Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Chapter 3 • Lace Stitch Patterns 59

Clunky Lace

Clunky describes not the weight of the fabric, but the short, squat

shells that dot the fabric.

Ch a multiple of 6 sts plus 2.

Row 1 (RS): [2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc] in 5th ch from hk, *sk 2 ch, 2

dc-cl in next ch, sk 2 ch, [2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc] in next ch; rep from

* across to last 3 ch, sk 2 ch, hdc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 2, *[2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc] in next ch-2 sp, sc in 2 dc-cl; rep

from * across to last ch-2 sp, [2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc] in last ch-2 sp, hdc

in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, *[2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc] in next ch-2 sp, 2 dc-cl in sc;

rep from * across to last ch-2 sp, [2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc] in last ch-2 sp, hdc

in top of t-ch, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length. 3

5

1

2

4

1

5

9

3

7

11

2

6

10

4

8

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in sc, sh in next ch-3 sp, sc spike over next ch-3
sp (sk 1 ch on foundation row) and in next ch on foundation row;
rep from across; sc in last sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1 sp), sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk
ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from
across to last 2 ch-1 sps, ch 3, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp,
ch 1, dc in last sc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), [dc, ch 1, dc] in dc, sc spike over
ch-3 sp and in ch-1 sp 1 row below, sh in ch-3 sp; rep from
across to last ch-3 sp, sc spike over ch-3 sp and in ch-1 sp 1 row
below, [dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in 3rd ch of t-ch, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in dc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next
ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk ch-1 sp; rep from across to last 2 ch-1 sps, sc in
next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in last ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in sc, sh in ch-3 sp, sc spike over ch-3 sp and in
ch-1 sp 1 row below; rep from across to last ch-3 sp, sh in last
ch-3 sp, sc in last sc, turn.

Rep rows 3–6 to desired length.