Dutches Lace Crochet Pattern

The quantity of sts is multiple 3 + 1.

Set-up row: [2 dc, ch 3, 1 Sl st] in 4th ch from hook, *skip next 2 ch, [2 dc, ch 3, 1 Sl st] in next ch; rep from across, turn;

1st row: Ch 3, *[2 dc, ch 3, 1 Sl st] in next xh-3 space; rep from * across, 1 dc in top of turning ch, turn;

2nd row: Ch 3, *working in each ch of the ch-3 of previous row, 1 dc in first ch, 1 dc in 2nd ch, ch 3, 1 Sl st in 3rd; rep from * across, end 1 dc in top of the turn ch, turn.

Repeat 1st-2nd rows.