How to read crochet diagrams
The steps below will help you learn to read crochet diagrams. For this tutorial we will use a crochet diagram and instructions to Crochet Narrow Prospect Lace #22.

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1 |
Each stitch is represented by a symbol. |
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2 |
Make 14 foundation chains. |
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3 |
Row 1: skip 3 ch, work shell: 3 tr/dc + 2 ch + 3tr/dc in next ch. |
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4 |
Make 2 ch, work shell in last ch. |
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5 |
Row 2: Turn and make 3 ch. |
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6 |
Make shell in shell, 2 ch, shell in shell. |
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7 |
Row 3: Turn and make 3 ch. |
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8 |
Make shell in shell, 2 ch, shell in shell. |
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9 |
Work 4 ch and 1 dc/sc in third ch of Row 2. |
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10 |
Row 4: Turn and make 3 ch, work 6 tr/dc + 1ch in space of 4 ch. |
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11 |
Make shell in shell, 2 ch, shell in shell. |
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12 |
Row 5: Turn and make 3 ch. |
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13 |
Make shell in shell, 2 ch, shell in shell, 3 ch, work 1 tr/dc + 2ch in each of next 5tr/dc below, make 1 tr/dc in third ch at the end. |
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14 |
Row 6: Turn and work 1 dc/sc + 3 tr/dc + 1 dc/sc in each space of 2 ch. |
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15 |
Then work 2 dc/sc in space of 3 ch + 3 ch. |
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16 |
Make shell in shell, 2 ch, shell in shell. |
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17 |
Row 7: Turn and make 3 ch. |
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18 |
Make shell in shell, 2 ch, shell in shell, 4 ch, 1 dc/sc in third ch of Row 6. Repeat rows 4 - 7 until you have reached your desired length of lace. |
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