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How to Crochet: Duchess Lace Stitch

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Learn to crochet the duchess lace stitch, a beautiful lacy stitch used in the Duchess Lace Baby Blanket from Amanda Saladin.

Video Tutorial: Duchess Baby Blanket

Have you ever fallen in love with a stitch and used it again and again? I tend to do that with a stitch, use it a lot, and then move on, but this is seriously one of my most favorite stitches ever.

There’s just something about the texture of this stitch that I love. It has a bit of lace without too many open holes (one of the reasons I loved it for my Duchess Baby Blanket – the most popular pattern on the blog of all time).

It lends itself well to other patterns as well. Here I’ve used it in the Duchess Lace Scarf.

Duchess Lace Scarf - Free Crochet Pattern

And it even works well for simple things like wash cloths, as seen here in the Duchess Lace Wash Cloth.

Free Crochet Pattern - Duchess Lace Washcloth

A wonderful reader let me know that she adapted my blanket pattern with this stitch and made wraps out of it, which sounds like a wonderful idea, too. The options really are limitless!

I’m sure I will design again with this stitch soon – it’s just too good to pass up!

How to Crochet: Duchess Lace Stitch

How to Crochet the Duchess Lace Stitch

Chain a multiple of 3 + 1.

Row 1: In the 4th ch from hook work (2 dc, ch 3, slip st), *skip 2 ch, (2 dc, ch 3, slip st) in next ch; repeat from * to end; turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, *(2 dc, ch 3, slip st) in ch-3 space; repeat from * to last ch-3 space, dc in turning ch; turn.

Repeat row 2 for pattern.

This is so super simple! Try it and I’m sure you’ll be “hooked”!

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Happy crocheting!
Amanda

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  1. Betsy

    December 27, 2020 at 1:58 am

    Please please design a hat using the duchess crochet stitch from new born all the way to adult. Please please. It’s such a beautiful stitch. Thank you so very much

    • amanda

      December 27, 2020 at 2:10 am

      That’s a wonderful idea! This really is one of my favorite stitches 🙂

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