This is a wiggly lace design. Click here for other wiggly patterns.
This pattern and pattern 280 are named after the quote from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream: "The course of true love never did run smooth". I must admit that I mis-remembered it as 'the path of true love'. There are pairs of hearts, symbolising the True Love, of course, but the lace moves from one side to another, rather than going in a straight line.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 22 pairs
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist single pair (grey)
Details:
scallop headside (yellow)
cloth stitch heart (red)
half stitch zigzag (blue)
8 legged spider (cyan)
Torchon ground (grey)
rose ground (green)
how to work wiggly lace
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
As usual, you need to work down to the dark grey line, then turn the pillow for the next bit.
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index