“ Here is a collection for daytime and evening wear in easy, knit, crochet and hairpin lace stitches. Mix your colors or match them. Stoles are the fashion and, of course, they look so much prettier if you can say “I made it myself”. ”

“ Make a loop at end of yarn and place 1 prong of staple in loop just made, insert hook in loop, wind yarn around right prong of hairpin staple, yarn over hook and draw through loop keeping work at center, * drop loop from hook, turn staple 1⁄2 turn to the left, pick up the dropped loop at center, yarn over hook and pull through loop, insert hook through top part of loop on left hand prong, yarn over and pull through (2 loops on hook) , yarn over and pull through both loops completing the single crochet, repeat from * for length desired. ”

“ Join in 1st s c of 4th section, ch 12, ** s c through next 20 loops, * ch 5, s c through next 3 loops, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, repeat from ** 8 times, s c through next 20 loops, ch 12, s c in center s c at end of section, ch 10, skip 18—3 loop clusters and 2—20 loop clusters, s c in 3rd st of next ch of 1st section and work in same manner as other section, skipping 11—3 loop and 2—20 loop clusters at end of row, cut yarn. ”