This could be used as a Christmas tree decoration. Click here for more Christmas decorations.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 18 pairs (1 silver pair, 17 gold pairs)
Style: Bucks Point / Torchon
Stitches:
cloth stitch
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist pair
Details:
Torchon ground (grey)
cloth heart (red)
cloth zigzag (yellow)
footside without passives (grey)
hexagonal mat
how to start and finish
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
The start is along a diagonal, so one pair starts at each pin, and two at the edge. Above, I have marked the position of the false pins.
Click here for how to finish an edge. Remember to leave the first two rows of pins in the pattern in place, and push them up to their heads. Remove other pins to reuse at the end as usual. You will find that if you don't, the threads will catch on the pins as you turn the pillow.
Click here for how to work a hexagonal mat. Click here for how to finish a mat.
The silver star is coloured by the workers, one pair, which must start at the right pin. The silver pair manage to go from one section to the next OK, although you must always choose the correct coloured pair as the worker pair. This pair does a lot of work, so you will need to wind more thread on than for the rest of the bobbins.
All the other pairs are gold, but as usual, their colour is hidden by the workers in the star (which is made up of 6 hearts, incidentally!) Of course, you could swap these two colours over, or choose other colours. I have used metallic effect thread, which is not hard to find. There are many different types of metallic or sparkly thread. It's fun to experiment with them!
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index