Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Chapter 2 • Textured Stitch Patterns 37

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), sh in center ch-1 sp of
next sh, FPtr in next tr, sk next tr, FPtr in next tr,
FPtr in skipped tr (crossing in front of prev st), FPtr in
next tr, [sh in center ch-1 sp of next sh] twice; rep
from across to last 4 tr, FPtr in next tr, sk 1 tr, FPtr
in next tr, FPtr in skipped tr (in front of prev st), FPtr
in next tr, sh in center ch-1 sp of last sh, dc in top of
t-ch, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.

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Ginger Stitch.

Post stitches in this lace pattern help pop the pattern into your

vision. This fabric is equally great for garments or blankets.

Shell (sh): [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in st indicated.

V-Stitch (v-st): [Dc, ch 1, dc] in st indicated.

Ch a multiple of 8 sts plus 4.

Row 1 (RS): 2 dc in 4th ch from hk (counts as half sh), *sk 3

ch, v-st in next ch, sk 3 ch, sh in next ch; rep from * across to

last 8 ch, sk 3 ch, v-st in next ch, sk 3 ch, 3 dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in 1st dc (counts as half sh),

*sk 2 dc, BPdc around next dc, ch 1, BPdc around next dc, sh in

ch-1 sp of next sh; rep from * across to last 5 dc, BPdc around

next dc, ch 1, BPdc around next dc, 3 dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in 1st dc, *sk 2 dc, FPdc

around next dc, ch 1, FPdc around next dc, sh in ch-1 of next

sh; rep from * across to last 5 dc, FPdc around next dc, ch 1,

FPdc around next dc, 3 dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in 1st dc, *sh in next ch-1 sp,

v-st in ch-1 sp of next sh; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, sh

in last ch-1 sp, 2 dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next dc, *sh in ch-1 sp of

next sh, sk 2 dc, FPdc around next dc, ch 1, FPdc around next

dc; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, sh in last ch-1 sp, 2 dc in

top of t-ch, turn.

Row 6: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next dc, *sh in ch-1 sp of

next sh, sk 2 dc, BPdc around next dc, ch 1, BPdc around next

dc; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, sh in last ch-1 sp, 2 dc in

top of t-ch, turn.

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Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc in 1st dc, *v-st in ch-1

sp of next sh, sh in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to

last ch-1 sp, v-st in last ch-1 sp, 3 dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Rep rows 2–7 to desired length.