With white, work 9 strips of hairpin lace each having 397 loops on each side of staple. Working on first strip with blue or contrasting color sc through first 5 lps inserting hook through all 5 lps at one time and keeping loops straight. Do not twist, ** ch 5, * sc through next loop but twist loop twice. Repeat from * twice, ch 5, sc through next 5 lps, keeping lps straight. Repeat from ** across strip. Ch 6, sl st in center of strip, ch 6 and work down other side of strip in same way. At end of strip ch 6, sl st in center of strip, ch 6 and fasten off in corner loop. 2nd Strip: Join blue in corner loop, ch 6, sl st in center of strip, ch 6 then work down 1 side. At end of row ch 6, sl st in center of strip, ch 6. You are now ready to join to first strip. TO JOIN: Sc through first 5 loops of free edge of 2nd strip, ch 2, join to center st of 1st lp of 1st strip (to join: drop lp from hk, insert in st, pull lp through), * ch 2, 1 sc in each of the next 3 lps of 2nd strip (twist each lp twice), ch 2, join to center st of next lp of 1st strip, ch 2, sc through next 5 lps of 2nd strip, keeping lps straight, ch 2, join to center st of next lp of 1st strip, repeat from * across strip. Work and join all strips as above. Your Notes: {uncaptioned} |