Translation--Petite Dentelle Courante

Thank you to Spideog (her Ravelry name) for giving us this translation for the lovely trimming, Petite Dentelle Courante.  The pattern is from Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Deuxieme Volume), Mme G. Hardouin.  The original is available at the following link, (page 41 of the pdf): http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/pub/PDF/Hardouin2Guip.pdf

Photo from Hardouin, Vol.2

All picots are made on 5ch, with slip stitch into base of 1st stitch.

Start off with a base of 16 chain. Turn.

The pattern is worked over a 5 row repeat.

Row 1: 2 chain, picot, 6 chain, picot, 2 chain, slip stitch to 6th stitch before the 1st picot (that is, the 13th chain of the base row). 2 chain, picot, 2 chain, picot, 2 chain and slip stitch to the 7th chain of the base row. 2 chain, picot, 5 chain and slip stitch to the 1st chain of the base row. Turn.

Row 2: 2 chain, picot, 6 chain, picot, 2 chain, slip stitch to middle of first loop of previous row, before the picot. 2 chain, picot, 5 chain, slip stitch to middle of 2nd loop of previous row, between the 2 picots. 2 chain, picot, 5 chain, slip stitch to 3rd loop of previous row, between the 2 picots. Turn.

Row 3: 2 chain, picot, 6 chain, picot, slip stitch to middle of 1st loop of previous row, before the picot. Next make the fan as follows: 7 chain, slip stitch to middle of 2nd loop, before picot. Turn. 1 chain, 10 treble over the 7 chain. Turn. 3 chain, 1 treble into 1st stitch of previous row, 1 chain, 1 treble into 3rd stitch, 1 chain, 1 treble into 5th stitch, 1 chain, 1 treble into 7th stitch, 1 chain, 1 treble into 9th stitch, 1 chain, 1 treble into 10th stitch (the last stitch). Continue row by 2 chain, picot, 2 chain and 1 treble into middle of 3rd loop in row 2. Turn.

Row 4: 2 chain, picot, 6 chain, picot, 2 chain, slip stitch into 1st loop of the fan. 2 chain, picot, 2 chain, picot, 2 chain, slip stitch to the 5th loop of the fan. 2 chain, picot, 5 chain, slip stitch to the last loop of the previous row, between the two picots. Turn.

Row 5: 2 chain, picot, 6 chain, picot, 2 chain, slip stitch to middle of first loop of previous row, before the picot. 2 chain, picot, 5 chain, slip stitch to middle of 2nd loop of previous row, between the 2 picots. 2 chain, picot, 5 chain, slip stitch to 3rd loop of previous row, between the 2 picots. Turn.

Continue to repeat rows 1-5, until work measures desired length. 
(For 2nd and subsequent repeats of row 1, slip stich into the middle of the loops of the previous row, instead of the base row of chains.)

When the desired length of lace is made, work a footing row along one side of the lace made up of single trebles, separated by 3 chains. Turn. 2 chain. Into each arc of 3 chains of the previous row, work 4 double crochet, skipping over the treble columns.

On the second side of the lace, work a footing row, again of single trebles separated by 3 chains. (Aim to have a multiple of 3 arcs). Turn. 
* Into the first arc, work 4 double crochet. 
Into the 2nd arc, work 2 double crochet, picot, 2 double crochet. 
Into the 3rd arc, work 3 double crochet. Turn. 
8 chain and slip stitch into 3rd double crochet worked into the first arc (the furthest away). Turn. 
Over the 8 chain loop work 3 double crochet, picot, 3 double crochet, picot, 3 double crochet, picot, 3 double crochet, picot, 3 double crochet. 
Then continue the row by 1 double crochet into the space left at the end of the 3rd arc of the footing row.**

Continue from * to ** .

Lacis Diaries--Part One

Hello!  It's workshop time!  I am attending Maire Treanor's Irish Crochet Master Class at Lacis in Berkeley, CA, USA.  She is hosting a four-day class, and has come fresh from her first workshop in Seattle.  This is my third visit to Maire's Lacis workshop.  The first two visits were one-day events for me, but this year I am attending all four days!  In class we are about 12 students.  Half are new to the workshop and the other half are repeat offenders, like me.  It's nice to sit with some familiar faces!  The new students are all so nice and I am having a great time chatting with them.

Class time!

Maire and some of the other students brought antique pieces to share and learn from.  I've already found a new-to-me motif that I'd like to replicate.  I'll share that one later.  Maire was showing her collection, and I was VERY excited when she brought out the cover doily from Eithne D'Arcy's book!  She knew Eithne, and was able to learn from her before Eithne passed.  The doily was so beautiful in real life.  The pictures don't do it justice.  

The Cover Doily

Detail of Cover Doily.  It is silk ecru.

Butterfly Opera Bag

A second surprise was when Rosemary pulled out this lovely
Opera Bag.  She found it in an antique store, and lo and behold,
she also found it in the Pricilla book!  Seems like an industrious
lady from the early 20th century followed her pattern just right.

I am having such a wonderful time at the workshop!  I'll share the
progress on my projects soon.
~~Kim