My little sister is newly engaged, so it only makes sense to learn lace knitting and make her veil. (Don’t worry, I won’t come back in a year with a resentment post if she hates it). Currently my lace experience is one very simple triangle shawl.

So far, my plan is to do a bit of mix/match from the motifs in the following pi Shawls, as they’re designed to play nicely together:

https://ravel.me/ez-100th-anniversary-pi-shawl-camping

https://ravel.me/ez-100th-anniversary-pi-shawl-gull-wings

https://ravel.me/ez-100th-anniversary-pi-shawl-hearts

I’ve got knit picks bare luminance, an undyed ivory silk to work with.

Am I setting myself up for frustration? Am I absolutely bonkers for this? I have about a year before the wedding deadline and I’m pretty sure she’ll still be my sister even if I fail. Ive also signed myself up for a Shetland lace course in case that turns out to be a better (worse?) decision. Feel free to roast me, pls, I’m sure my fam already is.

  • ChillChillinChinchilla
    6•1 year ago

    2 things:

    1. Does she want a knit veil? I knit and crochet lace and I don’t want either in my wedding outfit. Also, be sure what kind of veil she wants - there’s different lengths, alone with a current trend for wearing capes made of gauze/tulle instead. Maybe ask her opinion on those motifs too.

    2. What color is her dress? That yarn will probably look ok with ivory, and will definitely go with cream, champagne, etc. It won’t match a bright white dress, nor the sort of sparkle tulle princess thing my sister picked out.

    I think you can do it though. Lace knitting isn’t that different from regular knitting, just more counting and yarn overs. Learn how to read lace charts before starting - I went in with a “how hard can it be, I do crochet charts” mentality and whoops, had to stop and look it up. Good luck :)

    • @GinwhisperOP
      3•1 year ago

      I appreciate the questions! This has been discussed with the bride, and her dress was picked out first so that motifs and color might be derived thereafter. The dress is ivory, has some leaf/flower motifs, and my sister is also a knitter. So we’re on the same page about what this means. She sent detail pics of the bodice so I could work in similar motifs.

      And I’m truly, truly aware that this could be a “take a couple pictures, have a moment, put it away forever” type piece.