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matter what you call it, this tool creates a very complicated looking design strip
to make scarves, shawls or afghans and more; yet it is quite easy to use.
A Ruana
and Vest and Scarves patterns made on the Hairpin
Lace Loom
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by the Susan Bates Company and listed with our other Bates crochet
hooks. The Hairpin Lace Loom adjusts from 1 inches to 4 inches wide, side bars are 11 3/4 inches long. It is $5.75. |
An e-newsletter that I receive is called
TALKING CROCHET with Carol Alexander from DRG, publishers of Crochet Magazine.
The
1-29-08 newsletter discussed the Hairpin Lace Loom; summarizing the comments Carol
said " Follow the old rule of thumb and start out small with a simple little
project that will provide some excellent practice. Our lovely lace bookmark is
a perfect beginning project that will help you get the hang of hairpin lace. The
more you practice this technique, the more lovely little gifts you'll have to
tuck away for special occasions. Click here for the free
bookmark pattern and enjoy the fun technique of hairpin-lace crochet."
| Instructions are included with the Loom to make the strips
but I didn't understand how to put the strips together to make the beautiful scarf
Judy Schani sent us. Judy was then kind enough to send the directions below. The solid blue sample from Judy is a close up of one strip: (Aren't people who work with yarns/fiber wonderful! Thank you again, Judy.) See the book: "HAIRPIN LACE AFGHANS". |  |
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Directions to Join Hairpin Lace Strips Basic pattern: You take 3 loops and loop them through 3 more. Take 3 loops from the left and 3 from the right and hook them together.- (Take your 2 index fingers and hook them together, this gives you the idea how they hook up.-) You go right side 3 loops and slip them into 3 loops on the left . You continue to loop back and forth up the entire strip. The first 3 loops may need to be turned a half or full turn in order to get then the same length as the others up the line. This also makes for a more even bottom or top. At the end, you put the end loops-3- either to the right or left to be looped with the spare piece of yarn hanging down the middle from the crocheted center strip. This is where the tassels are added on later. The loops are always done in 3. So when adding on loops for making the strips, divide that number by 3 so you have equal hooked loops on each side. Just a FYI note, add 2 or 3 extra loops on the fork in case you miss count the loops. It is easier to take off than add loops. |
Barbara's note: The book My Crochet Teacher does have a special lesson on Hairpin Lace with illustrations and directions. Patterns in the book include a 45 1/2 inch by 61 inch afghan and a 14 1/2 inch by 14 1/2 inch pillow. Both use worsted weight yarn with the Hairpin Lace Loom and a size J crochet hook. The afghan 39 ounces of yarn and the pillow uses 10 ounces of yarn, 2 colors are suggested. My Crochet Teacher is $4.95 ||
We now have the hard to find Pompon
Maker, Bloom Loom and the Knifty Knitter Round Looms,
books and hook.||
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