This is supposed to be a coronavirus, becase of the Covid-19 epidemic. There is a less coloured vesion in pattern 462.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 1 gimp (or pair) + 14 pairs (7 pairs of each colour)
Style: Bucks Point
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
half stitch and twist
gimp
Details:
Winkie pin twisted footside
Torchon ground (grey)
honeycomb (green)
hexagonal mat
how to 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. The colours are important for this patterrn. There are three pairs in the Covid colour (I used red) from the centre. Then two pairs in the background colour (I used a dark sparkly thread). Then two Covid, 2 background, 2 Covid, and 3 background at the end. In fact, I used a pair of gold sparkly threads for the gimp, rather than a single thick gimp thread.
To make the colour work, it is important to use Honeycomb within the gimp (not Kat stitch) and Torchon ground outside.
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.
Large version to see the working.
There are even more complicated colour patterns available. This patterns shows the next level, but you could make it more complicated still!
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index