Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits by Barbara Benson hooks

Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits by Barbara Benson hooksLace gets a whole new look! Lace has traditionally been knit in finer weight yarns to create airy, delicate designs. But when knit in bulky yarns, lace becomes bold, graphic, and dramatic. Working with thicker yarns also makes the projects move along more quickly and the lace repeats shorter, so it's easy to learn new stitches and techniques. For those new to bulky yarns, Barbara Benson shows you how these yarns work best in lace designs and provides

as well as a frog and baby and a goat and its kid

Amy Herzog is the author of Knit Wear Love and Knit to Flatter and the creator of the Fit to Flatter online series

including the newly designated park New River Gorge in West Virginia

Seamless patterned-yoke sweaters

ISBN: 978-1-57076-822-4

vividly rejuvenated patterns for everything from wrist warmers to sweaters

yet they can be as spectacular or as understated as you wish

more than forty granny square patterns

lightweight blend of cotton

1 magnetic needle gauge

while classic stockinette lends drape and polished finish

All the patterns have detailed charts to follow and the socks range in difficulty from fairly easy to more complex patterns