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2. Elizabeth Zimmermann - Wikipedia

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   Other patterns and techniques for which she is well known are the so-called "Pi Shawl," a circular shawl that Zimmermann claimed was formed by regularly spaced increases based on Pi-- as she said in her book Knitter's Almanac, "The geometry of the circle hing[es] on the mysterious relationship of the circumference of a circle to its radius. A ...

3. Lace knitting - Wikipedia

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   Her enthusiasm resulted i.a. in her choosing knitted lacework for presents; e.g. when in ca. 1897 the Queen gave a lace shawl as a present to American abolitionist Harriet Tubman. From there, knitting patterns for the shawls were printed in English women's magazines where they were copied in Iceland with single ply wool.

4. Haapsalu shawl - Wikipedia

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   A traditional Haapsalu shawl is a rectangle measuring 70-80cm x 150-170cm. It consists of three parts: a center section, a border, and an edge, which is knit separately and sewn to the border. The shawls are knit from fine lamb's wool yarn using knitting needles #2-#3.

5. List of knitting stitches - Wikipedia

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   A raised increase, knitting into row below (k-b, k 1 b) A lifted increase, knitting into the yarn between the stitches (inc, m1) Knit front and back (kfb) Purl front and back (, pass slipped stitch over (S1, K1, PSSO) for a left-leaning decrease. Knit two together through the back loops (K2tog tbl) for a left-leaning decrease.

6. Knitting - Wikipedia

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   This is used to great effect in lace knitting, which consists of making patterns and pictures using such holes, rather than with the stitches themselves. [13] The large and many holes in lacy knitting makes it extremely elastic; for example, some Shetland "wedding-ring" shawls are so fine that they may be drawn through a wedding ring.

7. Tatting - Wikipedia

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   Pine pattern collar in tatting. Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace from a series of knots and loops. [1] Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, accessories such as earrings, necklaces, waist beads, and other decorative pieces.