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Skill

Level
Intermediate
SIZE
Hairpin Lace Doily lps of center of doily, picot, ch 5, sl st
13" diameter through next 6 lps of 2nd length of lace,
MATERIALS rep from * around, ch 5, join with sl st in
Crochet cotton size 30: 1 small ball each first sc, fasten off.
white and light green THIRD LENGTH
Steel crochet hook size 10 With light green work length of hairpin lace
1!/2" hairpin lace staple having 252 lps on each side of staple,
Tapestry needle leave strand at each end for tying, re­
move from staple, do not tie.
BASIC HAIRPIN LACE
❖ Hold staple with base (connecting piece) at Work on WS, attach white through first 3
bottom. Make lp at end of thread and lps of 2nd length of lace, sc in same place,
This extremely place on right-hand prong of staple, draw picot, ch 5, sc through first 2 lps of 3rd
out lp until knot is halfway between length of lace, *ch 5, sc through next 6
delicate doily prongs, wind thread around left-hand lps of 2nd length, insert hook through all
prong of staple from front to back. Insert 6 lps at 1 time, ch 4, sc in each of next 3
makes a nice hook in lp on right prong, thread over lps of 3rd length, picot, sc in each of next
hook and draw through, keep work at 6 lps of 3rd length, picot, sc in each of
change in your center of staple, ch 1 to tighten st, *keep next 3 lps of 3rd length, ch 4, sc through
lp on hook, raise hook parallel to prongs, same 6 lps of 2nd length, [ch 5, sc
turn staple 180 degrees to left, insert through next 2 lps of 3rd length, ch 5, sc
decor. It may be
hook through front lp on left prong and through next 3 lps of 2nd length, picot]
make sc (keep work at center), rep from * twice, ch 5, sc through next 2 lps of 3rd
made in two
for desired length. When staple gets length, rep from * around, end to corre­
crowded, remove base, slide lps off, leav­ spond, join with sl st in first sc, fasten off.
colors, as shown, Tie ends of 3rd length together.
ing last 3 or 4 on each side, replace base.
but we think it Wind completed lace on cardboard, do EDGING
not twist, pin. Rnd 1: With RS of doily facing work on op­
would be just as CENTER posite side of hairpin lace, attach white
With light green work length of hairpin lace in first lp of 15-lp group, sc in same place,
pretty in a having 56 lps on each side of staple, leave [ch 3, sc in next lp] 11 times, *ch 3, sc
strand at each end for tying, remove from through next 6 lps, [ch 3, sc in next lp] 12
staple and tie ends together, be sure not times, rep from * around, end to corre­
single shade.
to twist work. Thread tapestry needle spond, ch 3, join with sl st in first sc.
with light green and draw all lps on 1 side
❖ together by running thread through each
Rnd 2: Ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (pi­
cot), [ch 3, dc in next sc, ch 3, sl st in top
lp, do not twist lps, pull tight, tie firmly. of dc just made (picot)] 10 times, *ch 3,
SECOND LENGTH thread over hook, insert in next sc and
With white work length of hairpin lace having pull lp through, thread over hook and
168 lps on each side of staple, leave strand at through 2 lps, thread over hook, skip sc
each end for tying, remove from staple and that joins 6 lps together, insert hook in
tie together, be careful not to twist. next sc, thread over and pull lp through,
Without twisting lps attach white thread thread over and through 2 lps, thread
through 2 lps on outside edge of center of over and through remaining 3 lps, picot,
doily, sc in same place, ch 3, sl st in top of [ch 3, dc in next sc, picot] 10 times, rep
sc (picot), ch 5, sl st through first 6 lps of from * around, end with ch 3, dc in next
2nd length of lace, insert hook through sc, join with sl st in 3rd ch of ch-6 under
all lps at 1 time, *ch 5, sc through next 2 picot, fasten off. ❖
Hairpin Lace
Doily

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