Alternating Spike Stitch is another in the family of ever-so-useful crochet stitches. Here, a hand-dyed yarn is worked on changing stitch counts for an ultra-feminine shaped jacket and pencil skirt. While the patterning changes as the stitch counts do, there is enough randomizing to work visually. The coordinating skirt is made from fine sock-weight wool, while the jacket is a thicker dk weight.

Skill level: intermediate

Yarn requirements: 1600 (1800, 2075, 2375) yards

Color: Denali

Pattern found on page 144-145.

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