Multi-cultural Lace Baby Blanket
26 August 2006
This is the most fun I have had in a long time designing and knitting something. Each part of this baby blanket is made in a lace design from a different country. This is all sport weight soft baby yarn. The border was all sewn continuous on a very long round knitting needle. I give that credit to my Boye modular knitting needle set.
This is an English lace pattern. All the salmon and green stripes are made in an Italian lace pattern.
This is a Spanish lace pattern.
This is a French lace pattern.
This is a colonial American lace pattern that forms the edging.
Yes, I’m opening up old….something.
Anyways, I’ve spent the morning looking for a pattern or instructions for spanish lace, and I think this is the best result I have found. From my mother’s description, I think your pattern matches what we have been looking for. Do you know where I can find instructions for this particular stitch?
It is from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker and published by Schoolhouse Press. There is also a Second and Third volume in the series and all are excellent resources for knitting stitches.
I’d like to ask where you got the american lace pattern because I absolutely love yours.
That one is from A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker, Corona, Chapter 11 Eyelets, pg 250
and the english lace as well if you don’t mind me asking.
That one is from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker, Fern or Leaf-Patterned Lace, Chapter 10 Lace, pg 208