Magical Broomstick: Crochet Lace in a Flash
Biography

DORIS CHAN

Magical Broomstick: Crochet Lace in a Flash
Sunday, October 17, 2010
9:00am - 12:00 Noon
Class Fee: $75.00
Class Size: 20

Each student will receive a free Etimo crochet hook, the highly anticipated new line just arrived in the US, with the soft comfort grip and smooth action, compliments of Caron International and Tulip Company.


Ride a "broomstick" as you learn this fascinating technique for crochet lace.  Using a normal hook plus a giant knitting needle, you can create gorgeous, swirly, loopy lace for a scarf or stole in a flash.  Discover ways of incorporating Broomstick lace in your crochet as trims or insertions.  After a bit of practice, you'll be ready to work on a project of your choice, in your favorite yarn.

Skill Level:  Easy Crochet skills required; participants must know how to make crochet fabric using basic stitches, including ch (chain), sl st (slip stitch), sc (single crochet), dc (double crochet); familiarity with chainless foundation Fsc (foundation single crochet) helpful.

Materials:  For practice: small skein of smooth or slightly textured, light or neutral colored worsted weight yarn; size I-9 (5.5 mm), crochet hook; size 35 (19 mm) knitting needle, any length, for broomstick

For project: yarn of your choice, with sufficient amounts on hand for completing project (approximately 200 yd for narrow scarf, approximately 500 yd for stole, depending on yarn weight); size crochet hook appropriate for your yarn; large knitting needle for broomstick; suggested size 50 (25 mm) for chunky/bulky yarn, size 35 (19 mm) for worsted weight yarn and DK. medium sportweight/sock yarn, or size 19 (15 mm) for fine sock/fingering weight yarn.

Instructor will provide: demonstration materials, printed class handout and samples of Broomstick lace garments.  For those who aren't bringing their own broomsticks, instructor will have assorted size borrower knitting needles available.


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Doris Chan will also be signing books at the festival.  Please click here to learn more!


Instructor Biography
Doris Chan is a popular crochet designer and author.  She provides design support for yarn companies, including Caron International, NaturallyCaron.com, Tahki Stacy Charles and Coats & Clark.  Her garments and accesories, technical articles and essays have appeared in books and magazines, including Interweave Crochet, Crochet Today, Crochet!, KnitScene, Knit Simple, Vogue Knitting.  In her own three books, Amazing Crochet Lace (Potter Craft, 2010), Everyday Crochet (Potter Craft, 2007) and Crochet Lace Innovations (Potter Craft, 2010), Doris explores the seamless contruction and exploded lace techniques that are her specialty.  She is an avid professional member of the Crochet Guild of America, holds a CGOA Masters in Basics, and is a CYCA Certified Crochet Instructor.  Find her lurking at Ravelry.com (user ID dorisjchan) and on her award-winning blog, www.doriseverydaycrochet.blogspot.com.