know how to crochet a blanket using a stick?

Question

my mom used to make a blanket and used a long wooden broom handle and would crochet the hoops on it. now, 1 million beers later, she cant remember how to do it. does anyone know?

Answer 1

It's called broomstick lace. Just enter this into a search engine and it will show you how it is done.
They now make a huge needle for this.
Hope this helps.
Mary

Answer 2

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how she'd be able to do that. A stick? Like from a tree? To crochet, the "stick" has to have a hook on the end to grab the yarn. If you take 2 sticks, you could, conceivably knit. But I just don't see how you could crochet.

Answer 3

Its probably something called 'finger crochet' or 'finger knit'. Sometimes women do it by wrapping yarn around the fingers and working it that way. I imagine the broom handle is the same type of thing, just without using fingers. Look at this link about finger knitting.

http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/fingerknit.htm