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Grids

How to download or print a grid so you can use it

Grids for strips

Square grid: Lines of pins are at 45° to the vertical. Used for Torchon, etc.

Small: dots lines

Medium: dots lines

Large: dots lines

Very large: dots lines

Hexagonal grid: Lines of pins are at 60° to the vertical. Used for Bucks Point, Binche lace,etc.

Small: dots lines

Medium: dots lines

Large: dots lines

Very large: dots lines

Grids for corners

Small square corner: dots lines

Medium square corner: dots lines

Large square corner: dots lines

Hexagonal corner: dots lines

Hexagonal grid - square corner: dots lines

Join corner grids together, alternately going one way then the other, to make wiggly lace.

Grids for triangles

Triangle from strip: dots lines

Triangle from corner: dots lines

Grid for a cross

Cross: dots lines

Grids for mats

4 sides
	Square mat: dots lines
	Large circular mat in quarters (straight lines): dots lines
	Small circular mat in quarters (straight lines): dots lines
	Circular mat in quarters (curved lines): dots lines

Oval (in quarters)
		Oval mat: dots lines
		Narrow oval mat: dots lines
		Very narrow oval mat: dots lines

5 sides
	Pentagonal mat (5 sides)	sections further apart: dots lines sections closer together: dots lines

6 sides
	Hexagonal mat (6 sides): dots lines
	Large circular mat in sixths (straight lines): dots lines
	Small circular mat in sixths (straight lines): dots lines

Grids for roundels

A roundel has the same number of pins on the outer and inner edge, which makes the inner pins closer together than the outer. It has no centre (no room for the pins!) so can be used as a circular edge for a mat.

24 pins: dots lines larger version 24 pins: dots lines

40 pins: dots lines

144 pins: dots lines

Combined 40 pins + 144 pins: dots lines

180 pins: dots lines

Oval roundels - all 40 pins

Oval: dots lines

Narrow oval: dots lines

Very narrow oval: dots lines

Grids for fans

Same number of pins on inner and outer edge: These patterns show 180° (half circle). Use less of the pattern for a smaller arc. The percentage shows how much of the circle is lace. Dense/sparse means more or less bobbins.