Showing posts with label mitts. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Broomstick Lace Fingerless Gloves

One thing that I love about crochet is that there is always something new to learn.  Until now, I had never made anything using broomstick lace.  I decided to give it a try and came up with these:
Swirls and Sprinkles: Free crochet broomstick lace fingerless gloves pattern
Broomstick Lace Fingerless Gloves

Something I realized while trying to learn the stitch is that there are multiple ways people make the stitch.  I found youtube videos with working your piece with the RS (right side) facing at all times, working right to left, then left to right.  I found vidoes with turning after each row...both give a similar look, though I prefer keeping the RS facing at all times.  It gives a smoother more uniform look (IMO).  Some have you work in both loops of the stitch, some have you work in the BLO (back loop only).  

I found while creating this pattern that I had some choices to make.  Choice one, I could work around my piece right to left, then work back left to right, or I could work my piece in a continuous round right to left.  I chose the latter.  I found it to feel more natural, though both ways give the same overall look.  Choice two, I could work in both loops of the stitch, or I could work in the BLO, I chose both loops.

If you are familiar with the stitch, go with what you feel comfortable with.  If you have never used this stitch, I would highly suggest taking a look at this video tutorial by Moogly, so you can at least get an idea for what each step will look. 

I did take some extra photos trying to show some steps of the stitch.  I hope you find them helpful!

Are you ready?  Ok, here we go...