Contemporary Crochet Throughout the Home | J. & P. Coats - Clark's O.N.T. Book No. 508
Contemporary Crochet Throughout the Home
Book No. 508
J. & P. Coats ⋅ Clark's O.N.T.
Original Copyright 1954
Patterns Included:
General Information
How to Make Hairpin Lace
Step 1—Make a loop at end of ball thread (Fig. 1).
Step 2—Insert hook in loop and wind ball thread around right prong of staple (Fig. 1).
Step 3—Thread over hook and draw through loop, keeping loop at center (Fig. 1).
Step 4—Raise hook to a vertical position and turn staple to the left (Fig. 2).
Step 5—Thread over hook and draw through loop on hook (Fig. 3).
Step 6—Insert hook in loop of left prong (Fig. 4).
Step 7—Thread over hook and draw loop through (2 loops on hook), thread over and draw through 2 loops.
Step 8—Repeat Steps 4 to 7 incl until staple is filled.
Step 9—Remove all but the last 4 loops from staple and continue as before for length desired.
HOW TO JOIN MOTIFS: On last rnd of every motif, make half the chains required on a corner loop, then sl st in corresponding loop on preceding motif, complete ch on motif in work and continue to work in pattern joining corresponding loops on one side (where 4 corners meet, join 3rd and 4th corners to joining of previous 2 corners).
