1 set of straight size 8 US (5mm) needles.
Less than 100 grams of lace weight yarn (use natural fibers so that it will block properly).

Gauge:
22 sts x 23 rows =  4 x 4” (10 x10 cm)

Lacy Center
(after Nazanin S Faird’s shawl pattern in Knitting Digest, March 2000):

Instructions:
Cast on 39 stitches.  The pattern is worked in a multiple of 6 stitches plus 3.

Row 1 and all subsequent odd rows: purl

Row 2, 4 and 6: k2 *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from* end k1

Row 8: k3 *yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3, rep from*

Row 10: k2, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, rep from* end k1

Row 12: k1, k2tog ,*yo, k3, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, rep from* end final repeat yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1.

Repeat rows 1-12 to desired length.

Bind off.  Block lightly.

Triangular Edge:
Cast on 11 stitches.

Row 1 and all subsequent odd rows: purl.

Row 2: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row 4: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row 6: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row 8: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row 10: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row12: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k6, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row 14: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k7, yo, ssk, yo, k2

Row 16: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 18: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 20: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 22: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 24: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 26: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1

Repeat rows 1-16 seven times, or number of triangle points required to equal one long edge of your lacy rectangle, then work corner rows as follows:

Corner row 1 and all odd rows: purl across

Corner row 2: sl1,k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1

Corner row 4: sl1, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2

Work two triangle repeats to span the short edge of the lacy center and then repeat the corner rows.  Continue around working the corner rows as necessary.  Bind off.  Block lightly and sew the edging to the center taking special care to line up your corners.  Once assembled and your loose ends have been hidden, block the entire piece again.