Lace Weight Yarn

[CateKnits]

Is there anything I can do with lace weight yarn besides knit lace on teeny tiny needles?

[CateKnits]

Oh, to specify, before someone points me to the shrug pattern and the thread asking for lacy wearables, I'm more just wondering about patterns with larger needle sizes. I'm not sure I really care what the actual knit product is. I'm just curious.

[Ingrid]

Lots of lace is knit with thin yarn on bigger needles--that's how you get the lacy effect. I'd think thin yarn on thin needles would give you very tight, tiny stitches.

[CateKnits]

Hmm...I have four scarf patterns for size "3-5" needles. I tried one on a four and it was just ugly, like it wasn't tight enough. I guess that's why I was curious. :thinking: I want to use all this lovely lace yarn and don't have the patience.

[Ingrid]

Lace often looks ugly when you knit it. That's why lace is the one thing you must block in order to see how it 'really' looks.

[CateKnits]

:shock: If it's always going to look like that while I'm knitting, forget it! Thanks for warning me.

Anyone want some lace yarn? :lol:

[Shandeh]

I'll take it!