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How to work the second and subsequent rounds of crossed double crochet lace Next row of crossed double crochet lace ( xdcl) = *ch 1, skip ch1 -sp, next st and next ch 1-sp, dc in next st (this is the first leg of xdcl made from the round below), ch 1, crocheting over the dc just made, dc in the second leg (st) stitch

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