Chain multiple: any even number
Stitch Guide
Front-post double crochet (FPdc): YO; insert hook from front to back to front around post of specified st and draw up a lp; (YO and draw through 2 lps) twice: FPdc made.
Instructions
Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc in each dc across; ch 3 (counts as first st of following row), turn.
Row 3: *Work FPdc around post of next dc 2 rows below, dc in next sc; rep from * across to last sc, dc in last sc; ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Sc in each st across, ch 3, turn.
Row 5: *Work FPdc around of post of next FPdc 2 rows below, dc in next sc; rep from * across, ending last rep with dc in last sc; ch 1, turn.
Rep rows 4 and 5 for patt.