This is a sampler of several different grounds that you might meet in Torchon lace. The grounds in the centre have a basic unit of 2x2. You can adapt the pattern as you choose, by replacing one ground with another, or even doing all the same, to give you a lot of practise!
Pattern:
Bobbins: 12 pairs
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
Details:
Torchon ground (grey)
rose ground (green)
cloth diamond (red)
scallop headside (blue)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
You can work this all in one colour if you want, but if you want to emphasise the scallops (as in the photo), then the two outer pairs on each side should be a different colour to the rest.
Here is a larger scale photo, to see the working:
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