This Saxon cross was found in Trumpington, near Cambridge (England). I have tried to reproduce the shape.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 11 pairs (2 sparkly red, 9 gold)
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist pair
Details:
solid cloth shape (red)
solid cloth triangle (red)
Torchon ground (grey)
twisted footside (grey)
how to work a roundel
how to finish
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace. You need to keep the red pairs as worker pairs - this requires a little care between the triangles.
The start is along a diagonal, so one pair starts at each pin.Click here to see how to start and work this type of circular shape and Click here for how to finish an edge.
The picture below is bigger, to see more of the details.
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