Six V-Stitches Between Two Edges: A Repeatable Lace Swatch

Six V-stitches sit between two edge dc in this lace swatch. Each V is two completed double crochets separated by one chain, and later rows place the new V in the previous V’s chain space. This written practice version keeps the two outer edges explicit instead of mixing V-stitches with undefined three-dc groups.

Scope and US terms

The written counts below are checked, but no physically made sample, measured throw size or verified reproduction of the photographed botanical texture is claimed. Use yarn, a compatible hook, scissors and a yarn needle. The swatch has twelve rows and ends without a border.

ch = chain; sc = single crochet; dc = double crochet; V = [dc, ch 1, dc] all in the indicated stitch or space. The starting ch 3 on lace rows counts as one edge dc. A V’s two dc are counted separately from its ch-1 space. This V is not a three-dc group or a joined cluster.

Row 1: a twenty-stitch foundation

Ch 21. Sc in the second chain from the hook and in each remaining chain: 20 sc. Turn.

Row 2: allocate all twenty base positions

Ch 3, counting as an edge dc over the first sc. Skip the next sc and work V in the next sc. Repeat [skip the next two sc, work V in the next sc] five times. Skip the next sc and work dc in the last sc.

The six V locations are base stitches 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 when counted from the working start. The edges occupy positions 1 and 20; positions 2 and 19 are skipped. The finished row contains 14 counted dc—12 within the V-stitches and two edges—and six ch-1 spaces.

Rows 3–12: work into the V spaces

Turn and ch 3, counting as the first edge dc. Work V in each of the six ch-1 spaces across. Do not add stitches into the dc arms between those spaces. Finish with dc in the top of the previous row’s starting ch 3.

Repeat that row through row 12. Every lace row has six V-stitches, two edge dc, 14 counted dc in total and six ch-1 spaces. The foundation sc row counts as row 1.

Keep the last edge visible

Mark the top of the starting ch 3 if it is difficult to find after turning. The final dc belongs there, not in the last V space again. At the other edge, the new ch 3 already occupies the first edge position; an extra dc into that same position would change the row.

If the swatch narrows, check for a missed end dc or a skipped V space. If it widens, check for an added V in an edge location or extra dc between V groups.

Finish and measure the actual fabric

Finish after row 12 and secure the ends through firm stitches. Treat the fabric using the yarn’s permitted care method, then measure width and height without pulling the holes open. Keep the yarn, hook, row count and measurements with the sample.

For a different number of V groups, this foundation allocation uses three times the group number plus two working sc, with one extra foundation chain. Six groups therefore use 20 sc and 21 chains. This checks allocation, not a particular inch size or drape.

Use the swatch before planning a throw

Evaluate complete repeats and row height before choosing a full project width and length. A border is a separate construction requiring exact row-end placement and corners; it is not included here. Changing hook size midway to correct tension would change the fabric, so resolve a mismatch in the sample first.

A textured alternative with fewer open spaces is the alternating sc/hdc blanket practice version. Its foundation and row rules are different and should not be mixed into this V-stitch sequence.