by Full Step-by-Step Written Tutorial
Beginner Friendly | US Crochet Terms
🧶 SKILL LEVEL
Beginner
(Only basic stitches, easy repeats)
🧵 MATERIALS
- Yarn: Cotton or cotton blend (Sport / DK recommended)
- Crochet hook: 3.0 – 4.0 mm
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers (optional)
💡 This pattern looks best with light-colored yarn to show the texture.
✂️ ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- sp = space
- st = stitch
🌸 PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS
- Very simple repeat
- Elegant texture
- Light and airy
- Perfect for beginners
- Easy to resize
🪡 STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
This is a repeat pattern, not a single motif.
You can use it row by row for shawls, scarves, runners, or blouses.
🔰 FOUNDATION CHAIN
- Ch multiple of 4 + 2
Examples:
- Small swatch: ch 22
- Runner: ch 42–62
- Shawl/blouse panel: adjust width as needed
🌸 ROW 1 – BASE ROW
- Sc in 2nd ch from hook
- Sc in each chain across
- Ch 1, turn
✔ Creates a clean foundation
🌸 ROW 2 – ELEGANT TEXTURE ROW
- Sc in first stitch
- Ch 2
- Skip 2 stitches
- In next stitch work 2 dc
- Ch 2
- Skip 2 stitches
- Sc in next stitch
- Repeat (ch 2, skip 2, 2 dc, ch 2, skip 2, sc) across
- Ch 1, turn
✔ This forms soft open spaces 🌸
🌸 ROW 3 – SIMPLE SUPPORT ROW
- Sc in first stitch
- Sc in next ch-2 space
- Sc in each dc (2 sc)
- Sc in next ch-2 space
- Repeat across
- Ch 1, turn
✔ Stabilizes the lace
🌸 ROW 4 – REPEAT TEXTURE
Repeat Row 2 exactly.
🌸 ROW 5 – REPEAT SUPPORT
Repeat Row 3 exactly.
🔁 CONTINUE PATTERN
Repeat:
- Row 2 (texture row)
- Row 3 (support row)
…until your piece reaches the desired length.
📐 SIZE & USE IDEAS
🤍 Table Runner
- Crochet long rectangle
- Add simple sc border
🤍 Shawl
- Crochet wide rectangle
- Add fringe or lace edge
🤍 Blouse
- Make two panels (front & back)
- Join sides and shoulders
- Leave arm openings
🤍 Scarf
- Narrow width
- Long length
- Perfect beginner project
🌸 OPTIONAL SIMPLE BORDER
Border Round
- Join yarn at corner
- Sc evenly around
- In corners: (sc, ch 2, sc)
- Sl st to finish
Optional picot edge:
- (sc, ch 3, sl st in same st)
🌸 BLOCKING & FINISHING
- Weave in all ends
- Wet or steam block
- Gently stretch fabric
- Let dry flat
✔ Blocking makes it extra elegant ✨
🧠 BEGINNER TIPS
- Keep chains loose
- Don’t pull stitches tight
- Count stitches each row
- Use stitch markers if needed
- Practice with a small swatch first
📋 QUICK CHEAT SHEET
- Foundation: multiple of 4 + 2
- Row 1: sc across
- Row 2: sc + ch-2 + 2 dc pattern
- Row 3: sc support row
- Repeat rows 2–3
🌟 WHY THIS PATTERN IS PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS
✔ Easy to memorize
✔ Elegant result
✔ Very flexible
✔ Minimal counting
✔ Works for many projects
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