Finally, you will find a selection of 20 patterns, including wearables, handbags, household items, and baby clothes, on which to hone your broomstick lace skills. After that, we’ll discuss important topics such as yarn, gauge, and finishing your items.
BROOMSTICK LACE CROCHET HOW TO
Next I will teach you the basics of broomstick lace, then how to increase, decrease, and change colors in broomstick lace, as well as several variations on the stitch. Although a knitting needle is used with broomstick lace, the stitches themselves are primarily classified under the art of crochet. To help you learn everything there is to know about broomstick lace, this book begins with the absolute basics of crochet. You can view my very first basic broomstick lace video at.
As of this writing, that video has over 1.3 million views-and counting. At the time I didn’t think anyone would have an interest in an old crochet stitch people made years ago, but I was wrong. After posting a photo of some of these items on my website, I received several e-mail messages requesting that I make a YouTube® video on how to create the basic broomstick lace stitch. Over the years, I have made broomstick lace scarves, baby blankets, and various other items for friends and family. I made little broomstick lace blankets for my dolls and plush toys. While I knew how to crochet basic stitches as a child, it wasn’t until my preteen years that I attempted the broomstick lace stitch. I was fascinated by all of its perfect loops and swirls. My love for the stitch began in the late 1970s, after admiring a purple blanket my grandmother had made for me when I was born.
My great grandmother made blankets using the broomstick lace stitch in the late 1800s, and my grandmother continued this tradition throughout her life. Rumor has it American settlers used an actual broomstick handle to create the stitch, hence the name. The stitch has been around since at least the 1800s, though its precise origin is unknown. Valance Café Curtain Visual Index Introductionīroomstick lace, also known throughout the years by other names such as jiffy lace, peacock stitch, and Peruvian stitch, produces a lovely open lace pattern that works up very quickly. Visit Contents Introduction Broomstick Lace Crochet-The StitchĬreating Your Own Lace Patterns with Broomstick Laceīroomstick Lace in the Round Broomstick Lace Crochet-The Patterns Scan to enjoy a video featuring all the projects in the book! Finally, thank you to my editor, Pam Hoenig, who guided me with kindness and patience through the writing of this book. I’d also like to thank my parents, Robert and Bernadine Fera, my husband, David, and children, Sarah and Shawn, for their encouragement and support.
BROOMSTICK LACE CROCHET FREE
So the free tool should be ok to be used with any broomstick crochet pattern that requires a 3cm-diameter broomstick.This book is dedicated in loving memory to my grandmothers, Anna Fera and Catherine Tryba, both of whom taught me how to crochet. For example, a loop of yarn sitting around the free tool will measure approx 94mm in circumference – divided by pi (31.14), that’s approx 30mm. Most patterns quote the diameter of the ‘broomstick’ but if you use a flat broomstick like your free tool, you’ll need to measure the circumference of the tool and divide by pi (3.14) to get the diameter equivalent. You’ll also need a broomstick tool – we’ve used the free tool from Simply Crochet magazine here but you could also use another large ‘broomstick’ such as a crafting dowel, large knitting needle, ruler, marker pen, cardboard tube or an actual broomstick. Grab a standard hook to go with it, in a suitable size for the yarn (check the yarn’s ball band). First things first, you need some yarn – you can use any yarn for broomstick crochet, but when you’re first learning, it’s best to use a smooth DK yarn that won’t split when you work with it.
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