Star Stitch
For this stitch, you will be picking up 5 loops by inserting your hook as follows: 2 sts to right of next stitch and 1 row down, 1 st to right of next stitch and 2 rows down, directly below next st and three rows down, 1 st to left of next st and 2 down, 2 sts to left of next st and 1 row down. There will be 6 loops on your hook. Now insert your hook into the top of the next stitch, yarn over, draw loop through, yarn over and then draw through all 7 sts on hook.
Directions
Loosely chain 36 stitches.
Skip 1 ch and work sc into next 35 sts. Repeat for 9 more rows (10 rows of sc total). Break MC leaving a 6-8” tail, switch to CC1.
Star Stitch Stripe 1:
Work 5 sts in sc, *work star stitch, work 7 sts in sc* repeat 2 more times, work star stitch, work last 5 sts in sc.
Work 5 rows in sc. Break CC1 leaving a 6-8” tail, switch to MC. ch chain CC contrast color MC main color sc single crochet sts stitches Abbreviations
Star Stitch Stripe 2:
Work 9 sts in sc, *work star stitch, work 7 sts in sc* repeat one more time, work star stitch, work last 9 sts in sc.
Work 5 rows in sc. Break MC leaving a 6-8” tail, switch to CC1.
Continue stripe sequence as follows: Star Stitch Stripe 1 (CC1), Star Stitch Stripe 2 (MC), Star Stitch Stripe 1 (CC1).
With MC, work across row in sc. Repeat for 9 more rows (10 rows of sc total).
Finishing Weave in ends, wash and block to size
The Original Pattern can be found at http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Etoile_Crochet_Dishcloth__D55561220.html
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