| There are so many great Interweave Crochet projects I've wanted to make before, but hesitated because I was scared off by this technique. |
| |
 |
|
|
The Raindrops Broomstick Lace Shawl by Jill Wright
Interweave Crochet Summer 2009 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
To start you off, I used this free crochet pattern, the Cables and Lace Broomstick Hat by Kristin Omdahl. |
| |
|
|
|
To hurry up and get to the broomstick, I made a simple brim by making a
row of 5 single crochet in the back loop only instead of the more
complicate cabled brim in the pattern. Then, I began to pick up each
loop of broomstick crochet and placed them on a size 17 circular
knitting needle: |
| |
| Many instructions for broomstick crochet will tell you to drop ALL of
your loops off of the needles. If you are also a knitter like me, the
concept of dropping all those loops is downright TERRIFYING! So, I just
put my hook in the number called for in the pattern, leaving the rest
securely on the needle: |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Next, you pull up a loop in the entire group of stitches: |
| |
|
|
|
Continue to make as many single crochet stitches as called for in that
same group of stitches. My pattern calls for six single crochet in each
group. This is what makes that little eyelet that is the trademark of
broomstick crochet: |
| |
 |
|
With each new row of broomstick, you will pick up the
new loops through the single crochets in the previous row. Here is my
hat with two rows completed:
|
| |
|
Happy Stitching,
— Sharon
|