VOGUE KNITTING FALL 2007 INSTRUCTIONS
FINISHED SIZE
HAIR PIN LACE SHAWL
NOTES See the technical article on page 38
of the Fall ’07 issue of Vogue Knitting for in-
depth help with this pattern.
Or visit www.stitchdiva.com/tutorials.aspx
for free, in-depth instruction on hairpin lace.
MATERIALS
• 1 3≤oz/100g skeins (each approx 200yd/
183m) of The Great Adirondack Yarn Com-
pany Sonata (rayon) in Black Orchid (main
ribbon yarn)
• 1 3≤oz/100g skeins (each approx 275yd/
252m) of The Great Adirondack Yarn Com-
pany Gemini (silk/wool) in Black Orchid
(plied yarn)
• Size F-5 (3.75mm) crochet hook OR SIZE
REQUIRED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• Hairpin Lace Loom
• Tapestry Needle
SWATCH
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Joining to right side of strip Work as
Approx 77"/195.5cm wide by 17.5"/44.5cm tall for joining to left sides of strips.
GAUGE Join with sl st to first st of join. Tie off.
• 40 loops = 4"/10cm Measure loops on BOTH EDGING
sides of the strip. The strips will stretch length- Maintain the pattern of 3 loops worked then 1
wise when worn. loop worked, however, use puff bobble and sc
SPECIAL STITCHES sts as an edging.
Puff Stitch Yo, insert hook in indicated st, Starting at bottom near corner Start by
yo, pull through a loop. [Yo, insert hook into attaching yarn to loop just after the loop
same st, yo, pull through a loop] twice more. opposite the last flounce loop. Attach with sl
Yo, pull through all lps on hook. st to 3-lp group. Do a Puff Bobble into this
Make Flounce [Sl st into next untwisted lp] group. *Ch 2, sc into next loop, ch 2, Puff
50 times. Sl st to first sl st of flounce. Bobble into next 3-lp-group; rep from * up to
Puff Bobble Puff St into indicated st, ch 1, the loops opposite the corner groups.
sl st into same st as Puff st. Edge corners
Ch 2, Puff Bobble into each 2-lp-group
INSTRUCTIONS
around, separated by ch 2. End with ch 3 after
Strips A, B, C, D Set loom at 3"/7.5cm.
last Puff Bobble.
Work 520 loops.
Edge Left/Right Side Rep bottom edging.
Strip E Set Loom at 3.25"/8cm. Work 1664
Edge Top Work top edging of wrap same as
loops.
bottom.
Main join pattern
Working in untwisted loops throughout—
Edge Left/Right Side Work as for left/right
side.
Attach yarn with sl st to first set of 3 lps, ch 2,
Edge Bottom Join yarn with sl st to first
starting with current group of lps, *Puff stitch
puff st. Tie off.
in group of 3 lps on 1st strip, Puff stitch in
group of 3 lps on 2nd strip, hdc in loop on 1st FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Lightly steam. ❖
strip, hdc in loop on 2nd strip; rep from *
across. Tie off.
Join A to B, then B to C, then C to
D using Main Join Pattern.
Join Strip E as edging
to wrap
Strip is joined around the entire
perimeter of the previously-joined
strips starting near the bottom left
corner of the wrap. Join E to D—
Join E to D using Main Join
Pattern. (Join with E facing)
Work corner
Make flounce on E, join to last
loop worked.
Joining to left sides Work even-
ly at sides in main join pattern
around the last 2 lps of each strip
and around the space between the 2
edge sts of each join. Cont until ch
sp just before next corner—work
this corner similar to last corner.
Join A to E Work this join in join
pattern, continuing until next cor-
ner—rep Work Corner instructions.
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