Crochet Stitch Patterns: A Beginner's Guide

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 5 plus chain stitches for increase.

RND 1: 6 chain stitches increase, 1 single crochet in the next chain stitch, * 2 chain stitches, skip 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in the next chain stitch, 4 chain stitches, skip 1 chain stitch, 1 single crochet in the next chain stitch*; repeat from * to *, 2 chain stitches, skip 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in the next chain stitch, 2 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in the last single crochet;

RND 2: 1 chain stitch increase, 1 single crochet in the double crochet, * 4 double crochets in the next arch of 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in the next arch of 4 chain stitches*; repeat from * to *, 4 double crochets in the next arch of 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in the chain stitch increase of the previous row;

RND 3: 5 chain stitches increase, 1 single crochet in the 1^st double crochet, * 2 chain stitches, skip 2 double crochets, 1 single crochet in the next double crochet, 4 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in double crochet*; repeat from * to *, 2 chain stitches, skip 2 double crochets, 1 single crochet in the next double crochet, 2 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in the last single crochet.

Repeat the 2^nd and 3^rd rows.