Friday, August 5, 2011

Broomstick Lace

My first attempt at Broomstick Lace:

There are some obvious hiccups, but I started getting the hang of it around row 3 or 4.

Have any of you tried it? Anything you like or don't like about it? Any tips or hints I should know?

Enjoy your weekend!

9 comments:

  1. Mindy,

    You are doing a wonderful job. I made a short sleeved sweater with size 3 cotton thread. It was fun. Love your hot pink yarn.

    Hugs,
    Tamara

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  2. I am eyeing trying it but haven't done it yet. It looks like you've gotten off to a nice start!

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  3. Looks like once you got it figured out...it looks good..

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  4. That looks gorgeous! It's on my list of stuff to try, going to have to give it a go soon. Come and link up to my Learn a New Technique page and share it with other people who want to learn something new.

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  5. It looks neat. Why is it called broomstick lace?

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  6. It's called Broomstick Lace because as you crochet, you pull loops over a knitting needle (or broomstick) to give it the holey-lace-like finish. It's kind of wild!

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  7. That's on my list of things to learn. I love the look of it. A couple of years ago I found a broomstick lace afghan somewhere (can't remember where now) and at the time I thought...holy cow...someone put a lot of time into that thing!

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  8. This is lovely - no, I've never tried it, but I have the big needle on standby and ready to use as soon as I finish a couple projects...I like the way it looks. I think I'll try a pretty scarf first!

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  9. This is one of the easiest forms of crochet. I love it!

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