This is mundillo, or lace from Panama. Click here for more patterns.
These patterns are large scale, to show where the colours go. Reduce the pattern size, if you wish. There are coloured 'blobs' at the top and bottom of the patterns, showing where which coloured pair starts where (which is very important!) I have put these at both ends, so you can work the pattern either the British way, or the other way round.
Patterns:
Bobbins: 10 pairs (6 white, 4 blue)
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist single pair
Details:
Torchon ground (grey + various)
Winkie pin twisted footside (various)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
The coloured pairs (blue) are used for the passives in the Winkie pin twisted footside. They are also used to make a pleasing pattern within the Torchon ground. This is a simple, and effective, use of colour, within an almost trivial piece of lace.
Please note that it seems Panama lacemakers do extra twists between Torchon ground stitches.
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