How to make Double Crochet Cluster Stitch.

If you love textures, you would love the double crochet cluster stitch. It is a beautiful stitch that surprisingly works up super fast and in no time you can see the texture in your work.

In this post, you would see the various methods of crocheting the double crochet cluster stitches and their modifications.

I love designing using double crochet cluster stitch, below are a few items I’ve made using this beautiful stitch.

Blossom Washcloth pattern

Yarn Storage basket

Breezy sun hat

Vestige Pull-over Pattern

Arewa Towel Holder

The Uniqueness of this stitch is that it does not cause a decrease in the total number of stitches.

How to crochet a double crochet cluster stitch

Materials

Yarn – Any yarn weight would fit, but for the tutorial, we’d be using Double Knit (#3) yarn.

Hook – US Size G (4.0mm), also any recommended hook size would be perfect.

Skill Level – Beginner

Abbreviations

Double crochet 2 stitches together = dc2tog

Pattern for Double crochet 2 together and double crochet cluster stitches

Double crochet 2 stitches together – dc2tog

Step 1: Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch.

Step 2: Yarn over, pull through the stitch, and you now have three stitches on your hook.

Step 3: Yarn over, and pull through the first 2 stitches on your hook. You now have 2 stitches on your hook.

Step 4: Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch.

Step 5: Yarn over, pull through the stitch, and you now have four stitches on your hook.

Step 6: Yarn over, and pull through the first 2 stitches on your hook. You now have 3 stitches on your hook.

Step 7: Yarn over, pull through the remaining 3 sts on your hook.

Pattern for Double crochet cluster –

Step 1: Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch.

Step 2: Yarn over, pull through the stitch, and you now have three stitches on your hook.

Step 3: Yarn over, and pull through the first 2 stitches on your hook. You now have 2 stitches on your hook.

Step 4: Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch.

Step 5: Yarn over, pull through the stitch, and you now have four stitches on your hook.

Step 6: Yarn over, and pull through the first 2 stitches on your hook. You now have 3 stitches on your hook.

Step 7: Yarn over, pull through the remaining 3 sts on your hook.

Step 8: Ch 1

Step 9: Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch.

Step 10: Yarn over, pull through the stitch, you now have three stitches on your hook.

Step 11: Yarn over, and pull through the first 2 stitches on your hook. You now have 2 stitches on your hook.

Step 12: Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch.

Step 13: Yarn over, pull through the stitch, you now have four stitches on your hook.

Step 14: Yarn over, and pull through the first 2 stitches on your hook. You now have 3 stitches on your hook.

Step 15: Yarn over, pull through the remaining 3 sts on your hook.

I hope you are now confident making your own Double crochet 2 stitches together and also double crochet cluster stitch?