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Safety Tips for Candle Fire Safety Week

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Since Candle Fire Safety Week is wrapping up (runs from November 14-20), I thought I’d include a few safety reminders.  Feel free to add your own.

1.  Never leave a burning candle unattended. This means if you feel sleepy, remember to blow it out before you nod off. Also, if you’re in a hurry to leave, make sure you check to make sure you’ve left no candles lit.

2.  Keep candles away from pets and children. Both of them tend to knock things over or will try to touch hot dangerous things out of curiosity.

Once, my cat walked across our wall unit and fanned her tail right across my lit candle! A lantern would have been a better bet because it’s encased. Battery operated candles are even safer.

3.  Keep candles away from things that could cause a fire. Besides the obvious things like papers and curtains, be aware of nearby baskets, plastics or furniture. Sometimes, the flame flickers higher than you imagined it could.

4.  If the flame on your candle gets too high, blow it out! This is a sign that your wick needs trimmed to a ¼ inch and/or there’s too much of a draft in the room.

Check your fire alarms regularly fellow candle lovers, and stay safe!

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If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.