Saw the Velvet version on Instagram via @citychicboutique which directed me to the modified version of the above linked pattern on ramsileighcrochet.com

I crocheted all rows with the dc, fpdc, not just the right side. I like it this way, though. I think it’s a little more textured.

Using Velvet yarn, I crocheted 15 rows before split, 8 rows of split section, and then 15 more rows before seaming.
I did not count ch 2 as a stitch, and I started each row with a dc and ended each row with a fpdc around the first stitch of the previous row (not the ch2). Total of 39 rows.