Having traced the pattern through google and the archives, I would think that you just didn't tension tightly enough as you pin, to wrap the previous left-to-right row of work over the shoe lace. Basically you are making the bobbinlace equivalent of knitted i-cord (like frrench knitting) and if you have ever done that you will remember you have to tension firmly as you knit the first stitch or two of each row.
What the instructions don't say though is how to get the ridges which are what make it unusual. I suppose that the thick and thin thread pairs need to be placed alternately, but there don't seem to enough ridges to need as many as 20 pairs, thus giving 10 thick pairs; it looks as if there are four or five at the most. As the gaps between the ridges are quite wide, it's almost as if there are a couple of thin pairs then one thick one. The spiralling probably just happens; did you get that?. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
