Crossover Long Double Crochet

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• st: stitch; sts: stitches
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet

Skill Level	Row Count	Pattern Repeat
Intermediate	1	Multiples of 4 + 1

Instructions:

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across row.
Row 2: ch 3 to turn, work 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, make one long dc in the first st of this row (same place as the beginning ch 3), * skip 1 st, work 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts, make one long dc in the skipped st. **, reapeat the directions between * and ** across the row.
Additional rows: Repeat row 2.

With the exception of the long loop that is pulled up as part of this stitch, the long double crochet is made the same way as a regular double crochet.
Long Double Crochet How-To:
Yarn over hook, insert hook through the stitch where you want the long loop to begin, then yarn over hook, pull yarn through stitch and continue pulling to draw up a long loop that will reach over to the next stitch to be worked in the row, yarn over hook, pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over hook, pull through the last 2 loops on hook.

This photo shows the start of row 2 with a long double crochet worked as a cross-over long double crochet (with the long loop crossing over several stitches).

This photo shows the start of row 2, with one cross-over long double crochet completed and the next one in progress. Notice that, in this stitch pattern, when you skip a stitch (right after a cross-over long dc has been made), you are skipping the stitch that would have been used by the long dc if it had been a regular dc.