LOVELY IN LACE
copyright 01/21/05 Dot Matthews


Materials:

J hook
size 50 Broomstick Lace Pin
Red Heart Super Saver approximately 2 oz.

Adult size: 23"

Gauge: 1 group of the broomstick lace = 1" across by 1.5" tall (approximately)
6 hdc = 2"
2 rows of hdc = 1"

abbreviations used:
ch – chain
tr – treble crochet – yo twice, insert hook in designated stitch, yo, pull thru stitch, yo,
(pull thru 2 loops), 3 times
pin – broomstick lace pin – tool used to make the broomstick lace
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – yo , pull up a loop, yo draw thru all 3 loops on hook
sk – skip
dec – decrease – yo, insert hook in designated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, insert hook in
next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw thru all 5 loops

ROW 1: (ch 4, tr in 4th ch from hook) 15 times.

ROW 2: ch 1, working around the post of the trebles of the previous row, 5 sc in next tr
to end of row. (75 sc)

BROOMSTICK LACE ROWS

ROW 3 (first half of broomstick lace): place loop from last sc of row 2 over the
broomstick pin, pull yarn to make it snug on pin, but don't "choke" it. Now, working in
back loops only of the sc's, *insert hook in next sc, pull up a loop, place loop over pin.
Repeat from * to end of row. (75 loops)

  

ROW 4 (second half of broomstick lace): insert hook under 5 loops and carefully remove
them from the pin. yo, pull loop thru all 5 loops on hook, ch 1, 5 sc in the same 5 loops.
*Insert hook under next 5 loops and carefully remove from pin, 5 sc in these loops.
Repeat from * until all loops have been worked off pin. (15 groups of 5 loops and 75 sc)

Join with a sl st to first sc.

Begin working in rounds on row 5

ROW 5: sl st in next sc, sc in next st, *ch 3, sk 4 sc, sc in next st, repeat from * around.
Join with sl st in first sc. (15 ch-3 spaces)

ROW 6: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 4 sc in next ch-3 sp, *sc in next sc, 4 sc in next ch-3
sp. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. (75 sc) Fasten off

Next row is worked in the ch-4 loops of the first row.

ROW 7:  Attach yarn in first ch-4 loop, ch 1, 5 sc's around the chain, *5 sc around next
chain, repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc. (75 sc)

ROW 8: sl st in next st, ch 2, hdc in same st as sl st, hdc in next 3 sts, *sk next st, hdc in
next 4 sts. Repeat from * around.  Join with sl st in first hdc. (60 hdc)

ROW 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 4, sk next 4 sts, *sc in next st, ch 4, sk next 4 sts.
Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. (12 ch-4 spaces)

ROW 10: ch 1, *4 sc in next ch-4 space, sk next sc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st
in first sc. (48 sc)

ROW 11: ch 2, hdc in same st as join, hdc in ea st around. Ignoring ch 2, join with sl st in
first hdc. (48 hdc)

ROW 12: repeat row 11. (48 hdc)

ROW 13: ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, *sc in next st, ch 3, sk next 3 sts.
Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. (12 ch-3 spaces)

ROW 14: ch 1, *3 sc in next ch-3 space, sk next sc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st
in first sc.

ROW 15: sl st in next st, ch 2, hdc in same st as sl st, hdc in next st, *sk next st, hdc in
next 2 sts. Repeat from * around.  Join with sl st in first hdc. (24 hdc)

ROW 16: ch 2, yo, insert hook in same st as join, yo, pull up a loop, yo, insert hook in
next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw thru all 5 loops on hook, dec made. hdc in next st,
*yo, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop, yo, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop, yo,
draw thru all 5 loops, hdc in next st. Repeat from * around. (16 hdc)

ROW 17: ch 2, yo, insert hook in same st as join, yo, pull up a loop, yo, insert hook in
next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw thru all 5 loops on hook, *yo, insert hook in next st,
pull up a loop, yo, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop, yo, draw thru all 5 loops. Repeat
from * around. (8 hdc)

Leaving a long tail, fasten off. Weave tail through the 8 stitches of row 17 and pull tight
to close the hole. Secure and weave in ends.

Using the beginning tail, stitch the beginning rows together, secure and weave in ends.

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