Crocodile Stitch: 4 dc down next post, ch 1, 4 dc up next post.
Using C1, ch 15.
Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook and in each chain across – 14 sts.
Rows 2-3: Turn, ch 1, sc in each stitch across – 14 sts.
Row 4: Turn, ch 3, dc in same stitch, *sk 1 stitch, 2 dc in next stitch; repeat from * to complete row – 14 sts.
Row 5: Turn, ch 3, 3 dc down first post, ch 1, 4 dc up next post, *skip 2 sts, Crocodile Stitch (see Special Stitches); repeat from * to complete row.
Row 6: Turn, ch 1, *2 dc in center of Crocodile Stitch, 2 dc in unworked 2 dc from previous row; repeat from * to last Crocodile Stitch, 2 dc in center of Crocodile Stitch to complete row.
Row 7: Sk first 2 dc, Crocodile stitch, *sk 2 sts, Crocodile Stitch; repeat from * to last 2 dc, sl st to center of 2 dc to complete row.
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in same sp, *2 dc in center of Crocodile Stitch, 2 dc in unworked 2 dc from previous row; repeat from * to complete row.
Row 9: Repeat Row 5. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
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