This is a stitch that I learned 25 years ago from a pattern book published in the 1970s. I've never seen this pattern stitch anywhere else. It's fun and easy to do, and I love the drape, texture, and almost woven look. Once you get the hang of it, you can pretty much do it by feel. I used it to make a shawl that I still love.
Pick a hook that's a little bigger than you would normally use for the yarn you're using. The vertical bar between stitches is from making a chain stitch and then drawing up a loop, so be careful not to pull that tight as you work.
Special Terms:
Extended Single Crochet Two Together (esc2tog): Draw up a loop in or under each of the next 2 sts, being careful not to pull the yarn tight, (yo, pull through 2) twice.
Ch and odd number
Row 1: Esc2tog in the 3rd and 4th sts from hook, *ch 1 (do not skip a stitch for the chain!), esc2tog in next 2 sts. Rep from * across, 1 dc in last st. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as a st), esc2tog in next st and under the ch loop next to it, *ch1, esc2tog. Rep from * across, 1 dc in last st. Turn.
Rep row 2 as desired.
The result should look like the following picture, with esc2togs lining up over each other:
Extended Single Crochet Mesh Variation:
Over an odd number of stitches,
Row 1: Esc2tog in the 3rd and 4th sts from hook, *ch 1 (do not skip a stitch for the chain!), esc2tog in next 2 sts. Rep from * across, 1 dc in last st. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 extended sc), *esc2tog on either side of the verticle bar under the ch1 of the prev row, ch1. Rep from * across, until 3 sts rem. Esc2tog, dc1. Turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 as desired.
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