Stoles & Shrugs, Hairpin Lace, Crocheted Knitted. Star Stole Book No.103
Vintage 1953 Knit and Crochet Pattern Book from The American Thread Company A fabulous collection of Hairpin Lace, Crocheted and Knitted designs to make
Samurai sleuth Sano Ichiro has a very personal motive in determining who killed the shogun's heir apparent with a hairpin: he's trying to save himself from being executed for the crime.
Hairpin Crochet is an old craft, its origins being obscure and mainly a matter of guesswork. There is, however, proof that this branch of crochet work was very popular well over a hundred years ago when Victorian ladies created crochet lace of beautiful delicacy using a crochet hook and their long hairpins.
