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At 10:39am on August 26th, 2008, Alison Jeppson Hyde said…: Glad to help. Anytime.

At 1:06pm on August 25th, 2008, Alison Jeppson Hyde said…: The Constance and the faster-version (ie smaller stitch count) Julia done in fingering weight and going down to a needle size 9, those would both work, and the length of course is whatever you'd like it to be.

At 9:45am on August 25th, 2008, Bonnie said…: Hi Alison: I have a very special nine year old little girl who saw me working on Julia's shawl and loved it. She asked if I would make her one. I would love to do a shawl for her but do not have any ideas for making the Julia smaller. Can I use the pattern in your book by just decreasing the number of repeats? Or, is there a pattern in wrapped in comfort that can be used to make a shawl for a young girl. Any suggestions would really be helpful. Thanks Bonnie

At 11:35am on August 20th, 2008, Alison Jeppson Hyde said…: Thank you! Getting people to try lace was one of the great ambitions of mine in writing that book--thank you so much! Enjoy!

At 10:17am on August 20th, 2008, Bonnie said…: Thank you Alison: your comments have helped me a lot. You will now have me humming a waltz as I come to the last repeat . Can't wait to get more experience with knitting lace and making more sense of what I am doing. I never thought that knitting lace would be so much fun. I do not think I would have had the courage to tackle lace , if it were not for your book. thank you for your support and encougagement. Bonnie

At 2:04pm on August 14th, 2008, Alison Jeppson Hyde said…: Often, a lace pattern will be symmetrical across the repeat, but the last stitch will also be the first stitch of the next group as you're going across. I find myself humming a waltz as I type this, my brain putting it into musical terms: ONE two three, ONE two three. You need that ONE at the end, too, to make it visually symmetrical and complete.

So: you don't want to end the row with, say, a yarnover, or whatever; you need that stitch that would be the first stitch of the next repeat if there were a next repeat. You need what makes that last group symmetrical like the rest. Thus a pattern will say however many stitches+1 or +2 or whatever, and yes, it does need those ending stitches. The more lace you do, the more sense that will make with experience.

Re the POM, I'm not sure which row you're referring to, but it doesn't matter; it's not slip a stitch and then k2tog, it's simply k2tog totally in place of the sl1-k2tog-psso at the end. Don't worry about how it looks on the needles; you're not doing anything wrong. As soon as you add water to lace when you're done, it magically transforms into its true self with the yarn relaxing and settling into place. It will look wonderful.

At 7:01am on August 14th, 2008, Bonnie said…: Hi Alison: I have been knitting Julia's shawl and Peace of
Mind Shawl simultateously. I love the Julia but find POM more challenging and a good trade when the Julia gets too repetitive. Anyway my question for you is, when a pattern says 6 + 1 sts, does that mean that there is only "one " edge that has the added stitch? Also why is that extra stitch needed in lace patterns?
The pattern for POM, the final end 16 stitches, is that a slip stitch, and a knit tog.? My edge on this side seems to be going slightly inward and I do not want to rip my work out, having done 4 repeats. Any ideas what I am doing wrong. ( I know this is asking a lot since you cannot see it) Thanks for any help you may have. Bonnie

At 9:36am on July 25th, 2008, Bonnie said…: Hi Alison. I started the actually shawl last night after having practiced the pattern for a couple of hours the night before. I kept loosing my place, dropping stitches, having more stiches than needed, etc.. Anyway, last night the pattern just seemed to click in my head and so I took the plunge and started the actual shawl. So far I have been doing o.k. Have gotten to r. 15. I always give a sigh of relief when I come to the last stitch and every little stitch has worked out according to your pattern .I have had to use stitch markers though, so I can keep track of my work. Your book is absolutely fantastic, beautiful patterns, but most important very clear instruction , especially for someone like me who is a beginner with knitting lace. thanks for the encouragement.