Pattern:
Bobbins: 16 pairs
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist single pair (grey)
Details:
cloth stitch strip (red)
vertical edge (red)
Torchon ground (grey)
twisted footside (grey)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
This grid is the one with horizontal waves (left to right). The cloth stitch strips are bent into waves by the grid.
I aligned the pattern symmetrically on the grid, with the narrowest part in the middle and the widest at each edge. Obviously you would get a different effect if you did the opposite, or even put the same pattern assymetrically on the grid. However, since there is a natural width to bobbin lace, with the horizontal waves, you don't get much room to display the strangeness of the grid.
I printed off the pattern (using the zoom effect on my printer) a little too small, which meant that the narrow part of the grid was rather tricky to work, and I kept missing holes. I had to undo the strips several times to get it right! But I think that if I had made it bigger, it would have been a lot easier.
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