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Crochet Stitches How To: Astrakhan Stitch
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Any number of stitches.
(add 2 for base chain)
Note: work all rows with RS (right side) facing, viz. work even numbered rows from LTR (left to right)
R1 (RS): Miss 3ch (counted as 1dc). 1dc into each chain to end. DO NOT TURN.
R2 (RS): *7ch, slst into front loop only of next dc to right; rep from * ending 7ch, slst into top of ch at beginning of row. Do not turn.
R3: 3 ch (counted as 1dc), miss 1 st, 1dc into back loop only of next and each st of last-but-one row to end. Do not turn.
Repeat R2 and R3.
Reference:
- The Harmony Guide to Crochet Stitches, Volume One, 1986 Lyric Books Limited, p37