instructions – String Geekery

Loop increases

A long time ago, I accidentally put my needle between the next two stitches, pulled a loop through, and then

Some lace patterns contain double yarnovers, which are used to add two stitches in the middle of the work as

For the pattern I’m working on (Ellerbe Mitts), I came up with an interesting decrease that turns out to have

A stitch from S.F.A. Caulfeild’s Dictionary of Needlework, p. 129, rewritten in modern terms. This is a netlike stitch which

A stitch from S.F.A. Caulfeild’s Dictionary of Needlework, p. 122, rewritten in modern terms. This stitch forms a lattice with

A stitch from S.F.A. Caulfeild’s Dictionary of Needlework, pp. 130-131, rewritten in modern terms. This is an open, netlike stitch

A stitch from S.F.A. Caulfeild’s Dictionary of Needlework, p. 130, rewritten in modern terms. This stitch has fewer similarities to