For this tutorial you will need your selected yarn I'm using a Stylecraft
classique cotton today and although it says you need a four millimeter crochet
hook I'm actually going to use a four and a half millimeter crochet hook just
to switch it up a little bit just makes it easier for you to see the stitches
but of course you can use any yarn you want as long as you're using the
corresponding crochet hook you'll need a pair of scissors and a darning needle
when it comes to tying off your ends as always I'll leave links in the
description box for all of these items you want to begin by creating your
slipknot and you can do this in which ever method you prefer and then go ahead
and insert your crochet hook so for this particular pattern your chain is going
to work in any size that you want as long as it's an even number so for
example you're making a scarf you want to do it the width of the scarf or if
you're making a blanket you want to do it the width or the blanket that you
want it to be but as long as it's an even number that is fine so you want to
go ahead and start your chain by yarning over and pulling through yarn over pull
through yarn over pull through go ahead and pause the video work your chain to
the length you want it to be and meet me back in just a moment so I've just
created my chain and I've just done it to the length of a sample piece and
we're going to go ahead and start our first row so we're going to work our way
back along this chain and we're actually going to do something slightly different
at the beginning and the end of the chain so I'll just show you what we're
going to do first we're going to work into the second chain from the hook so
not the one that's on the hook not this first one just here but this one just
here and we're going to do a double crochet now remember I'm working in UK
terms so this is a single crochet in the US so insert your hook into that second
chain from the hook grab the yarn pull it through you'll have two loops on the
hook and then grab the yarn and pull through both loops on that hook
and then you're going to do that again into the next chain so insert your hook
grab the yarn pull it through you'll have two loops on the hook yarn over
pull through both loops on the hook now we're going to do something a little bit
different we're going to chain one skip one chain and then do a double crochet
into the chain after that and chain one skip one and then do a double crochet
into the chain after that and you're simply going to do this all the way
until you get to the end of your row so I'm going to leave you to go ahead and
complete that however if you remember me saying we do slightly different thing at
the very end of our chain so just stop before you get to the very end and I'll
meet you back in just a moment so I've just worked my way all along that chain
and I've just finished just before we get to the end because you will be left
with three chains and if you remember what we did at the very beginning we're
also going to do that at the very end I've just done my double crochet my
chain one and then I'm just going to do a double crochet into these last two
chains so were skipping one and doing a double crochet into the last two
chains so I'm going to go ahead and do the first one and then the second one
and then that is the end of your first round so what we want to do is chain
four one two three four turn the work and then we're going to start doing our
cluster stitches so first of all you want to identify where this chain one
space is to begin with so if we look at the previous row will have a double
crochet a double crochet a chain space a double crochet
a chain space etc all the way along so going to be working into this chain
space to do a cluster stitch so you want to yarn over insert your hook grab the
yarn and pull through so this is just like a treble crochet or in the US that
would be a double crochet but we're not going to quite finish off we're going to
yarn over and pull through two loops on the hook
but then leave these two loops on the hook just here while we go again yarn
over insert yarn over pull through yarn over pull through two loops then we have
three loops on the hook we'll do it again yarn over insert yarn over pull
through yarn over pull through two we'll have four loops on the hook and then
we're going to go one more time yarn over insert yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two and then we'll end up with five loops on the hook
you then grab the yarn and then pull through all five loops on the hook and
that creates your cluster stitch you want to chain one and that's just
secures it all together for you so now that cluster stitch is complete you're
going to do exactly the same thing into the next chain space so make sure that
you're not going into the chain from the bottom if it's pulled up just like this
one has you want to go into this chain space so we'll do that again yarn over
insert yarn over pull through yarn over pull through two so you have two loops
on the hook yarn over insert yarn over pull through yarn over pull through two
you'll have three loops on the hook yarn over insert yarn over pull through yarn
over pull through two you'll have four loops on the hook and then yarn over
insert yarn over pull through yarn over pull through two and you'll
have five loops on the hook which is what we're looking for
grab the yarn and pull through all five loops on the hook and then chain 1 to
secure that into place and you're simply going to do this all the way along until
you get close to the end so do the same thing all the way along until you get to
this last chain space and I'll meet you back in a moment to show you how to
finish off this row so I've now finished that row I've just got to the end and
I've stopped in the very last chain space so if you can remember we have two
double crochets at the end of the row so what we're going to do here is after
you've chained you're done your chain 1 to secure this stitch you're going to
skip the first double crochet and do a treble crochet into the last stitch so
remember that UK treble US double so yarn over insert yarn over pull
through you'll have three loops on the hook yarn over pull through two and yarn
over pull through two so that is the end of the second row from now on the rows
are going to repeat so row three is going to be the same as row one however
the placement of the stitches is going to be different because we're working in
to stitches rather than the chain so what you're going to do is chain one and
turn your work and then you're going to do a double crochet into this very first
chain just here so insert your hook yarn over pull through yarn over pull through
two and then do a double crochet into this very first chain space we're now
going to chain one and then you're going to find the chain or the space in
between the two clusters so if you just pull them apart that is where you're
going to do your next double crochet and then your chain one and then find the
next and do a double crochet chain one find
the next space double crochet you're going to do that all the way along but
stop when you get to just before you get to the end so pause the video and meet
me back in just a moment so I've just worked my way all the way along I've
come to the last space between the cluster stitches I've done my double and
my chain one now what we want to do is finish off the end so we're going to end
with those two double crochets so the first double crochet is going to be in
that chain space and the second double crochet is going to be in the third
chain from the bottom so one two three the reason why we do this in the chain
rather than in the space is so that it anchors down the stitch and then you
don't get wobbly stitches on the end of your work so we're going to repeat
row two again we're going to chain four one two three and four we're going to
turn our work and then we're going to begin doing our clusters in the chain
one space just here so yarn over insert yarn over pull through yarn over pull
through two yarn over insert yarn over pull through yarn over pull through two
we've got three loops on the hook and again pull through two we'll have four
loops on the hook and then once more
we'll have five loops on the hook grab the yarn pull through and chain 1 to
secure you're going to do that all the way along until you get to close to the
end pause the video meet the back in a moment and I'll show you one last time
of how to finish off this row so I've just completed that
and I'm at the end of the row where I'm going to complete with a treble crochet
so you want to identify the last stitch of that row and go ahead and do your
treble crochet so you'll catch both those loops of that last stitch and
complete that row so that is the first and second row and then the third and
fourth row is just repeated to whichever height or width you want your project to
be so you can just keep building and building and building until you get what
you desire I'm actually going to build a few more rows and then I'm going to come
back and show you how you would change colours with this project so I've gone
ahead and built a few more rows of the cluster stitch on this sample piece and
I'm going to show you how you would change colour now with this stitch so at
the end of this row we are going to do the treble crochet into the last stitch
of the previous row and I'm going to have my next colour ready for the
transition so what you want to do is go ahead and start the treble so yarn over
insert yarn over pull through and then yarn over pull through two and then
instead of yarning over and pulling through two again you're going to drop
this colour grab the next colour and pop it onto your hook it can be a bit fiddly
but you do get used to it after a while pull that through and that completes
that stitch now what I would do is just make sure that you have a fairly long
tail here and you're going to go ahead pull those stitches down and then start
by doing your chain one and turn so what I tend to do is snip off this yarn
because I like to make sure it's extra secure so snip off that yarn
and take the loose end and just put a knot in there I know some people really don't
like knots but I like to put one in there just so and make sure it's super secure
and then you can go ahead and pick up your stitches again and what you can do
is lay these down and crochet them in or you can leave them out to the side and
sew them in at a later point it's total to you but because we're starting the
same principle all over again we're going to do a double crochet into that
first chain then into the chain space and just continue on with the same
technique but just a different colour so there you have it the cluster stitch
tutorial I think you'll agree that it is an absolutely beautiful stitch I really
like the way that the cotton yarn gives a beautiful stitch definition as well
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