Layers of Lace: Part 2
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
27 inches diameter
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (400 yds per ball):
2 balls #226 natural (all parts) • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge (all parts) • Size 17/12mm 32-inch circular
knitting needle (Part 2 only) • Size 19/15mm 24-inch circular
knitting needle (Part 2 only) • Size 35/20mm 32-inch circular
knitting needle (Part 2 only) • Hairpin lace loom (Part 3 only) • Tapestry needle (Part 3 only)
GAUGE
Rnds 1–8 = 3 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Rounds 1-18 (Part 1) is available in the June 2019 issue of Crochet World. Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated. The even-numbered rounds of Broomstick lace are worked in loop groups of 5, 6 or 7.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning shell (beg shell): [Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), (dc, ch 1) 5 times, dc] in indicated sp or st.
Shell: [(Dc, ch 1) 6 times, dc] in indicated sp or st.
PATTERN
Rnd 19: With size 17 knitting needle, working from left to right, pull last lp onto knitting needle, [insert hook in next st, pull up lp and place on needle] around, turn. (300 lps)
Rnd 20: Working from right to left, remove lps from needle in groups of 5, insert hook in first 5-lp group (see A of illustration), ch 1, 6 sc in first 5-lp group (see B
of illustration), 6 sc in each 5-lp group around, join (see Pattern Notes) in first st. (360 sc)
Rnd 21: With size 19 knitting needle, working from left to right, pull last lp onto knitting needle, [insert hook in next st, pull up lp and place on needle] around, turn. (360 lps)
Rnd 22: Working from right to left, remove lps from needle in groups of 6, insert hook in first 6-lp group, ch 1, 7 sc in first 6-lp group, 7 sc in each 6-lp group around, join in first st. (420 sc)
Rnd 23: With size 35 knitting needle, working from left to right, pull last lp onto knitting needle, [insert hook in next st, pull up lp and place on needle] around, turn. (420 lps)
Rnd 24: Working from right to left, remove lps from needle in groups of 7, insert hook in first 7-lp group, ch 1, 8 sc in first 7-lp group, 8 sc in each 7-lp group around, join in first st. (480 sc)
Rnd 25: Sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st, *ch 5, sk 4 sts, sc in next st, ch 1, sk 2 sts**, sc in next st; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in first st. (60 ch-5 sps, 120 sc, 60 ch-1 sps) Rnd 26: Sl st into first ch-5 sp, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same sp, ch 4, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, * shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 4; rep from * around, join to first st. (30 shells, 60 ch-4 sps, 30 sc) Rnd 27: (Sl st, ch 1, sc) in first ch-1 sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp] 5 times, ch 3, sk next ch-4 sp, dc in sc, ch 3, sk next ch-4 sp**, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join to first sc. (180 sc, 210 ch-3 sps, 30 dc) Rnd 28: (Sl st, ch 1, sc) in first ch-3 sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 4 times, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp**, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join to first sc. (150 sc, 180 ch-3 sps, 30 dc) Rnd 29: (Sl st, ch 1, sc) in first ch-3 sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 3 times, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in next st, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp**, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join to first sc. (120 sc, 150 ch-3 sps, 30 dc)
Rnd 30: (Sl st, ch 1, sc) in first ch-3 sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] twice, ch 4, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, ch 4, sk next ch-3 sp**, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep
at **, join to first sc. (90 sc, 60 ch-3 sps, 60 ch-4 sps, 30 dc)
Rnd 31: (Sl st, ch 1, sc) in first ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-4 sp, dc in next dc**, ch 5, sk next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, ch 3, dc in first st (counts as ch-5 sp). (60 sc, 30 ch-3 sps, 60 ch-5 sps, 30 dc) To be continued…