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Hello Crafty Friends,

Some of you might wonder where I disappeared and why I have neglected my blog for so long. The truth is the past several weeks have been trying for me and my family.

Not a day passes by without me thinking about the heartbreaking events in Eastern Ukraine. This is the land where I was born and grew up. It’s so painful to know that people I once knew (neighbors, teachers, classmates, etc) are losing their homes, and even their lives. It was such a horrible tragedy when so many innocent people died when the Malaysian aircraft was taken down. The conflict in Israel is just as heartbreaking… And there is more sad news on a personal level – my father’s health is declining and he is going to have a serious surgery in a week or so.   

Honestly, I haven’t felt much like crocheting or blogging lately. But now I actually want to reignite this passion of mine. I want to keep myself busy as much as possible in order to keep down the amount of negative and depressing thoughts I have.  

I want to focus on creating new baby and especially preemie patterns! I also want to explore and learn new crochet stitches and techniques. And even though I already have a huge collection of doilies, I still want to make more! Hopefully, I’ll follow through with my intentions!

I have something to share with you today! This lacy stitch is quite simple, and only basic stitches are involved. 

Multiple of 12, plus 2

In this pattern, I refer to turning chains as last dc. 

To make the swatch shown in the pictures, I started with ch 38.

Row 1: dc in 3^rd ch from hook, dc in each ch across.

Row 2: ch 3, turn; 2 dc in 1^st dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, *5 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc* across, 3 dc in last dc.

Row 3: ch 3, turn; dc in 2^nd dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 space, ch 2, *{dc in next dc, ch 1} four times, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 space, ch 2* across, {dc in next dc, ch 1} twice, dc in last dc.

Row 4: ch 4, turn; dc in 2^nd dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, *{dc in next dc, ch 2} four times, dc in next dc* across, {dc in next dc, ch 2} twice, dc in last dc.

Row 5: ch 3, turn; 2 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in space between next 2 dc, *{2 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next dc} three times, 2 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in space between next 2 dc * across, 2 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next dc, 3 dc in last ch space. 

Row 6: ch 3, turn; 2 dc in 1^st dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, *5 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 3 dc* across, 3 dc in last dc.  

Repeat Rows 3-6.