The Diagonal Shell and Cluster Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial

Learn how to crochet the Diagonal Shell and Cluster Stitch with this photo tutorial.

The diagonal shell and cluster stitch is a repeat of two rows.

The fabric turns out light and it has a beautiful texture.

Materials:

• Soft FRAYA Cotton 8/4 100% Organic cotton 50g – 180 m yarn, color: navy blue
• 2.0 mm hook

Instructions:

Row 1

1. Start by chaining a multiple of five plus two. You will start working in the second chain from your hook.

2. So, make a single crochet in the second chain from your hook.

3. Chain three.

4. Then make a double crochet in the same stich where you have just worked in.

5. Make two more double crochets in the same stitch.

6. Skip four stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch.

7. Chain three.

8. Then make three double crochets in the same stitch where you have just worked in.

9. Skip four stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch.

10. Then repeat: chain three, make three double crochets in the same stitch, skip four stitches and make a single crochet.

11. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row. The row should end with a single crochet.

Row 2

12. Chain two and turn your work around. Chain two does not count as a stitch.

13. Make a double crochet in the first stitch.

14. Chain two.

15. Then make a single crochet in the next chain three space.

16. Chain two.

17. Next you will make a double crochet three together working in the next single crochet of the previous row. So, yarn over.

18. Insert your hook in the next single crochet of the previous row and yarn over.

19. Pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook.

20. Yarn over.

21. Pull the yarn through the first two loops on your hook. Now you have two loops on your hook.

22. Yarn over.

23. Insert your hook in the same stitch and yarn over.

24. Pull the yarn through. Now you have four loops on your hook.

25. Yarn over.

26. Pull the yarn through the first two loops on your hook. Now you have three loops on your hook.

27. Yarn over.

28. Insert your hook in the same stitch and yarn over.

29. Pull the yarn through. Now you have five loops on your hook.

30. Yarn over.

31. Pull the yarn through the first two loops on your hook. Now you have four loops on your hook.

32. Yarn over.

33. Pull the yarn through all three loops. You have just made a double crochet three together!

34. Chain two.

35. Then make a single crochet in the next chain three space.

36. Chain two.

37. Make a double crochet three together in the next single crochet.

38. Chain two and make a single crochet in the next chain three space.

39. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row. At the end of the row make a single crochet in the last chain three space.

40. Chain two.

41. Next you will make a double crochet two together in the last stitch. So, yarn over.

42. Insert your hook in the last stitch and yarn over.

43. Pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook.

44. Yarn over.

45. Pull the yarn through the first two loops on your hook. Now you have two loops on your hook.

46. Yarn over.

47. Insert your hook in the same stitch and yarn over.

48. Pull the yarn through. Now you have four loops on your hook.

49. Yarn over.

50. Pull the yarn through the first two loops on your hook. Now you have three loops on your hook.

51. Yarn over.

52. Pull the yarn through all three loops. You have just made a double crochet two together.

Row 3

53. Chain one and turn your work around. Chain one does not count as a stitch.

54. Make a single crochet in the first chain two space.

55. Chain three.

56. Then make three double crochets in the same chain two space.

57. Make a single crochet in the next chain two space.

58. Chain three.

59. Make three double crochets in the same chain two space.

60. Then repeat: make a single crochet in the next chain two space, chain three and make three double crochets in the same chain two space.

61. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row.

62. At the end of the row skip the last chain two space and make a single crochet in the last stitch. For the rest of the pattern repeat rows 2-3.

Done!