The comment about 19th century patterns resonated. I don’t knit well, but I do tatting, and original vintage patterns are often woefully incomplete, there seeme

The comment about 19th century patterns resonated. I don’t knit well, but I do tatting, and original vintage patterns are often woefully incomplete, there seemed to be this expectation that you knew the basics and could work out what was missing yourself. As The article points out, knowing the intent of the pattern usually helps resolve ambiguity