LOVE Broomstick lace

GETTING STARTED!

What will I need to do broomstick crochet?

Step 1 You can use any yarn for broomstick crochet, but when you’re first learning, it’s best to use a smooth yarn that won’t split when you work with it. Grab a standard hook to go with it, in a suitable size for the yarn (check the yarn’s ball band). We’re using a DK yarn and a 4mm hook.

Step 2 You also need a large ‘broomstick’ – you could use a crafting dowel, large knitting needle, ruler, marker pen, cardboard tube or an actual broomstick. Most patterns will quote the diameter of the ‘broomstick’ but if you use a ruler, measure the circumference and divide by pi (3.14) to get the diameter equivalent.

In order to work broomstick crochet rows, you’ll need a foundation chain or a foundation row (or rows) of stitches. To start our fabric, we’ve worked a foundation row of 10 dc stitches (to do this, ch11, dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end), but you could work any number of stitches