Lace Stitch

This is so easy, and lovely lace stitch to try. I love stitches so much, and love to give any stitch a try.

The pattern:

Row 1 (WS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, ch 2, sk 2 ch, sc in next

ch, ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, *ch 4, sk 4 ch, sc in next ch,

ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across to last 3 ch, ch

2, sk 2 ch, sc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 2, *trefoil in next ch-3 sp, ch 4,

sk ch-4 sp; rep from * to last ch-3 sp, trefoil in last ch-3 sp,

ch 2, sk ch-sp, sc in last sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 6 (counts as tr, ch-2 sp), *sk ch-3 sp, [sc, ch 3, sc]

in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 ch-sp; rep from * across to last

ch-5 sp, [sc, ch 3, sc] in last ch-5 sp, ch 2, sk last ch-sps, tr in

last sc, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.

The Abbreviations

 Trefoil: [Sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc] all in ch-sp indicated.

Ch a multiple of 7 sts plus 3.