{"id":2114,"date":"2017-11-13T12:53:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/?page_id=2114"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:24:18","slug":"crossed-stitches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/?page_id=2114","title":{"rendered":"Crossed Stitches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-DH1ZLNZZHX\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<br \/>\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}<br \/>\n  gtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>  gtag('config', 'G-DH1ZLNZZHX');<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ScannedImage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ScannedImage-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ScannedImage-251x300.jpg 251w, http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ScannedImage.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a>I was thinking about a simple stitch for an afghan, and my mind kept coming back to a simple cross stitch. It is made up of double crochet stitches that are, as the name states, crossed. To this stitch I work a chain in any even number, and add 1.<\/p>\n<p>Row 1: Single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across, turn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlepublisherpluginad\"><\/div>\n<p>Row 2: Chain 3 (this will count as a double crochet, and not be crossed, this is the edge), [skip the next stitch, double crochet in the next stitch, now double crochet in the stitch that was skipped] repeat across, double crochet in the last stitch, turn.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat Row 2 until desired length.<\/p>\n<p>Final Row: Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch across.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0220171013a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1687 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0220171013a-300x188.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0220171013a-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0220171013a-768x480.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0220171013a-1024x640.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.lindadeancrochet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0220171013a-480x300.jpg 480w\" alt=\"Cross Stitch www.lindadeancrochet.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross Stitch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This creates a lacy type of fabric, and works well in a wide variety of yarn types. It is a simple texture as well, creating many options of feel. One of the reasons I enjoy this stitch is that once it is set up, it almost becomes a mindless stitch pattern, since it is really pretty simple to see if I made an error, thus I do not have to count my stitches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thinking about a simple stitch for an afghan, and my mind kept coming back to a simple cross stitch. It is made up of double crochet stitches that are, as the name states, crossed. 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