Mori Lace Crochet Pattern Photo Tutorial

I had been trying different ways to create a lace pattern using Tunisian crochet when I stumbled upon this beautiful pattern in a book – The new Tunisian Crochet contemporary designs from time-honored traditions by Dora Ohrenstein. I modified it a little bit to stagger the spaces and used it in my new project.

Learn how to crochet the two versions of the Mori Lace Pattern with this photo tutorial.

Materials

yarn
a hook that is at least 2 sizes larger than the recommended hook on the yarn

Abbreviations

dec - Decrease – Insert hook into the vertical bars of the next two stitches , yarn over, pull up a loop through both the vertical bars.

ls - Last Stitch – Pick up the two vertical bars of the last stitch of the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop through both the vertical bars.

tss - Tunisian Simple Stitch – Insert hook in the vertical bar, yarn over, pull up a loop through the vertical bar.

tfs - Tunisian Full Stitch – Insert hook into the next space between two stitches, yarn over, pull up a loop on the hook.

ch - chain

sp - space

Notes

Repeats in the pattern are mentioned in brackets (…). The number of times you must repeat everything between the brackets is mentioned right after.
The instructions below are only for the forward pass. The return pass for every row is the same.
ch1, (yo, pull through two loops)* all the way till the end of the row.

Instructions

Version 1 – With the spaces lined up on top of each other

Row 1: Make a foundation row with even number of stitches.

Row 2: (dec, yo) * repeat until 1 stitch before the ls, ls

Row 3: (tss, tfs in ch sp) * repeat until 1 stitch before the ls, ls

Repeat rows 2 and 3.

Version 2 – With the staggered spaces

Row 1 : Make a foundation row with even number of stitches.

Row 2: (dec, yo) * repeat until 1 stitch before the ls, ls

Row 3: (tss, tfs in ch sp) * repeat until 1 stitch before the ls, ls

Row 4: tss, (dec, yo) * until 2 stitches before the ls, tss, ls

Row 5: tss, (tss, tfs in ch sp) * repeat until 2 stitches before the ls, tss, ls