Broomstick Lace

Broomstick lace, sometimes called jiffy or peacock-eye lace, makes big, dramatic openwork by drawing long loops onto a very large knitting needle, the modern stand-in for the broom handle it is named after. You pull up a loop from each stitch across the row and slip it onto the giant needle, then slide the loops off in groups and crochet them together at the base into fans, so each group of loops forms an open eyelet crowned by a cluster. Repeating that builds rows of large, airy, twisting eyes that look like an antique lace but work up fast because each row covers so much ground. It needs only single crochet skill plus the oversized needle, which is why it counts as an approachable special technique rather than an advanced stitch. It suits shawls, scarves, and light blankets where the bold open texture is the feature. It is stretchy and very open, so it uses little yarn for its size. Keep the drawn-up loops the same length so the fans are even, and group the same number of loops each time.