Mastering the Crossed Pair Stitch in Crochet

The quantity of stitches (sts) is a multiple of 3 + 1.

Set-Up Rows

Set-Up Row 1

(WS): 1 sc into the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc into each ch to end, turn;

Set-Up Row 2

3 ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1st st, *skip next 2 sts, 1 dc into next st, 1 ch, 1 dc back into the 1st of 2 sts just skipped (called Crossed Pair); repeat from * ending with 1 dc into the last st, skip tch, turn;

Stitch Rows

1st Row

1 ch, 1 sc into the 1st st, 1 sc into next and each st and each ch sp to end working the last st into the top of tch, turn;

2nd Row

Ch 3, skip 1st sc, *skip 2 sc, dc into next sc, ch 1, dc/rf into dc 2 rows below.

Repeating Rows

Repeat the 1st and 2nd rows.