Methods and Stitches• Winkiepinfootsidestart/

finish• Clothstitchheadside• Asymmetricalspider• TorchonGround• Sequins

20 pairs +36x3mmradiuscupsequins

anythreadwithawrappercentimetrecountofbetween25and40canbeused.ThreadusedinthesampleswasGutermannQuiltingThread(29wpc)

SHINY BOOKMARKDesignedandworked

byJennyBrandis

Pattern in 2 sizes

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Shiny Bookmarkby Jenny Brandis

Requirements20pairs36x3mmcupsequinsLazysusanor0.75crochethook

Stitches and motifs used• Winkiepinfootsidestart/finish• Clothstitchheadside• Asymmetricalspider• TorchonGround• Sequins

ThestepbystepillustrationsinthissetshowsyoutheworkingsequenceIuse.

Thefirstimageistheelementasseenonthepattern• Thegreyareasarethesurroundingelements

showingwherethethreadscomeform/goto.• Thepinkisthecurrentstep• Theblackrepresentspastmovementsorthe

prickingmarkings.ThelastimageshowstheworkingdiagramrepresentedusingtheInternationalColourCode.

Starting the Winkie Pin edge with passives

1. Hang2pairsoverthetopmostpinintheopenorrainbowconfiguration.

2. Addatwisttotheleft2bobbins3. Closethepinwithwholestitch(CTCT)andtension

it.These pairs become the outside passives4. Putupapininthenextpinholetotheleft,hang

2pairsopenonthispin,addtwotwiststothelefthandpairandlaythemasideforthemoment.

5. Withtherighthandpair,clothstitch(CTC)throughthepassives.

The right hand pair now becomes the inner passive pair on the right.6. Putupapininthenextrighthandpinholeand

hangtwopairopenonthispin.Puttwotwistsintheoutsidepairandpintherighthandpairaside.

7. Usingthenewleftpair,clothstitch(CTC)throughbothpairsofrightsidepassives.

Which will make this pair the inner left passives.The two outside pairs will become your worker (weaver) pairs8. Usingyourleftworkerpair,clothstitch(CTC)

throughyourtwoleftpassivepairs.Laythemasideaswewillnowworktherighthandside.

9. Usingyourrighthandworkers,clothstitchthroughbothrighthandpassivepairs.Joinbothpairsofweaversatthispinholewithclothstitch,pin,clothstitch(CTCpCTC).

The diagram shows both sides being worked at the same time, you can, of course work them separately.

We will continue to work the right hand edge, so tension and lay the left weavers aside.

10.Clothstitchthroughtherighthandpassives,(CTC)Addtwotwiststotheworkers.

11.Usinganewpair,holdthebobbinsapartandslidethethreadundertheworkers,withanewbobbinoneithersideoftheworkers.Laythenewpairtogethertotheleftoftheworkers.

Sandwiching the workers inside and anchoring the new pair.12.Worktheworkersbackthroughthepassives,to

theouteredgeandadd2twists.

Continuerepeatingsteps10-12onbothsidesuntilallnewpairsareadded.

Videotutorialhttps://youtu.be/7BG0m8pYHEY

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Flat sided spider headside

Theclothstitchheadsideflowsintoanasymmetricalspider

1. Halfstitch,pin,halfstitch(CTpCT)oninnersideofspider

2. Clothstitchheadside3. Add3twists(T)tothe5legpairs.Clothstitch

(CTC)the3pairsfromtherightthroughthe2pairsfromthetrail.Putupthepin.

4. Closethepinbyclothstitch(CTC)thethe3longlegsthroughthe2shorterones.Add3twiststoallpairs.

5. Clothstitch(CTC)theheadside,bringinginthe2shorterspiderlegs.

6. Halfstitch,pin,halfstitch(CTpCT)theinnerpinswherethelegsjointhemainbodyofthelace.

7. Clothstitch(CTC)closethefanusingtheinnerpintwice.

Flat sided spider headside - aka cloth stitch edge- step by step

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Videotutorialhttps://youtu.be/I9o0QWvUdW0

Adding Sequins to Torchon Ground

Requirementsfinecrochethook(0.4mmorfiner)orlazysusanSequins

NotesWorkedovera3x3pinblock,sequinsareaddedwithintorchongroundbyreplacingapinwiththesequin.

Iaddanextratwistcominginandoutofthesequin,similartoaddingthe2twistswhenapplyinggimp.Ifusingcuppedsequins,havetheconvexsidefacingyouasyouwork,thatwillmeanthattheconcave,lightreflectingsidewillbefacingtherightside.Becarefulnottoentanglethefirstpairwhenworkingthesecond(step4)

1. Placethesequinontothecrochethookandpickupthebottomthreadfromtheleftpair.

2. Drawthehook(andthread)backthroughthesequintoformaloop.Threadthe2ndbobbinfromtheleftpairoverthesequinandthroughtheloop.

3. Tightentheloopandlaythepairtotheright.

4. Slidethesequinbackonthehookanddrawthebottomthreadfromtherightpair.Threadthe2ndbobbinfromtherightpairthroughtheloop.

5. Tightentheloopandlaythepairtotheleft.

6. Add2twiststobothpairsbeforeworkingtorchongroundtoclosethesequinarea.

7. Wigglebothsequinpairsuntilthesequinsitsflatwithoutexcessthread.

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Ending with a Figure 8 hitch

Asyouworkthelastrows,runthefinishedthreadsalongthefootsideuntiltheymeetinthecentre,Dividethethreadsinto2bunches.

Takeapairfromeithersideandlengthenthethreadandbringthemoverthebunchandintothecentre.Thesearegoingtobeusedtomakethefigure8hitch.

*Left pair Takethehitchpairunderthenoverthelefthandbunch(bringingitbacktothecentre.Right pairTaketherighthandhitchpairover,thenundertherighthandbunch(bringingitbacktothecentre.Hitch pairsTwistthetherightpairovertheleftpair.Tensionthis‘hitch’uptightagainstthework.**

Repeatfrom*to**8timesTieoffthe2hitchpairsinareefknotandcutallthetailthreadsfromthebobbins.(alt:tohavethetailwithoutthecurls,Lengthenthethreadsuntilthebobbinshangoverthepillowedgethenblockbeforecuttingthetailfromthebobbins.)

Videotutorialhttps://youtu.be/kdH7gw_UPDw

Blocking the lace

• Pushdowneverysecondfootsidepinbeforeremovingallotherpins.

• Lightlydampenaclothandpressittotheworkwhilestillonthepillow.

• Leaveovernighttodryonthepillow.• Removethepins.

Methods and Stitches• Straightedgepointstart• 3pintriangleground• clothstitch(CTC)lozenge• halfstitchfan(CT)• Clothstitchtrail(CTC)• withwholestitchedge

(CTCTTpCTCT)• Starstitch• tossingoutpairsending• Figure8knotending

16-22 pairs

anythreadwithawrappercentimetrecountofbetween25and40canbeused.Samplesworkedusingthreadswith28,29and34wpc

JOYBELL SETDesignedandworkedbyJennyBrandis

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