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STrrCHES & NOTES

Fiat X-Stitch: (Yam over) twice, insert hook into same ch-1 space and puli up a loop, yam over and puli through 2 loops, yam over, insert hook into next ch-1 space and puli up a loop, (yam over and puli through 2 loops on hook) four times, ch 1, dc into spot where two legs of thi s stitchjoin.

Base md, each side: Multiple of 2 + 1 + corner sts.

Begi n 2 sts to left of comer st

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1), skip 1 st *[dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 st] to comer st (dc, ch 3, dc) in comer st — corner group madę, ch 1, skip 1 st rep ffom * around, join with slip st to 3rd ch of ch-4, slip stinnextch-1 space.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same ch-space, ch 1, *[sc in next ch-space, ch 1]** to comer group, (sc, ch 3, sc) in comer space —comer group madę, ch 1; rep from * around, ending last rep sc in last ch-space, join with sc to first sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, dc at top of ch-2 where it joins the dc — beginning X-Stitch madę, Ynake Fiat X-Stitch a cross to comer ch-space (placing Ibrward leg of last X-Stitch in comer space), work 1 Fiat X-Stitch all in comer ch-space, work 1 FlatX-Stitch beginning in comer space and finishing in next ch-space; rep ffom * around, ending by making 1 Fiat X-Stitch across last ch-1 space and in space fbrmed byjoiring sc, join with slip stto 2nd ch of ch-3 on second portion of beginning X-Stitch.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, 1 Reveree sc in each ch-1 space between top legs of X and 1 Reverse sc between each X-Stitch around, join with slip st to tiret Reverse sc. Fastenoff.