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The Crosses and Clusters stitch is a fun stitch to work as there is a lot of variation between the rows.

That being said, despite the variety of stitches it features, the Crosses and Clusters stitch is fairly easy and straightforward to work once you get a hang of the design.  The final fabric is one that is fairly lacy in its looks, but one that is fairly stable as well. You could work this stitch in a shawl or perhaps a lacy cardigan.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

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A lacy crochet stitch featuring crochet crosses and cluster stitches

Materials for this Tutorial:

For this tutorial today I will be using a small amount of Pima Cotton Yarn by Lion Brand Yarn in a single colour. It is a worsted weight yarn. The hook shown in the video below is a 5 mm birchwood crochet hook by Rowan Yarns.  However you may use any hook and yarn combination you choose, even experiment with colour!

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you enjoy the tutorial below, be sure to also check out some of the many other crochet stitch tutorials on my site and pin this for later! You may wish to start with the Nesting Shell Stitch | How to Crochet.

The Crosses and Clusters Stitch:

Abbreviations:

Ch – Chain

Cl St – Cluster Stitch ([yarn over and insert your hook into the next st, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops] three times, yarn over and draw through all loops.  Cluster Stitch made).

Crossed tr – Crossed Triple Stitch (Yo twice, insert your hook in the next sc, yo and draw up a lp, yo and draw through 2 lps, sk the next sc, yo and insert your hook in the next sc, yo and draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] 4 times, ch 1, yo and insert your hook through the middle of the st just made, yo and draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice.  Crossed triple stitch made.)

Rpt – Repeat

Sc – Single Crochet

Sk – Skip

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Tr – Triple/Treble Stitch

Yo – Yarn Over

Notes:

This stitch is worked in rows in this tutorial. You may work the stitch in one colour or many.  I will be working the design in a solid colour.

To begin, make a slip knot and then chain your desired number of chains.  For this stitch pattern you will need a multiple of three stitches for your foundation chain.

For example, ch 21.

Row One:

Sc in 2nd and each across, ch 1, turn.

Row Two:

Ch 4 (counts as a tr st), sk the first sc, *crossed tr over the next 3 sts; rpt from * across to the final st, tr in the final sc.  Turn.

Row Three:

Ch 4 (counts as a dc, ch-1), *cl st in the next ch-1 sp, ch 2; rpt from * across ending with a cl st, ch 1, dc in the 4th ch of the starting ch-4.  Turn.

Row Four:

Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, sc in the next ch-1, *sc in the top of the next ch st, 2 sc in the next ch-2 sp; rpt from * across.  Turn.

And that’s it!

For the rest of the pattern repeat rows 2-4.  Fasten off, weave in your ends.

Video Tutorial:

 

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