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Grandson's blanket
I made this using the broomstitch. My fav.
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beautiful work!!!! love the stitch, must try it sometime. have looked but couldn't find the #50 needle needed to make the stitch. Carol
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Originally Posted by
cybarra
beautiful work!!!! love the stitch, must try it sometime. have looked but couldn't find the #50 needle needed to make the stitch. Carol
I use a dowel rod from Michael's to do broomstick lace. It's not as smooth, but you can select whichever size you want for it, which makes the whole process a little more simple IMO.
You could also use a bigger plastic knitting needle, which is what I started with to learn.
Last edited by Rogue Hobbies; 10-03-2014 at 09:06 AM.
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I love your grandson's blanket, you did a wonderful job!
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Hi Sherry,
It looks very nice. Is the broomstitch easy to do?
Jean M
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To me, the broomstitch is the easiest stitch to do. You just have to be sure you keep it in multiples of 5 stitches. I pull 5 loops off, hold it on my finger and stitch 5 singles across the top of the loops, pull off 5 more loops and stitch those. It makes a nice big blanket FAST. :-) You can find a video on you tube to make it. Dowel rods do work and you can sand it with a very fine grit sand paper to make it smooth. I found my large knitting needle about 30 years ago when I first learned the stitch. I found another at Hancocks fabrics a few years ago. My needle makes the loops about 1 1/2inches around. You can make the loops as large or small as you choose. Small loops need less loops to pull at a time, the larger loops, 5-6 at a time, make the same stitches as the number of loops pulled off. I made a shawl years ago the had 2-3 inch loops, pulling 6 loops at a time. Pretty, but not so warm, it was just for decoration basically, but it was pretty.
The crotchet crowd on you tube has a nice video instruction for the broomstitch lace stitch. I can't copy the link on my tablet, just go to you tube, look for the crotchet crowd, then
the stitch.
Last edited by im1stsherry; 10-03-2014 at 11:08 AM.
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Handsome boy, handsome blanket. You did a great job. I'm sure he really enjoys the hug from grandma everytime he cuddles in his blanket.
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your blanket is very nice. looks like he really enjoys it
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Lovely, I admire your talent.
LynM
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