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Heather's Wedding Lace |
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Designed by Pacy Reilly ©2002
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Materials
Size 10 Crochet Cotton thread in color of your choice
J & P Coats Luster Sheen in same color as above thread
Size 8 Steel Crochet Hook
Instructions
As in Irish Crochet this lace is worked using both threads.
The size 10 thread is the working thread, which is used to
make the stitches.
The luster Sheen is only used as the padding cord to work your stitches
over. See photo.
Attach size 10 thread to padding cord (PC) with a slip knot, Chain
1.
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc over PC, ch 10, sl st in
top of 1st sc, ch 1.
Rnd 2: In ch 10 loop work 4 sc, pt (ch 5, sl st to
1st ch), 4 sc, pt, 10 sc.
Loop 1 made.
Rnd 3: Work 8 sc over PC, ch 10, sl st in top of 1st
sc.
Rnd
4: In ch 10 loop work 4 sc, pt, 4 sc, ch 10, sl
st in 2nd sc past last pt of loop 1, ch 1.
Rnd 5: In ch 10 loop work 4 sc, pt, 4 sc, pt, 4 sc,
pt, 4 sc.
Rnd 6: Work 2 sc, pt, 10 sc in unfinished loop.
Rnd 7: St st in bottom edge of last sc made, ch 10.
Turn work so you are
working on bottom side of piece.
Sl st to underside of beginning of last loop worked, ch 1.
Rnd 8: In ch 10 loop work 4 sc, pt, 4 sc, ch 10,
Rnd 9: Continue repeating Rnds 3 thru 8 until lace
is your desired length.
I designed this Bodice insert from
basic Irish crochet motifs I found
in
Dover Needlework Series Book
Irish Crochet Technique and Projects
by The Priscilla Publishing Co.
ISBN # 0-486-24705-8
