​Leafhopper Crochet Pattern

Special Stitches

Leafhopper Cluster (LCL)- *[yo, insert hook at front and form right to left behind stem of st before next st, yo, draw loop through and up to height of hdc] twice, yo, draw through 4 loops**, skip next st, rep from * to ** around stem of next st, ending yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

The quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 1 + 2 chain sts increase.

1^st row (WS): skip 3ch (count as 1dc), 1dc into next and each ch to end, turn;

2^nd row: 3ch (count as 1dc), skip 1st st, 1dc into next st, *LCL over next st, 1dc into each of next 3 sts; rep from * omitting 1dc from end of last rep, turn;

3^rd row: 3ch (count as 1dc), skip 1st st, 1dc into next and each st to end, working last st into top of tch, turn;

4^th row: 3ch (count as 1dc), skip 1st st, *1dc into each of next 3 sts, 1LCL over next st; rep from * ending 1dc into each of last 4 sts, working last st into top of tch, turn;

5^th row: 3ch (count as 1dc), skip 1st st, 1dc into next and each st to end, working last st into top of tch, turn.

Repeat 2^nd – 5^th rows.