This pattern includes alternating double and single crochet, which works out into a kind of lacy basketweave look.
Isn't it pretty?:
To make one of your own, you will need a ball of worsted weight cotton yarn and a size H crochet hook.
To start, loosely chain an odd number of rows. I made 21.
Double crochet into the next chain.
Keep alternating single and double crochet down the row. If you started with an odd number of chains, you should have an even number of stitches. I ended up with 20.
Chain one and turn.
Now, if you are following along, you should have just made a double crochet as the last stitch in the previous row. Great! Single crochet into that stitch, like this (which is in the middle of the row, but you get the idea):
Next, double crochet into the next stitch, which should be a single crochet. Here's a photo of that in action:
Then just keep trucking along, alternating stitches so that you have a single crochet in each double and a double in each single. It's going to look like this after a while:
By the way, here's the beauty of starting with an odd number of chains and therefore an even number of stitches --as long as you have an even number of stitches, you'll always end each row with a double crochet, which means you'll also always start each row with a single crochet.
I like this because it takes the thought out of which stitch I'm starting with, whether I need to start a row with one chain or two, etc. , etc., and let's me focus on other things, like reading, watching a show or just crocheting away and losing track of time.
Gotta love multitasking!
So, once you have it to the size you want, just finish off and weave in your ends.
After about 30 minutes or so, here's what I ended up with:
And here is my new little beauty waiting to be put into service.
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