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Lace motif family · Motif lace

Pineapple Lace

The classic fan of chain loops rising from a shell base, repeated to build shawls, doilies and edgings.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Lace
Common fibres: Mercerized Cotton, Crochet Thread, Silk blends

Definition

A pineapple is a motif, not a stitch: a ring of double crochets sends up an expanding then contracting field of chain loops that resembles pineapple skin.

Overview

Pineapples are popular because they are self-shaping — the motif widens and narrows on its own, so a shawl or doily gains its silhouette without separate shaping instructions.

They read best in smooth, firm thread; fuzzy yarn closes the chain loops and the pattern disappears.

Characteristics

Self-shaping expanding and contracting motif
Built from chain loops and shells
Needs blocking to open fully

Typical uses

Shawls
Doilies
Table centres
Edgings

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Follow the thread

Combination stitch

Shell StitchA fan of stitches from one point, giving scalloped edges and soft, feminine fabric.

Structural element

Chain SpaceThe gap created by chains — where lace breathes and where forgiving patterns place their stitches.

Lace format

Doily LaceFlat circular lace worked in rounds from the centre out, finished with a decorative outer edge.

Style category

Lace CrochetAny crochet whose design intent is openwork — chain spaces, picots and shells arranged so negative space carries the pattern.

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