Hairpin Lace Crochet

I was prowling through my library stash this morning looking for instructions on Tunisian Crochet technique.  Not that I want to make anything right now in Tunisian Crochet, but one of my friends asked me last night if I knew how to do this technique and if I ever made anything using this technique.  I said "No."  Well, after I found the instructions I recognized the basic stitch as an Afghan Stitch, and sure enough, I did make an afghan.  This must have been in the early 1970s.  So much for my memory. 

Needless to say, one endeavor leads to another and during the Tunisian Crochet search, I found instructions and some patterns for Hairpin Lace.  This led me to a search of my moth ball filled foot locker to find a nice little baby afghan I made for one of my girls.  My goodness, we have such wonderfully soft yarns today.  This little afghan is quite rough.  I think it was made with Red Heart baby yarn available in the early 1970's. (I don't think Red Heart has improved much.  I still find their yarns scratchy.)  Now, this is one technique I will have to try again with another little baby coverlet using some of the softer yarns manufactured today.  Maybe by taking several of the loops and grouping them into more fancier fan shapes or twists. 

Pretty little Hairpin Lace Crochet baby coverlet.  I made this around 1971 for my first daughter.