![]() Something about hairpin lace reminds me of a centipede. There are two rows of opposing loops secured in their shared center by a crocheted spine. In hairpin lace the loops are created on a hairpin fork. Hairpin lace can resemble broomstick lace in that both make big loops grouped together. I can definitely see this done with a ribbon yarn and I am wondering how it would work for an art yarn? I am also wondering if you could work the big loops with a ribbon yarn but crochet them off with something plain? And then there is the question of adding long bugle beads? Or what if you made the loops and then wove them together? What if you woven a strip of fabric through the loops? What about different stitch patterns between the rows? What about working the eyes in a half-drop formation instead of lined up? What about using stitches other than single crochet for the crown? What about beads across the crown? As you can tell, there is a lot of opportunity for experimentation. ![]() In either case, this is a technique that would lends itself to showing off a pretty yarn. In the photograph below, loops have been crocheted individually to make a mesh reminiscent of condo knitting.īroomstick mesh alternating rows over two different-sized dowels ![]() You can see how a group of loops forms and "eye," with a "crown" of single-crochet stitches at the top. These loops are crocheted together in groups, as in the example above. As in knitting but unlike ordinary crochet, there are many loops. In all the pictures below, the swatches are oriented in the direction they were worked, from bottom to top.īroomstick lace is a technique where large loops are created over a broomstick or other oversized dowel, such as a size 35 or 50 knitting needle. On the first day of Rita de Maintenon's workshop we learned two related techniques - broomstick lace and hairpin lace.
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