Stitches Abbreviations Chain/chains ch/chs Single Crochet sc Half double crochet hdc Double crochet dc Slip Stitch sl st Special Stitches Crossed double crochet lace ( xdcl) First row of xdcl = *Skip next st, dc in next st, Ch 1, crocheting over the dc just made into the skipped st, yarn over, insert hook into skipped stitch and yarn over (3 loops on the hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining 2 loops Rep from * to the end Subsequent rows/rounds of xdcl = *Skip the first leg of xdcl and ch sp, dc in the second leg of xdcl, ch 1, crocheting over the dc just made into the first leg of xdcl, yarn over, insert hook into skipped stitch and yarn over (3 loops on the hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining 2 loops Rep from * to the end
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