A BABY is never too young for HAIRPIN LACE

Designs by BARBARA O’BRIEN

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Baby Set—Size to 6 months

Materials required:

SUSAN BATES®

or

MARCIA LYNN®

2-inch Hairpin Lace loom

Crochet Hook D or 3

Pom-Pon maker

Baby Yarn—

1 oz. for Bootees

1 oz. for Bonnet

3 ozs. for Sacque

Gauge: s c—5 st—1 inch

BOOTEES

Make two.

Ch 9. S c in second chain from hook, and in each ch across (8 s c). Ch 1, turn. Work 1 s c in each s c across, ch 1, turn. Work 6 more rows the same as the last one. Ch 26, and sl st to beginning of the last row. Work 7 s c down the side of the square, 7 s c along bottom, and 7 s c up the other side, and 26 s c along across chain.

Work 7 more rows of s c around. Fasten off. Sew together across bottom, gathering in heel and toe slightly, so they will not come to a point. Attach yarn at top of bootee on one side, and ch 3, sk 1 st, d c in next st, * ch 1, sk 1 st, d c in next st. Repeat from * around, ending ch 1, sl st to top of ch 3.

Row 2: Work 2 s c in each ch-1 space around. Sl st to first st, fasten off.

Make 2 strips each of hairpin lace with 48 lps on each side.

Join strips by pulling 3 lps through 3 lps. Join end to form a circle. Finish outside edges by pulling 3 lps through 3 lps and fasten ends together. Sew cuff to bottom of bootee with yarn needle and baby yarn, having seam at back.

TIE: With double yarn make a chain 10-inches long. Weave in and out of eyelets of bootee. Make a small pom-pon with a Susan Bates or Marcia Lynn pom-pon maker for each end and attach.

BABY SACQUE

YOKE BACK: Ch 50, d c in 3rd ch from hook, and in each ch across (48 d c). Ch 3, turn.

ROW 2: Work 1 d c in each d c across, ch 3, turn.

Repeat Row 2, 8 times.

SIDE FRONT: On next row, work across 14 sts, increasing one stitch in 14th st (neck edge). Ch 3, turn.

Work 9 more rows, increasing 1 st at neck edge on each row. Fasten off. Skip center 20 sts for neck and tie in yarn. Work second front to correspond with first, increasing one st at neck edge every row. Row 11, ch 1, turn. Work 1 s c in each st across first side, ch 8, work 1 s c in each st across back, ch 8, work 1 s c in each st across other side, ch 1, turn. Work 1 s c in each s c and in each chain across row. Turn work, and work a row of s c around neck edge. Fasten off.

With hairpin lace crochet loom, make 20 strips each of 39 lps on each side of loom. Join by pulling 3 lps through 3 lps, always working from bottom to top. Finish outside edges by pulling 3 lps through 3 lps from bottom to top. Sew to yoke, easing in fullness.

For each sleeve, make 6 strips each of 33 lps on each side of crochet loom. Join in the same way as before. When all six have been put together, join the first strip to the sixth. Sew sleeves in place.

With right side facing you, work a row of shells around neck edge as follows: s c in first st, * skip 1 st, 5 d c in next st (shell made), skip 1 st, s c in next st, repeat from * around. Fasten off.

With right side facing you, work a row of shells across bottom, and around sleeve edge, working a shell in joining point of 2 strips, and s c in center of strip.

BABY BONNET

BACK PIECE: Ch 3. Work 12 d c in third chain from hook. Join with a sl st.

ROUND 2: Ch 3. Work 1 d c in same place as sl st, and 2 d c in each st around. (24 d c.) Join each rnd. with a sl st.

ROUND 3: Ch 3. D c in same st as sl st, * 1 d c in next st, 2 d c in next st, repeat from *.

Continue to increase 12 sts each rnd for 2 more rnds (60 sts).

HAIRPIN LACE: Make 3 strips of 78 lps, 1 strip of 52 lps.

Join 3—78 lp strips by pulling 3 lps through 3 lps. Finish one side by pulling 3 lps through 3 lps.

Join 4th strip to other edge by pulling 3 lps of third strip through 2 lps of fourth, and 2 lps of fourth through 3 lps of third. Finish other side of fourth strip by pulling 2 lps through 2 lps across.

On back piece, mark off 12 sts for back of neck. Sew side with 52-lp strip to back piece, omitting these 12 sts.

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NECK BAND: Join yarn at front edge, and work a row of 36 s c around neck edge. Work 3 more rows st for st. Work a row of shell st around front of bonnet.

TIES: Make 2.

With yarn double, make a chain of 40 sts.

Add pom-pon and attach to bonnet.

BABY BLANKET

Materials required:

SUSAN BATES®

or

MARCIA LYNN®

Crochet Hook F or 5

Lightweight Sport Yarn 8 oz.

3-inch hairpin lace loom

GAUGE: 5 s c to 1 inch.

NOTE: Yarn is worked double throughout. Each loop has two strands of yarn which will be referred to as a SINGLE LOOP.

Make 14 strips of 120 SINGLE LOOPS on each side of loom. Join SINGLE LOOPS by pulling 2 SINGLE LOOPS through 2 SINGLE LOOPS always starting at same end and working from right side. Fasten last 2 SINGLE LOOPS securely. Finish sides by pulling 2 SINGLE LOOPS through 2 SINGLE LOOPS. Weave in all ends.

EDGING—Make a strip of hairpin lace long enough to go around all four sides of blanket allowing a little extra for fullness at corners. It is better to have too much as it can be pulled out. Finish one side of this strip by pulling 2 SINGLE LOOPS through 2 SINGLE LOOPS. This side will be sewed to the edge of the blanket. Leave SINGLE LOOPS on the other side loose to form fringe. This may be cut if desired.

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