I am glad I got the opportunity to revisit grocery bag lace. Before, I dismissed it in my mind, because of the frustrating quality of not keeping twists. Now, with a very different pattern, I am happy with the way it turned out. The pattern is not the most complicated, but very effective with the material used.

The overly large half-stitch spider is my favorite part of the design. Not only is the spider itself large, since it is XL lace, but there are many more legs used than normal. It creates an optical illusion effect that is incredibly pleasing to look at. Trying to pull all the parts into place was a difficult task, but I am thankful it worked.

The sampler did what it should. I learned a lot about using different stitches with the material, and have larger than life lace to show “the powers that be” who will make decisions about a future piece.