Lacet Stitch  

The lacet stitch is one of the filet crochet stitches used in a 4-dc filet crochet. The lacet stitch is worked over 2 rows and over an area of 2 mesh, which is a total of 7 stitches.   

As indicated on the picture below a 4-dc mesh consists of: 

Open mesh - 1 double crochet, 2 chain stitches, 1 double crochet, 2 chain stitches, etc. 

Filled mesh – 4 double crochet in the first mesh of the row and three double crochet in each additional mesh of the row. 

Note : The mesh is sharing a double crochet in between two meshes, which means that the last double crochet of the first mesh is also the first double crochet of the next mesh. Two meshes cover a total of seven stitches.

How to crochet the lacet stitch: 

Row 1 – double crochet (dc), 3 chain stitches (ch), skip 2 stitches, single crochet (sc) in next stitch, 3 chain stitches (ch), skip 2 stitches, double crochet (dc) in next double crochet (dc). 

Row 2 – double crochet (dc), 5 chain stitches (ch), double crochet (dc) in next double crochet (dc) 

A lacet stitch is made over 2 rows and is a double mesh pattern in filet crochet. The double mesh of row 2 is used directly above the lacet made in the previous row. 

Abbreviations used in filet crochet: 

Ch       chain stitch 

Dc       double crochet 

Sc        single crochet 

Pc        popcorn stitch

For a filet crochet pattern that uses the lacet stitch go to www.topcrocheting.com/Christmas-Table-Runner.html