Great! Here is a beginner-friendly tutorial for the exact stitch in your photo.
This stitch is often called Crossed Extended Front-Post Stitch or Braided Strap Stitch.

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🧶 FULL DETAILED TUTORIAL

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⭐ STEP 1 — Foundation

1. Make a slip knot.
2. Chain an even number (example: 22).
3. Row 1:
   • Make 1 single crochet (sc) in each chain.
   • Turn your work.

You now have a strong base.

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⭐ STEP 2 — Understanding the Stitch

You will always work into:

• the current row (normal stitches)
• AND the row below (to create the long vertical lines)

Each “braid” uses two long loops you pull from below, then cross them.

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⭐ STEP 3 — Row 2 (the braid row)

🔸 Step A — Start the first long loop

1. Insert your hook into the stitch directly below (the row under the current one).
   → Not the top loop, but the body of the stitch.
2. Yarn over.
3. Pull up a tall loop, about 1.5–2 cm long.
4. Keep the loop on your hook.

🔸 Step B — Make the second long loop

1. Skip the next stitch on the current row.
2. Insert your hook into the next stitch but again into the row below.
3. Yarn over and pull up another tall loop.
4. You now have several loops on your hook.

These two loops will cross.

🔸 Step C — Join the loops

1. Yarn over.
2. Pull through both long loops at the same time.
   → They cross naturally into a braid/X shape.
3. Chain 1 to lock them.

That completes one braided unit.

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⭐ STEP 4 — Repeat Across

Repeat the same sequence:

1. Skip 1 stitch.
2. Pull a long loop from the stitch below.
3. Pull another long loop from the next stitch below.
4. Yarn over and pull through both long loops.
5. Chain 1 to secure.

Continue until the end of the row.

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⭐ STEP 5 — Row 3 (the anchor row)

This row makes everything clean and stable.

1. Chain 1, turn.
2. Make 1 single crochet (sc) in each stitch across.
   → This returns the width to normal and prepares for the next braid row.

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⭐ STEP 6 — Repeat Rows

Repeat:

• Row 2 — braid
• Row 3 — single crochet

This builds the thick, structured braid pattern from the photo.

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⭐ TIPS FOR PERFECT BRAIDS

✔ Keep all long loops the same height
✔ Pull loops gently so the stitch stays clean
✔ Use a stiff yarn (like nylon cord) for better structure
✔ Don’t tighten the chain-1 too much
✔ If the work curls, block lightly

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