Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

56 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Posy Arcade

A classic net mesh pattern is enlivened with cluster flowers.

Ch a multiple of 8 sts plus 2.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, *ch 5, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch;

rep from * across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 5, *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, 3 dc-cl in next sc, ch 2, sc

in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk sc; rep from * across to last 2 ch-5 sps,

sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, 3 dc-cl in next sc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5

sp, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in dc, ch 5, 3 dc-cl in 1st dc, *sl st in next 3

dc-cl, ch 5, 3 dc-cl in sl st just made, ch 1, sl st in next ch-5 sp,

ch 5, 3 dc-cl in sl st just made; rep from * across to last 2 ch-5

sps, sl st in next 3 dc-cl, ch 5, 3 dc-cl in sl st just made, sc in last

ch-5 sp, turn.

Row 4: Ch 5, *sc in ch-5 sp, ch 2, 3 dc-cl in sl st, ch 2, sc in next

ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk sl st; rep from * across to last 2 ch-5 sps, sc in

next ch-5 sp, ch 2, 3 dc-cl in next sl st, ch 2, sc in last ch-5 sp,

ch 2, dc in last sc, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 5, sk sc, sc in 3 dc-cl, ch 5, sk sc, sc in

ch-5 sp; rep from * across, turn.

Row 6: Ch 2, dc in sc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk sc, *sc

in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, 3 dc-cl in next sc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5

sp, ch 5, sk sc; rep from * across to last ch-5 sp, ch 2, 2 dc-cl in

last sc, turn.

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in 2 dc-cl, ch 4, 3 dc-cl in prev st, ch 1, *sl st in

next ch-5 sp, ch 5, 3 dc-cl in sl st just made, sl st in next 3 dc-cl,

ch 5, 3 dc-cl in sl st just made, ch 1; rep from * across to last

ch-5 sp, sl st in last ch-5 sp, ch 5, 3 dc-cl in sl st just made, sc in

dc, turn.

Row 8: Ch 2, dc in sc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk sl st, *sc

in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, 3 dc-cl in sl st, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch

5, sk sl st; rep from * across to last ch-5 sp, sc in last ch-5 sp, ch

2, 2 dc-cl in last sc, turn.

Row 9: Ch 1, sc in 2 dc-cl, *ch 5, sk sc, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk sc,

sc in 3 dc-cl; rep from * across to last 3 dc-cl, ch 5, sk sc, sc in

ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk sc, sc in last dc, turn.

Rep rows 2–9 to desired length.

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