Lace
Bubble Window Shade
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Choose
a yarn & lace
pattern. Any
yarn will work. For
the lace pattern, choose something with vertical
eyelet lines. This
is where the cord will be threaded. If
you wish to make the shade without lace, make eyelets
for the cording following the pattern.
Make a swatch to get
a stitch gauge. You
need the stitch gauge in order to make the shade
fit your window.
This shade fits inside
the window frame. Measure
the desired length & width for the shade inside
the window frame. Add 4” to the width. The
shade will easily fit on a small spring rod.
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Length _______ X Rows (per
inch) _______ = _______ Total Rows below rod.
Width _______ X Stitches (per inch) _______ = _______ Total Stitches.
You
will need to position your lace pattern so that the vertical
eyelet rows are
at each edge & in the center. The
cord to draw the shade will be threaded through these eyelets. If
you lace pattern doesn’t work, you can manually select
the needles to be transferred. Select
the middle needle & the 3rd needle from
each edge.
CO the required nd. Make
a trim. One of Knitters Edge’s Crochet Cast On’s will look great. You
can make a hem, or crochet a trim after knitting. If
you are going to crochet an edge after it’s knitted, skip
to the CO with ravel cord.
After completing the trim,
K 1 R. Take
off on scrap yarn or put on a garter bar.
CO with scrap yarn. K
2”. K 1 R
in ravel cord. Hang
the trim. K
1 R.
K lace design starting with
the lace carriage. K
to the required total rows determined above.
Make
an eyelet row (transfer every 4th st). K
4 R plain. BO.
Press & hide
yarn ends.
Tie
a cord 2 ½ times the length of the shade to the bottom
eyelets for lacing, 1
on each edge & one in the center. Tie
the cord on the back. Thread
the cord up the vertical eyelets. End
with the cord on the back.
Put
the spring rod through the top eyelet row. Put
the rod in place. Pull
the cords to draw the shade. Attach
beads or tassels to the cords. You
will need to buy something to wrap the cords around to keep
the shade drawn. You
can find options at most home stores.
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