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How to Join Teneriffe Lace Motifs and a Little Housekeeping

7 small teneriffe lace motifs joined into a doily with 6motifs sewn around a centre motif.

Today’s new tutorial teaches a simple technique on sewing teneriffe lace motifs together. You can use this technique to sew any sized mat, from a small doily like the one in the photo, all the way up to a full size tablecloth or bed cover.

Joining Teneriffe Lace Motifs.

Housekeeping

After redesigning the website earlier this year (and upgrading the server again), I lost the list of instructions that automatically sent the old links from Ravelry to the correct page. I made a general one that sent everyone to the knitting page, thinking that was sufficient, but unfortunately I just made a large number of visitors think the pattern they were looking for didn’t exist any more. (Yikes).

Because I can’t use Ravelry for more than a few minutes at a time (it still gives me migraines), the awesome Sooper Editors over on Ravelry are currently sorting them all out. It will take a while because there are 600 links to check, but I’m very grateful they were willing to take on the challenge. There’s no way I could have done it.

I hope you’re enjoying the teneriffe lace tutorials. I have many more teneriffe lace, and plush template embroidery (aka Amish stumpwork) tutorials to come, and hundreds more knitted lace edging patterns! Here’s to another 30 years(-ish)!

Sarah (signature)

The Beginning of a New Tutorial Series

Two simple teneriffe lace motifs

I’ve started a new “how to” series on making Teneriffe Lace. Beginning with the absolute basics, each lesson will build on your skills until you can make any lace you can think of!

Teneriffe lace has been one of my favourite techniques for many years, and I’ve done an enormous amount of technique research and experimentation that I’d like to share with everyone.

Lesson one covers the absolute basics, from tools (including how to make a very simple cushion), to winding and knotting your very first motif. If you’ve ever been interested in trying Teneriffe Lace, this is your chance to give it a go!

I hope you enjoy Teneriffe Lace Lesson Number 1.

Sarah (signature)

A New Toy for Stitch Maps and Stitch Mastery Users

Screenshot from the Maps to Mastery knitting pattern text conversion app.

Today’s update is a rather niche thing I made for myself, but I thought I’d add it to the website in case anyone else finds it useful.

If you use both Stitch Maps and Stitch Mastery software, I’ve made an app that makes creating your Stitch Mastery charts fast and accurate. It automatically converts the written instructions from Stitch Maps into the text format used by Stitch Mastery, all ready to import using the “chart from text” feature.

I’ve called it Maps to Mastery.

I have no idea if it will be useful to anyone else, but if you do make use of it, let me know!

Sarah (signature)

A Spruce Up for the Custom Fit Fingerless Mitts

Handspun fingerless mitts

The custom fit fingerless mitts pattern was originally written 21 years ago! In 2014 I rewrote it as an automatic pattern generator, and today it’s had a spruce up to celebrate it’s coming of age.

I’ve tidied it up and added a colour chart feature. When you generate a pattern, you can choose to add a chart of your stitches, that you can either colour in online, or print and colour it later. When you’re finished knitting your custom fit fingerless mitts, why not make a hat to match!

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The Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat App

Cover of the Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat Book by Sarah Bradberry. In the centre is a brown knitted beanie with stuffed bear ears.

After 22 years, I have finally decided to retire the Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat Book and turn it into an online pattern generator.

All you have to do is knit a swatch, add some details on your yarn and needles, and choose one of over 40 styles and 17 sizes. Click the button and you instantly have a pattern ready to knit. You can also generate an optional chart to colour for stranded knitting.

I’ve decided to keep the pattern generator free with advertising, in the hope that as many people as possible can enjoy it, while still be able to maintain the site. I hope you enjoy using it!

The Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat Pattern Generator.

Sarah (signature)