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Technique · Tool-assisted

Hairpin Lace

Loops are wrapped around a two-pronged metal frame and secured with a crocheted spine, producing long strips of open loop lace.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Category
Techniques
Common fibres
Mohair, Silk blends, Cotton, Fine wool

Definition

Hairpin lace, also called hairpin crochet, uses an adjustable U-shaped loom so that yarn loops extend evenly on either side of a central crocheted spine.

Overview

Each finished strip looks like a fringe on both sides of a narrow braid. Strips are then joined — twisted, braided or crocheted together — to build shawls, scarves and blanket panels with a very high ratio of drape to yarn used.

Loop width is set by the distance between the prongs, so the same yarn can produce dense narrow lace or dramatically airy panels simply by changing the frame setting.

Characteristics

  • Requires a hairpin loom or adjustable fork
  • Produces reversible loop strips with a crocheted spine
  • Very open, light and fast to make

Typical uses

  • Shawls and wraps
  • Scarves
  • Blanket panels
  • Trims and edgings
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Broomstick LaceElongated loops are held on a large knitting needle or dowel, then grouped and worked off in clusters to form fan-shaped openwork.

Style category

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Natural fibre

MohairA lustrous halo fibre from angora goats — glamorous, and unforgiving of frogging.

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