Usuhana stitch (delicate flower stitch) is a very nice lace stitch pattern with a flowing rhythm of arches and chain spaces. It creates an open fabric, perfect for projects like airy shawls, summer tops, light scarves... The repeat may look complex at first, but once you get into the flow, it becomes easy.
Video instructions:
Written Instructions
Row 1:
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Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc).
Starting from the 4th chain from hook, work:
[sk 1, dc 1, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 1, ch 1] — rep until 10 sts remain.
End:
sk 1, dc 1, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times.
Turn.
Note: the very first dc of the first repeat is worked into the 6th chain from hook.
Row 2:
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Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
Sk next ch-1 sp, dc 3,
ch 6, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 1, sk 1.
[dc 1,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 6, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 1, sk 1] — rep until turning chain.
End:
ch 1, dc 1 into the turning ch.
Turn.
Row 3:
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Ch 3 (counts as dc).
[dc 2, ch 3,
sc 2 in next ch-6 sp, ch 3,
sk 2 dc after the ch-6 sp, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times] — rep until 4 sts before the last ch-6 sp.
End:
dc 2, ch 3,
sc 2 in ch-6 sp, ch 3,
sk 2 dc,
dc 3 (last two dc go into the turning ch).
Turn.
Row 4:
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Ch 6 (counts as dc + ch 3).
Sc 1 in next ch-3 sp, sc 2, sc 1 in next ch-3 sp,
ch 3, sk 2 dc.
[dc 3, ch 1, sk 1,
dc 3, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp,
sc 2, sc in next ch-3 sp,
ch 3, sk 2 dc] — rep until the end of row.
End:
dc 1 into the top of the turning chain.
Turn.
Row 5:
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Ch 3 (counts as dc).
[dc 2 in ch-3 sp, ch 3,
sk next sc, sc 2, ch 3, sk next sc,
dc 2 in next ch-3 sp, dc 1 in next dc,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times] — rep until 10 sts remain.
End:
dc 2 in ch-3 sp, ch 3,
sk next sc, sc 2,
ch 3, dc 3 into the ch-6 turning space.
Turn.
Row 6:
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Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
Sk 1, dc 1 in dc just before ch-3 sp,
dc 2 in ch-3 sp, ch 1, sk 2 sc,
dc 2 in ch-3 sp, ch 1, sk 2 sc,
dc 2 in next ch-3 sp,
dc 1 in dc after the ch-3 sp.
dc 1 in dc after the ch-3 sp.
[(Ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 5 times,
dc 2 in next ch-3 sp,
ch 1, sk 2 sc, dc 2 in next ch-3 sp,
dc 1 in dc after the ch-3 sp] — rep until last 2 sts.
End:
ch 1, sk 1, dc 1 into the top of the turning chain.
Turn.
Row 7:
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Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc + ch 1).
[sk 1, dc 1, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 1, ch 1] — rep until 10 sts remain.
End:
sk 1, dc 1, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times.
Turn.
Row 8:
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Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
Sk ch-1 sp, dc 1 in next dc,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times,
ch 1, sk 1.
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times,
ch 1, sk 1.
[Dc 3, ch 6, sk 1,
dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 4 times,
ch 1, sk 1] — rep until the end of row.
End:
dc 1 into the top of the turning chain.
Turn.
Row 9:
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Ch 3 (counts as dc).
[dc 2,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 3, sk 2 dc, sc 2 in ch-6 sp,
ch 3, sk 2 dc, dc 1 in 3rd dc after the ch-6 sp] — repeat until last 10 sts (5 empty squares).
End:
dc 2,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3.
Note for the last 3 dc in row: first dc goes into dc, last 2 into the ch-4 turning ch.
Turn.
Row 10:
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Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
Sk 1, dc 3, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3.
Sk 1, dc 3, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3.
[ch 3, sk 2 dc,
sc 1 in next ch-3 sp, sc 2,
sc 1 in next ch-3 sp,
ch 3, sk 2 dc,
dc 1 in 3rd dc after ch-3 sp,
dc 2,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3] — rep until 2 last sts.
End:
ch 1, sk 1, dc 1 into the top of the turning chain.
Turn.
Row 11:
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Ch 3 (counts as dc).
[dc 2,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times,
dc 2 in next ch-3 sp,
ch 3, sk 1 sc, sc 2,
ch 3, sk 1 sc, dc 1 in next ch-3 sp] — rep.
Note: In following repeats, the first dc is worked into the same ch-3 sp as the last dc of the previous repeat and the second dc is worked in the next dc.
End:
dc 1 in the same ch-3 sp,
dc 1 in next dc,
(ch-1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times,
ch-1, sk 1, dc 3.
Note: last 2 dc in row go into turning chain.
Turn.
Row 12:
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Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
Sk 1, dc 1,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times,
ch 1, sk 1.
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 3 times,
ch 1, sk 1.
[dc 3 (first dc go into dc just before the next ch-3 sp, 2nd and 3rd dc go into the ch-3 sp),
ch 1, sk 2 sc,
dc 3 (first 2 dc go into the next ch-3 sp, 3rd is worked into the dc just before the ch-3 sp),
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 4 times,
ch 1, sk 1] — rep until turning ch.
End:
dc 1 into the top of the turning ch.
Turn.
Row 13:
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Same as Row 7:
Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc + ch 1).
[sk 1, dc 1, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 3,
ch 1, sk 1, dc 1, ch 1] — rep until 10 sts remain.
End:
sk 1, dc 1, ch 1,
sk 1, dc 3,
(ch 1, sk 1, dc 1) rep 2 times.
Turn.
Repeat Rows 2–13 for pattern.
Stitch Abbreviations (US terms)
ch = chaindc = double crochet
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sp = space
st(s) = stitch(es)
rep = repeat
