This is one of a series of experiments I did in designing Celtic knots. This one is more a weaving pattern than a true Celtic knot. It has double strands going over and under.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 18 pairs
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist single pair (grey)
Details:
footside without passives (grey)
Torchon ground (grey)
half stitch strip (blue)
vertical edge (red)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace. There are diagonals at the start, so I have marked false pins.
This is takes the pattern to the edge, but is much simpler than, for example, pattern 159, as there are no chevrons, and no awkward bends at the edges. That means, of course, that it remains a simple weaving pattern rather than a true Celtic knot. It is double strand to make the weaving effect more apparent.
When you start a half stitch strip, after the first stitch, you have a choice as to which pair you use as the worker. This controls which direction you go in. With half stitch, you don't, of course, have a worker pair as such, but you still need to decide on the direction of the row. With strips, it is a good idea to decide on a direction at the start, and always use that, as it makes the strips all the same size. This isn't as easy as saying left or right in each case, as the strips slope different ways. Rather you must always start the second row heading towards the longer side (which means that the rectangles will be fatter) or towards the shorter side. In this case, I mostly tried to make the rectangles fatter. There is one, near the bottom, where I got it wrong!
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index