Some people seem to find spiders hard. This pattern has a LOT of spiders! The four pairs coming into each spider are different, so the pattern tells you what order they should end up.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 22 pairs (3 pale green, 3 dark gree, 3 pale blue, 3 dark blue, 10 grey)
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist both pairs
cloth stitch
Details:
spiders with 8 legs (various)
Torchon ground (grey)
single twisted footside (grey)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
I have started this with two rows of cloth stitch at the top to give a firm edge. If you prefer, you can ignore this and do a simple start:
Here is a larger scale photo, to see the working:
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