Casting on a lace shawl from the centre
The garter tab, the first rows and how I keep the stitches from twisting.
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Reading a lace chart row by row
A printed chart, a pencil and the habit of ticking each row as I finish it.
Blocking a lace shawl with pins and wires
Soaking, pinning out on the floor and why the points make the lace open.
Choosing lace-weight yarn for a first shawl
How a skein feels in the hand, and why I wind it in the courtyard when the light is good.
Fixing a dropped stitch in lace
Catching a stitch three rows down with a crochet hook and no panic.
Lifelines: the thread that saves a shawl
Threading a spare line through a row so you can rip back to it.
Lace Notes
A short letter every other Thursday about one shawl, one stitch and one thing the flat in Vilnius taught me.