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Lacy Cross Crochet Pattern

Kara

What better pattern to share f or Easter than a cross. T his pretty cross is made using a small steel hook and cotton crochet thread. I am so in love with how it came out! You can add a loop at the top f or hanging, add a tassel f or a bookmark, or even add some beads f or a little color. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. John 11:25-26 (NIV)

7K+ Heres what you need: Size 10 crochet thread A hook /Steel 2 mm tapestry needle Finished cross measures approx. 4 in. x 3 in.

Click here to ref erence the Crochet Abbreviations Chart. Special Stitches: Puff stitch: Yarn over hook, draw up a loop in designated stitch, repeat twice more, yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on hook. Long single crochet (Lsc): Draw loop through designated stitch to height of row being worked, complete as single crochet (the Lsc takes the place of the next stitch in the current row).

Picot (p): Chain 3, work 1 single crochet in the third chain from hook. Ch 9, join in f urthest chain f rom hook to f orm a ring.

Foundation Round: Ch 2, *work 1 puf f st into ring, ch 1, rep f rom * 11 more times, join in top of beginning ch 12 puf f sts. Round 1: Ch 1, work 1 sc into same ch sp as join, 2 sc in next ch sp, *ch 12, Sl st in 6th ch f rom hook and each of the next 6 ch, work 2 sc in each of the next 3 ch sp of Foundation Round, rep f rom * twice more, ch 20, Sl st in 6th ch f rom hook and each of the next 14 ch, work 2 sc in next ch sp of Foundation Round, 1 sc in next ch sp, join in 1st sc of round 4 points of the cross and 24 scs. Round 2: Ch 1, 1 Lsc over st f rom previous round and into same ch sp f rom Foundation Round, 2 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into next ch sp f rom Foundation Round, *sk 1st sc at beginning of point and work 1 sc in each of the next 6 ch, [1 sc, ch 1, puf f st, ch 1, puf f st, ch 1, puf f st, ch 1, 1 sc] in center of ch5 sp, 1 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into each of the next 6 ch, sk last sc, work 2 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into each of the next 3 ch sp f rom Foundation Round, rep f rom * twice more, sk 1st sc at beginning of point and work 1 sc in each of the next 14 ch, [1 sc, ch 1, puf f st, ch 1, puf f st, ch 1, puf f st, ch 1, 1 sc] in center of ch-5 sp, 1 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into each of the next 14 ch, sk last sc, work 2 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into the next ch sp f rom Foundation Round, 1 Lsc in next ch sp, join in 1st Lsc of round 21 sts on Points 1 through 3; 37 sts on Point 4; 24 Lscs. Round 3: Ch 1, 1 Lsc over st f rom previous rounds and into same ch sp f rom Foundation Round, 2 Lsc over sts f rom previous rounds and into next ch sp f rom Foundation Round, *work 1 Lsc over sts f rom previous rounds and into each of the next 6 ch, 1 Lsc into ch-5 sp, ch 1, puf f st in next ch sp, ch 1, p, [puf f st, ch 2, puf f st] in next ch sp, ch 1, p, [puf f st, ch 2, puf f st] in next ch sp, ch 1, p, puf f st in next ch sp, ch 2, 1 Lsc in ch-5 sp, 1 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into each of the next 6 ch, work 2 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into each of the next 3 ch sp f rom Foundation Round, rep f rom * twice more, *work 1 Lsc over sts f rom previous rounds and into each of the next 14 ch, 1 Lsc into ch-5 sp, ch 1, puf f st in next ch sp, ch 1, p, [puf f st, ch 2, puf f st] in next ch sp, ch 1, p, [puf f st, ch 2, puf f st] in next ch sp, ch 1, p, puf f st in next ch sp, ch 2, 1 Lsc in ch-5 sp, 1 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into each of the next 14 ch, work 2 Lsc over sts f rom previous round and into next ch sp f rom Foundation Round, 1 Lsc in next ch sp, join in 1st Lsc of round 33 sts on Points 1 through 3; 49 sts on Point 4; 24 Lscs. Fasten of f and weave in ends. For best results, I recommend blocking these crosses. If desired you can also brush the f inished cross with either a homemade or store-bought stif f ener. For stif f ening instructions, see my Star of Bethlehem pattern.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. John 3:16-17