Now that the weather is getting cooler, I can break out some of the scarf projects I’ve made over the past year. Including my first (and so far only) attempt at broomstick lace.
I made this sparkly broomstick lace cowl using this helpful tutorial. The yarn is Feza Jewel in Plum from my stash (two skeins). Wish I’d had a little more yarn to use so I could have made a longer infinity scarf.
I’d also use a larger “broomstick” next time. I ended up using a jumbo knitting needle, but it didn’t make holes that were as large as I would have liked. The tutorial at the link above offers some good suggestions, and you can also buy broomstick lace pins that seem like they would work well. It was a fun and mostly stress-free project – a good one to try if you’re looking for a project that doesn’t require constant pattern-checking.
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It looks great. I must get round to trying broomstick lace one day…
Thank you! 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try broomstick lace! I think it would look great as a chunky soft cowl.
I like the yarn you used, too. It’s hard to find shimmery yarn that’s soft and subtle. Is it a chainette yarn?
Thanks so much! And good question – I’m not sure if it would be classified as a chainette yarn. It’s listed as “plied” on Ravelry but I don’t think that’s correct. http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/feza-yarns-jewel