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Lace Knitting Supplies & Instruction
Sandy Terp
4828 Huckleberry Road, Orefield, PA 18069
(484) 350-3022
MOONRISELaceKnitting@rcn.com
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Lace Knitting Instruction on DVD!
Beginner through advanced lace knitting instruction now comes to you! Enjoy these lessons led by Sandy Terp and professionally produced in the comfort of your home. A great way to keep advance your knitting knowledge without spending tons of money. Titles include: The Formation of Lace Stitches and Lace Shorthand, Russian Inspired Lace Shawl Techniques and Russian Inspired Lace Shawl Design. Each is $39.95 and comes with a companion resource CD. Visit my Videos page to read about them.
"DAYS OF WINE AND
ROSES"
This new original shawl
design was just released as a spiral-bound pattern the middle of April 2011.
It is done with the shaping I call “And the Band Played On”, which
alternates the direction of the knitting from out and around to knit-on
insertion/edging. So much fun! The theme for the stitch patterns is built
around the words of the song. I did the model in Dolce’, a bamboo and
Merino, very fine yarn. I used pink, obviously, but the yarn comes in
burgundy as well. Dolce’ is $16 for a 62.5 gram ball. Three will give you
enough left over to make a scarf. Or it could be done in Rose Touch, which
is $15 a skein of 62.5 grams-you will need 3. Or really, any yarn. After the
initial square in the center, which is 1/5 the desired size, actual stitch
count is automatic. Want to be first on your block to get the pattern?
(Special thanks to Grafton Piano & Organ in Souderton, PA for their
hospitality. Photo by Mark Schroetel.)
$20
Eagerly
awaited is the new Haapsalu book.
This is a coffee table book. Here, at
Moonrise, we call these books BBB (big beautiful book). And I want to tell
you, this one meets the criteria.
"Haapsalu ratt" The Haapsalu Scarf,
Square and Triangular Lace Scarves from Estonia by Siiri Reimann and Aime
Edasi
Hard cover, 272 pages, in English as well as Estonian. Lots of
patterns for "scarves",( although the size is that of shawls). Many stitch
patterns are given as part of the patterns for the scarves. $75
Also available is the first book by
Siiri Reimann and Aime Edasi, "The Haapsalu Shawl" A knitting tradition from
Estonia. In English, hardcover, 182 pages. This one is mostly stitch
patterns. $60
MOONLIGHT
now available in colors!
I am making one of the Niebling
patterns with MoonNight. I can't stay away from this project-forget
the housework. I am using a size 1 needle and getting a gauge of 7 sts
and 7 rounds per inch over lace. So far I have used 100g and my to-be
shawl is 30" in diameter. I figure I will probably use another 100g.
as I will be adding to the pattern to make a fairly large shawl.
In addition to the white, (in 50g
balls or 100g balls), I now have it in burgundy, dark blue, and bright
green, all in 50g balls. This yarn never splits or tangles from the
ball. It is soft, but has good stitch definition.
Moon Night 95% lambs wool 5% Cashmere
Needle O or 1
$10 for a ball that is 600m/50 grams
1/21/2012 While registration is offically "closed" for MOONTIDE 2012 (my week-long lace knitting retreat on Cape Cod in June) . . . I do actually still have TWO rooms available. E-mail for details or visit the workshops page.
12/16/2011 If you subscribed to my monthly newsletter you would have received this year's original design Snowflake Pattern - FREE! Still want it? Send me an e-mail signing up for the newsletter and request the 2011 Snowflake Pattern and I will send it to you. Each month you'll get the latest news and bargains from Moonrise Lace Knitting and also a monthly knitting tip or pattern. You can unsubscribe anytime. It only goes out once a month. I never sell, loan or give away your e-mail address to ANYONE.
12/8/2011 Check out this video on you tube demonstrating a German Art Knitting lace stitch I recently discovered. Judith Rankin helped me with the translation. The stitch uses 3 stitches and leaves 6. It takes 3 rounds to make. What you get is a large teardrop hole with a twist at the base and 6 stitches coming from it. The top of the teardrop will move up to a lovely curve.
1. Work to the 3 stitches and slip each one as to purl.
2. Work to these stitches and knit each one, using 3 throws, that is when you have the point into the stitch, you wrap the yarn 3 times around the needle and complete the stitch.
3. On the next round slip each of the 3 stitches letting the extra wraps come off. Return these three long loops to your left needle without twisting. Now you will be making 6 sts from the three worked together-K3tog, P the same sts tog, and continue with K,P,K,P before letting the 3 stitches off.
10/10/2011 The 3-day workshops we are calling "Ebb Tide" conducted at the New Jersey Shore were FABULOUS! Lots of great learning and companionship. Plus an amazing location, lodging and food! We do plan on doing it again next year, exact dates and topic to be announced. Please e-mail if you want first notification when registration opens. It will be held in early October.
8/1/11 We are on facebook! Help me spread the word by "liking" our company page.
5/16/11 I made a guest appearance on the Math4Knitters, Crafty Living podcast in May. You can check out the show, which updates on Sundays, at www.journalgazette.net/craftyliving or subscribe for free on iTunes. Here is a link directly to the show I was on: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110515/BLOGS2601/110519823/-1/BLOGS26
2/4/11 If you are in the Lehigh Valley, PA or NJ and don't know about the friendly knitters group, send me an e-mail. New friends are always welcome!
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MOONRISE Design Workshops That Could be Taught at YOUR LOCATION!
THE
IN-OUT CIRCLE-SQUARE SHAWL
This is a design class. Minimum knitting—just a bunch of swatches as the student works on ideas for a theme. Three or more patterns will be chosen and plugged into the construction. Basically, the shawl starts in the middle with a more-than-circular doily or other round design. When it is 1/3 of the way out, the work is squared out by putting the increases in the corners. The last 1/3 of the piece is done with a border pattern on the sides and a portion of the original circle in the corners. A knit-on edging finishes the shawl. The numbers work for any yarn or gauge. This is for the lace knitter who wants to do some designing on her own, but wants the security of a tried and true set of guidelines.
Advanced–6 hr. $400, no additional per student charge.
This is another design class in it's short, one day form. It is a construction I developed to make a triangular shawl. It starts with the top triangle which ends at the back of the neck, having a height of 1/3 the desired height of the shawl. Stitches are picked up on the two sides and the body is worked on these stitches until the height is 2/3 of the finished size. Then the increases are divided and another triangle is formed at the bottom. Fun, easy and works in any yarn or gauge. Lots of room to develop a design theme. Students will work a small piece and do swatches for their own full sized design. The knitting is back and forth, so anyone can do this.
Adventurous knitters-6 hr. $400, no additional per student charge.
MOONRISE is dedicated to promoting hand knitting--designing, writing, research, technique and product development, teaching and merchandising.
Newsletter: MOONRISE publishes a monthly E-mail newsletter with specials and free knitting tips. Ask to be put on the list by e-mailing MOONRISELaceKnitting@rcn.com.
Classes: May I teach for your group? Do you have knitting friends, a favorite shop, or local guild that would like to host a class? Please ask for a class brochure or call with your ideas. Or, check the website: www.moonriselaceknitting.com for the complete brochure of classes. Sometimes transportation costs can be kept down by combining workshops with other groups.
Order: Please e-mail (MOONRISELaceKnitting@rcn.com), phone (484-350-3022), fax or even regular mail your order. Repeat customers may send in their order and pay on receipt. First time customers can pay by credit card through my Paypal account, just indicate you wish to do so and include your e-mail address when you call, fax or mail your order in; I will confirm your order with a request for payment through Paypal.
Prices are subject to change without notice and supplies of all items listed are not guaranteed.
Canadian customers: I can only accept payment from Canada in the form of a check written on a US bank or a PayPal payment.
Wholesale prices are available on all three of my instructional videos, "The Pruden Knitting Diary" and "Five & Dime Edgings" and some of the kits.
Shipping is a $6 flat fee for most orders. Foreign shipping will be billed at my cost.
Some of the kits come with a choice of colors (the Jaggerspun wool/silk comes in almost 60 colors!). A first and second choice makes my job easier. The color card is available by clicking here.
Different needle manufacturers have different ideas on size. It is best to give MM size desired. MM sizes for the lace needles are: 0 = 2mm, 2(0) = 1.75mm, 3(0) = 1.5mm, 4(0) = 1.25mm, 5(0) = 1mm, 6(0) = .75mm, 8(0) = .45mm.
SEND BACK ANY ITEM YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH FOR A FULL REFUND, INCLUDING SHIPPING--NO HASSLE.
HAVE FUN KNITTING!