Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Chapter 3 • Lace Stitch Patterns 67

Stone Trellis

The half double cluster is one of the most definitive stitches,
with all the yarn overs lining up. The chain spaces in this pat-
tern use that arrangement to their advantage, making the clus-
ters a star.

Ch a multiple of 6 sts plus 2.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, ch 3, sk 2 ch, 4 hdc-cl in
next ch, ch 4, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch; rep from across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, ch 3, sc in 4 hdc-cl, ch 3, sc in next
sc; rep from across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), sc in next sc, ch 3, 4 hdc-cl
in next sc, ch 4, sc in next sc; rep from across to last sc, ch 3,
dc in last sc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next 4
hdc-cl; rep from across to last sc, ch 3, sc in last sc, ch 3, sc
in 3rd ch of t-ch, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, ch 3, 4 hdc-cl in next sc, ch 4, sc in
next sc; rep from across, turn.

Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.

2

4

6

8

10

1

5

9

3

7

Row 2: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch-3 sp), 3 dc-cl in 1st dc, sk sc,
dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, [dc, ch 3, 3 dc-cl]
in next dc; rep from across to last dc, dc in last dc, ch 2, sc in
t-ch sp, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of t-ch, turn.

Rep row 2 to desired length.
2

4

1

3

Last