How to Broomstick Lace Crochet an Afghan

broomstick lace Afghan involves repeating steps and rows.

Crocheting a laced broomstick Afghan is relatively quick, easy and inexpensive to make. The Afghan consists of large and decorative stitching also used for baby blanket and shawls. The procedure entails using a large knitting needle and a crochet hook to work a broomstick afghan. For instance, the technique requires putting loops on a knitting needle with a crochet hook. Then you create single crocheting in groups of loops to complete the rows of a broomstick pattern. For example, a broomstick laced afghan measuring 42 x 63 inches would require 190 stitches or 190 loops.

Things You'll Need

• 1 Knitting needle ½ to 1 inch in diameter and 50 inches long.
• 1 Crochet needle.

Instructions

How To Broomstick Lace Crochet An Afghan

1. Working with your crochet hook, crochet a foundation chain of multiples of five stitches.

2. Hold your knitting needle in the left hand and the crochet hook in the right hand.

3. Insert the crochet hook into the first stitch of the foundation chain and place yarn over the crochet hook.

4. Pull hook and yarn through the chain to make a long loop.

5. Place the loop on the knitting needle.

6. Repeat the procedure until the end of the chain, working one stitch at a time.

Crocheting Broomstick Pattern

1. Use the crochet hook to slip five loops from your knitting needle.

2. Insert the hook through the center of the five loops.

3. Yarn over hook, draw the yarn through the grouping.

4. Chain one stitch at the top of the grouping then single crochet in the same chain one space five times.

5. Slip five more loops from your needle.

6. Insert hook through the grouping and draw yarn through the center space of the loops.

7. Work five single crochets in the center instead of the chain one space.

8. Remove five more loops from your needle until you reach the end of row---38 grouping of five.

Single Crocheting Row

1. Work your row from to left to right. Inserting hook in single crochet, back loop only.

2. Insert hook in single crochet, yarn over and pull loop up.

3. Place the loop on knitting needle.

4. Repeat to the end of row---190 loops.

Repeating Pattern

1. Repeat the Crocheting Broomstick Pattern Row.

2. Repeat the single Crochet Row.

3. Repeat until conplete.

Tips & Warnings

• For larger broomstick Afghan, add multiples of five stitches.

• The abbreviation (yo) yarns over involves placing the yarn over the crochet hook and pulling the yarn through a stitch or chain.

• The abbreviation (sc) is used in pattern instructions to represent single stitch.

• Preparing the foundation chain consists of forming a slip knot and inserting the crochet hook into the slip knot yarn over hook. Pull up the yarn through the slip knot and complete the first chain. Repeat the procedure until you reach the desired number of chains.

References

• Yarn Lover's Room: Broomstick Lace Afghan; by Sue Kinsey Kinsey