Houndstitch Check Stitch

Learn this fun and eye-catching stitch pattern, made with a combination of simple stitches. You can work the pattern with two colors of yarn in any weight.

Houndstitch Check Stitch

Special Stitch

Deep Double Crochet (Deep-DC)

Work a DC around the ch-sp 2 rows below current row (this DC will go around the ch-sp of the previous row as well as the ch-sp of the row under that).

Begin

Using MC, ch a multiple of 4 (sample below worked with ch 12).

Row 1 (WS): SC in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk 1 ch,*SC in next ch, DC in next ch, SC in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 ch; rep from * to last ch, SC in last ch.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as DC, ch 1), turn, sk ch-sp, *SC in SC, HDC in DC, DC in SC, ch 1, sk ch-sp; rep from * to last SC, SC in SC. Switch to C1 on last lp of last st.
Row 3: Using C1, ch 1, turn, SC in first SC, *Deep-DC, SC in DC, ch 1, sk HDC, SC in SC; rep from * to end, Deep-DC around (ch-1 sp 2 rows below), SC in Tch.
Row 4: Using C1, ch 1, turn, SC in first SC, HDC in DC, *DC in SC, ch 1, sk ch-sp, SC in SC, HDC in DC; rep from * to last SC, DC in SC. Switch to MC on last lp of last st.
Row 5: Using MC, ch 1, turn, SC in first DC, *ch 1, sk HDC, SC in next SC, Deep-DC, SC in next DC; rep from * to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk HDC, SC in SC.
Row 6: Using MC, ch 3 (counts as DC, ch 1), turn, sk ch-sp, *SC in SC, HDC in DC, DC in SC, ch 1, sk ch-sp; rep from * to last SC, SC in SC. Switch to C1 on last lp of last st.

Continue

Rep Rows 3-6, changing colors every 2 rows and carrying the unused yarn up the side.

More Practice

For more practice with the stitch pattern, try the Houndstooth Picnic Blanket By Michele DuNaier!

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