(Mine will probably be nowhere near as PERFECT.) But, it is going to be harder to work than any stitch I have worked before. The sample in the book makes it looks so NICE. It is, I have to say, the stitch that I like the most. So, next on the agenda.the BROOMSTICK LACE. And, production of the cro-hook crochet continued.
But, with a little work (and possibly a hint of a miracle.I'm not ruling it out.) the one mass of tangled yarn became two again. At one point, the two yarns were twisted and tangled together so badly, I thought that I would have to have a miracle to get them separated. YIKES! As if I don't get tangled up in yarn, when working with just one skein. Once I showed the cro-hook stitch who was boss, it willingly bowed down to me.
Once I got about 4 rows in, it became simple. I didn't just slowly approach this stitch. Keep in a happy, no-throwing-of-the-hook, mood. I grabbed my cro-hook (which still FEELS odd), and my two yarn choices.both shades of green. Ok, Michael, I thought, when attempting to work the cro-hook crochet, without use of my book. YOU CONQUER THE YARN! Show it no mercy, as you twist it, and bend it, to your will. You use your trusted weapon (the cro-hook), and you work that yarn. You take the yarn captive, before it takes you. God knows giving up would have been better for my tendonitis. Sure, it would have been easy to hide under my bed, hoping that the ball of yarn didn't, somehow, roll under to meet me. It would have been easy to give up on the cro-hook crochet. Insert hook from back to front through where the tail originally came from (the last stitch made) and pull yarn tail through.Yesterday, I decided to not back down. Insert hook under both loops of next stitch and pull yarn tail through. Skip the next stitch (first stitch of round). Join with Duplicate StitchĬut tail and draw last loop still on hook all the way through the last stitch made until the tail passes through that stitch. Second Side: Insert your hook through the first 5 loops of the second side and work Turning a Corner, *ch 3, work Non-Stick Lace repeat from * to last 5 loops, ch 3, work Turning Corner in last 5 loops.īridge the Gap: Sc by inserting hook under two loops of the “knot” in the center of the two rows of hairpin lace loops. For this project, we made our loops in multiples of five and that is how we will work them together as groups of five.įirst, insert your hook into the live loop and turn the work so you are working across the end of your strip of hairpin lace.įirst Side: Insert your hook through the first 5 loops, work Turning a Corner (see Stitch Guide), *ch 3, work Non-Stick Lace (see Stitch Guide) repeat from * to last 5 loops, ch 3, work Turning a Corner in last 5 loops.īridge the Gap: Sc by inserting hook under two loops of the “knot” in the center of the two rows of hairpin lace loops. The thread will hold hairpin lace loops securely and prevent them from twisting and tangling. Non-Stick Lace is our take on broomstick lace without the stick… get it? Non-Stick… because there isn’t a stick… see what we di… never mind. Don’t worry… it goes really fast once you get the hang of it.Īfter removing the loops from the Hairpin Lace Tool and securing the threads as seen in the video, begin your Non-Stick Lace border.
For our super long 128”/325 cm scarf, we made 600 loops. You can make your Non-Stick Lace Skinny Scarf to any length, just be sure you have loops in a multiple of five (e.g. Make a length of hairpin lace according to the instructions in the Hairpin Lace Tool or Tool School Extra Credit Video. Turning a Corner: work just as you would for regular Non-Stick Lace but work a total of 10 sc stitches along the top and side of the 5 loops on your hook. Non-Stick Lace: insert hook into next 5 loops, yo and draw up a loop through all 5 loops (2 loops on hook), yo and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook (first sc made), sc 4 more times in center of loops. Hairpin Lace Tool (see Tool School Extra Credit Video).What you’ll need to know (Abbreviations): Thread – we used Aurifil 12wt cotton thread.Yarn of your choice – we used fingering weight yarn.Clover Amour Crochet Hook – D/3.25mm ( Art.
#BROOMSTICK LACE TOOL HOW TO#
In this tutorial, you will learn how to take one strand of hairpin lace to the next level.
Hairpin lace is a technique where you put single strands of hairpin lace together to make something unique.
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