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HAIRPIN BRACELET

NOTES

PleaseseetheCrochetWorkshoponpage 80

fordirectionsonusingyourhairpinloom.

EachHairpinStriphasloopsoneithersideof

a ‘spine’ofdcstitches.MakesureyourStrips

haveanequalnumberofloopsoneachside

ofthespine,asdirectedinthepattern.

Usespareyarntosecurethehairpinloopson

eachStripbefore removing them from the

loom.

TheHairpinStripdoesnothavea RSorWS,

butmakesureit doesn’t get twisted while

youworkwithit.

Usea 3mmhooktomakeandjointheStrips.

Changetothebeading hook to work Edging.

BRACELET

HAIRPINSTRIPS(MAKE2)

Usinga 3mmhookandleavinga longtail,

makea Stripwith 36 loopsoneachsideofthe

spine.YoucanmaketheStripshorterorlonger

by2 loopsata time,asdesired to alter the

lengthofyourBracelet.

Fastenoff, leaving a long tail.

TOMAKEUP

PlacethetwoStripsnexttoeachother.

Row 1 Insert hook into bottom 2 loops on the

Bringbraidedstyletoyourwristwithour

elegantsummerbracelet.Weusedhairpin

crochetanda cottonyarnfora lightweight

feelthat’sperfectforhotdays.Thebracelet

is madeoftwohairpincrochetstripswitha

delicatecable-stylejoindownthemiddle.

We’vesizedit tofitanaveragewoman’s

wrist, but it can easily be adjusted.

4PLY

WEIGHT

3MM

HOOK

YOUWILLNEED
QDROPSSafran(100% cotton,
50g/160m)
1 ballofOffWhite(18)
QA 3mm(USC/2orD/3)hook
QA beading/Tambourhookora
1.25mm(US 12 steel)hook
QHairpinloom with prongs set to
4cm
Q 36 glassseedbeads, size 3
Foryarncontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
21 loopsmeasuresappox 10cm (4in)

MEASUREMENTS
FinishedBracelet measures 17x5cm
(6x2in)

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

A BIT

TRICKY

Workthetwoedgesinthe

samedirectiontoensurethey

match with one another

right-handsideoftheleftStrip,inserthookinto

thebottom2 loopsoftheleft-handsideofthe

rightStrip,pullloopsfromrightStripthrough

loopsfromleftStrip(2loopsonhook),*insert

hookintonext2 loopsuponleftStripandpull

throughthe2 loopsfromrightStrip,insert

hookintonext2 loopsupontherightStripand

pullthroughthe2 loopsonthehookfromthe

leftStrip;repeatfrom* toend,securefinal 2

loopsusinga smalllengthofmatchingyarn.

Weave ends into the dc sts of each Strip.

TOMAKEUP

Usethelongtailstojointhetwoshortendsof

theBracelettogether, sewing each spine of

stitches together.

EDGING

EachEdgingis workedseparately.

Round 1 Insertbeadinghookintofirstbead,

theninsertit into2 loopsonouteredge,pull

loopsthroughbead(2loopsonhook),insert

hookintonext2 loops,pullthrough2 loopson

hook,*removeloopsfromhook,inserthook

throughbead,placeloopsbackonhook,pull

loopsthroughbead,inserthookintonext 2

loopsandpullthroughbothloopsonhook;rep

from* around,securefinal2 loopsusinga small

lengthofmatchingyarn,weaving ends into the

dcstsofeachHairpinStrip.

WorkEdgingonoppositesideofBracelet.To

makesurethetwoedgingsmatch,youneedto

workthembothinthesamedirection.That

meanswiththeright-handedgefacingyou,

worktheedgingclockwise– thenwiththe

left-handedgefacingyou,worktheedging

anti-clockwise. Weave in all ends.