📚 Gestrickte Spitzendecken: Knitted Lace Designs by Herbert Niebling, translated by Eva Maria Leszner (2009-05-03) Review

That's what I call a dream book. I mean, I love dreaming about making the beautiful lace that's pictured on this, but unless I go completely insane, I'll never find the courage to do it. I made one like this, but never say never. If you are not an experienced knitter, this book is not for you.

This book is not for beginners, but for people who are passionate about the art of lace knitting it will make an essential part of the home library. Much has already been written about the variants of crocheted lace in Great Britain and its northern islands, the Eastern European traditions of Estonia and central Russia, but the unique tradition of lace knitting in Germany is limited to publications in German. This is one of the few books available in English that describes this style of lace…

Nibling's designs are undeniably stunning, however some of the patterns are seriously misspelled or have been cropped to fit the pages without concern for usability. If you're an experienced knitter with a good eye for when things go wrong you should be able to handle it like I did, but beginners will be terribly disappointed. Be sure to check out Ravelry.com - each pattern has a page with other knitters who have tried it and left comments and corrections. I was about two-thirds done on the top