Checkerboard Lace Crochet Stitch (Free Pattern)
Posted on Nov 20, 2016
Reprinted with permission from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589239296/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1589239296&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=94f1f817a51950664656fc74a24f7319">Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters: 200 Stitch Patterns in Words and Symbols</a>. **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 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589239296/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1589239296&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=94f1f817a51950664656fc74a24f7319">Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters: 200 Stitch Patterns in Words and Symbols</a>.