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Pattern 352 - Big diamonds and rose ground

Picture of lace

This could be used for a Christmas tree decoration. Click here for more Christmas decorations.

Pattern:
   Pattern of lace

Bobbins: 16 pairs

Style: Torchon

Stitches:
   half stitch
   cloth stitch
   cloth stitch and twist

Details:
   cloth diamond (blue)
   Torchon ground (grey and green)
   rose ground (pink)
   no footside

Description:

Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.

I didn't get the effect that I wanted, here. I hoped that the single units of rose ground combined with the diamond would make a star, but the rose ground disappears into the Torchon ground. The mistake doesn't help! (Missed out cross-over)