What's all this then?
I'm not quite sure where to start with this, but a story needs a beginning of some sort. So: Once upon a time (which is to say January), my mom signed up for an introductory lace knitting class. My mom has been knitting for a long time, in a small way, but has mostly never bothered with anything very advanced. Scarves and hats, that sort of thing. She feels like she has trouble finishing any project that's big, or that takes a long time. She figured that taking a class would give her a way of making sure she finished a larger-scale project. The class meets one day a month for most of the year, and between each session the students are meant to knit a section of a sampler that can be worn as a shawl. So she started her class, and started knitting the first lace pattern. At some point, she said to me, "I wish the lace looked nice on both sides!" Because, in a sort of general way, knitted lace tends to have a right side and a wrong side. And if you're knitting some...