Skill Level: Beginners.

Yarn : Aran.

Hook: 4.5mm

Video tutorial :

Half double crochet takes a starring role in this stitch pattern by leaving little, diagonal star-like lines in the fabric.

Ch an even number of sts.

Row 1 : Sc in 2nd ch from hk, *ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, *hdc2tog in next ch-1 sp and sc, ch 1; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp and sc, hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp and sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in hdc2tog, sc in ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk next hdc2tog, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to t-ch, sc in 2nd ch on t-ch, turn.

Row 4: Ch 2, hdc2tog in 1st 2 sc, ch 1, *hdc2tog in next ch-1 sp and sc, ch 1; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, hdc2tog in last ch-1 sp and next sc, hdc in last sc, turn.

 

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in hdc, *ch 1, sk next hdc2tog, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to t-ch, ch 1, sk hdc2tog, sc in top of t-ch, turn.

Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.