CHECKERBOARD LACE CROCHET STITCH (FREE PATTERN)
Reprinted with permission from Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters: 200 Stitch Patterns in Words and Symbols.
*Chain a multiple of 4 + 3. *
*Foundation Row 1 (WS): Sc in the second ch from hook and in the next ch, *ch 2, skip the next 2 ch, sc in each of the next 2 ch; repeat from the * across, turn. *
*Foundation Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), skip the first sc, dc in the next sc, *ch 2, skip the next 2 ch, dc in each of the next 2 sc; repeat from the * across, turn. *
Step 1
Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each of the first 2 dc, *ch 2, sc in each of the next 2 dc; repeat from the * across, ending with ch 2, sc in the next dc, sc in the top of the turningch3, turn.
Step 2
Row 2: Ch 3, skip the first sc, dc in the next sc, *ch 2, dc in each of the next 2 sc; repeat from the * across, turn.
Step 3
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for the pattern.
Step 4
Reprinted with permission from Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters: 200 Stitch Patterns in Words and Symbols.
