Crochet the Cluster V-Stitch Written Pattern

How to Crochet the Cluster V-Stitch - a quick growing and easy pattern for blankets, scarves or afghans! Excellent stash buster and my go-to stitch for scrap blankets. With a one row repeat it is the perfect mindless "sit in front of the tv" relaxing crochet stitch 😃 Minimal concentration required!

Crochet Cluster V Stitch WRITTEN PATTERN

USA Stitch Terms

Abbreviations:

• Ch = Chain

• Cl v-st = Cluster V-Stitch

• DC = Double crochet

• Rep = Repeat

• Ch sp = Chain space

• St = Stitch

Cluster V-Stitch = DC2tog, ch 2, DC2tog into the same place

DC2TOG = Double Crochet 2 Together (yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw loop back through stitch [3 loops on your hook] yarn over and pull through 2 loops [2 loops left on your hook] yarn over, insert hook back into stitch, yarn over, draw loop back through stitch [4 loops on your hook] yarn over and pull through 2 loops [ 3 loops on your hook]. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.

Foundation Row: Ch multiples of 3 to make the blanket as large as you’d like.

Row 1: Starting in the sixth ch from the hook, rep *1 cl v-st, skip 2 ch* across until there are 3 st remaining. Skip 2 st and make 1 DC in the last ch. If you’re changing colours, finish the DC by introducing the new colour.

Rows 2-onward: Ch 3 and turn. In each ch sp across, make 1 cl v-st. To finish the row, make 1 DC in the last st. You can make the blanket as big as you’d like by rep this row.

If you spot any errors in the written pattern please do let me know.

Happy Crocheting!

Robin x