Doris Chan takes her explosive crochet techniques to the next level with these fast and loose cafe curtains. Here, she does single crochet with skinny yarn on a fat hook, then stretches the material to create fabric that looks like hairpin lace. You can make these curtains in a weekend with just two skeins of yarn.
Finished Size: About 28" wide and 18" long with 1" high curtain-rod loops.
Yarn: Red Heart Lustersheen (100% acrylic; 335 yd [306 m]/4 oz [113 g]; ): #0518 light mulberry, 2 skeins. Yarn distributed by Coats & Clark.
Yarn Weight: #2 - Fine
Gauge: 20 sts = 4" with smaller hook; 7 sts and 12 rows = 4" in sc with larger hook unblocked; 20 sts and 4 rows = 4" blocked.
Hook: Sizes G/6 (4 mm) and L/11 (8 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Curtain rods or long knitting needles for blocking.
Originally Published: Interweave Crochet Summer 2009