An amazing,
lacy, airy
crochet stitch. Its uses are endless, and always beautiful. It may seem complicated at first, but with practice they'll come with ease. They're best worked with a small
hook and fine thread, but even thin yarn will look fine too. You can make an
inset of lovers' knots for a few rows throughout a solid piece, use it as an
overlay for a solid piece with a contrasting color, or nearly anything you can think of.
If you really have trouble following this pattern, you might try writing the instructions out in
longhand for yourself, or having a friend read the directions in longhand aloud to you as you work the stitch.
The multiple for this stitch is 5 + 1.
Ch 51
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hk; * to work knot st, # draw up lp on hk 1/4", yo, pull thru lp, insert hk between vertical bar and long lp and draw up a lp, yo, pull thru both lps on hk (knot st made); rep from # once, skip 4 chs, sc in next ch; rep from * across, turn.
Row 2: Work a knot st, sc in first lp of first knot st of previous row, sc in 2nd lp of same knot st, * work a knot st, sc in first lp on next knot st, sc in 2nd lp of same knot st; rep from *.
Rep row 2.
An
ASCII mockup of this pattern when finished:
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This pattern node uses crochet abbreviations.