Knitting lace

I really would like to knit lace but I think that I might start out with the lace pattern on larger needles and see if I can follow the stitch patterns and not get too confused. I just got my current issue of Creative Knitting. Thank goodness for subscriptions, my magazine fix is still coming even if I can’t afford to go out and buy them. It is the July issue and it has this beautiful lace evening wrap. It is called the gossamer Lace evening wrap and it knits up on #6 and uses fingering weight yarn. I am think that if I could get a crochet cotton and Hand dye it using the dye I have at home which is a either a purple or a lime green. I would like to use it. I think the green would go good with my pink blouse and green knee length a-line skirt. I will have to post a picture of the skirt and see what you all think about that. The interesting thing about this shawl pattern is that it uses a lace trellis stitch to creat a very open fabric. I think I will try it out on some scrap yarn and see if I can get the pattern down.