Pattern:
Bobbins: 26 pairs (2 pale blue, 24 mid blue)
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
half stitch and twist
twist pair
Details:
twisted footside (grey)
checkerboard ground (green)
half stitch diamond (blue)
cloth zigzag (red)
8 legged spider (yellow)
twisted hole ground (grey)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
This tries out two new ideas (to me): the checkerboard ground, which is a type of rose ground, and twisted hole ground, which surrounds the whole pattern. You could, of course, replace the checkerboard ground with rose ground, and the twisted hole ground with Torchon ground.
The Spanish name for twisted hole ground is punto monja, which means Nun's point (I think). I called this pattern River for a rather complicated reason to do with nuns and drowned maidens. But you can ignore that!
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index