace, but it's the shaping that gives me nightmares. Thanks so much for a terrific tutorial!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Thanks for this tuto ! This red Blouse really suits you very well, did you sew it yourself ?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Yes, I did! :-)

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

@@RoxanneRichardson Bravo !

[@Yirggzmb]

Another thought is that you can use the "turn that repeat to stockinette" method of shaping as sorta a feature instead of only hiding it at seams etc. It's definitely going to depend on stitch pattern how it looks, but I'm currently working on a shawl that has multiple increase spines. On each side of the spines, I'm keeping the new stitches in stockinette until I have enough for a new full repeat of the lace. And between the highly regular increase rate and the way the eyelets in the lace happen to fall, the spines are just bordered by undulating waves of stockinette and it looks intentional rather than the truth which was me not being in the mood to figure out partial repeats

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Yeah, there are sooo many different lace patterns and project situations that there isn't a definite "you should do it this way" edict for knitters to follow. There are always choices! Knowing your choices and figuring out which one is going to work for you and your specific project is the goal. :-)