Chapter 3 • Lace Stitch Patterns 53
24Last135Zen Lattice
The easy rhythm of this stitch pattern can lull you into a peaceful
Zen state, hence the name.
Ch a multiple of 8 sts plus 2.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in next 2 ch, ch 5, sk 3 ch,
sc in next 5 ch; rep from across to last 6 ch, ch 5, sk 3 ch, sc in
last 3 ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st 2 sc, ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp,
ch 3, sk 1 sc, sc in next 3 sc; rep from across to last ch-5 sp, ch
3, sc in last ch-5 sp, ch 3, sc in last 2 sc, turn.
26812104135791113Row 3: Ch 1, sc in sc, ch 3, sk next sc, sc in
next ch-3 sp, sc in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3,
sk 1 sc, sc in next sc; rep from across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch-2 sp), sc in
ch-3 sp, sc in next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch
5, sk sc; rep from across to last 2 ch-3 sps,
sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in dc, ch 3, sk next sc, sc in
next 3 sc, sk next sc, ch 3, sc in ch-5 sp; rep
from across, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, sc in next ch-3 sp,
*ch 3, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next
ch-3 sp, sc in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from
- across to last 2 ch-3 sps, ch 3, sk 1 sc, sc in
next sc, ch 3, sk sc, sc in last ch-3 sp, sc in
last sc, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st 2 sc, sc in next ch-3 sp,
ch 5, sk sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next 3
sc, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from across to last
2 ch-3 sps, ch 5, sc in last ch-3 sp, sc in last 2
sc, turn.
Rep rows 2–7 to desired length.
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1 sp), dc in ch-2 sp, trefoil in next
ch-1 sp, sk next ch-4 sp, v-st in next ch-4 sp; rep from across to last
ch-1 sp, trefoil in next ch-1 sp, sk next ch-4 sp, v-st in t-ch, turn.
Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.
Last row: Ch 1, sc in dc, ch 4, sk next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch
4, sc in ch-1 sp; rep from across working last sc in t-ch, fasten off.