Crochet Posy Arcade Pattern
Special Stitches
Double Crochet Cluster (dc cl)- yo, insert hook into first stitch and pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, insert hook into second stitch and pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through remaining 3 loops on hook.
The quantity of sts is multiple 8 + 2.
1st row (RS): sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 5, sk 3ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across, turn;
2nd row: ch 5, *sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, 3dc cl in next sc, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sc; rep from * across to last 2 ch sps, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, 3dc cl in next sc, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn;
3rd row: ch 1, sc in dc, ch 5, 3dc cl in 1st dc, *sl st in next 3dc cl, ch 5, 3dc cl in sl st just made, ch 1, sl st in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, 3dc cl in sl st just made; rep from * across to last 2 ch 5 sps, sl st in next 3dc cl, ch 5, 3dc cl in sl st just made, sc in last ch 5 sp, turn;
4th row: ch 5, *sc in ch 5 sp, ch 2, 3dc cl in sl st, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sl st; rep from * across to last 2 ch 5 sps, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, 3dc cl in next sl st, ch 2, sc in last ch 5 sp, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn;
5th row: ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 5, skip sc, sc in 3dc cl, ch 5, skip sc, sc in ch 5 sp; rep from * across, turn;
6th row: ch 2, dc in sc, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sc, *sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, 3dc cl in next sc, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sc; rep from * across to last ch 5 sp, ch 2, 2dc cl in last sc, turn;
7th row: ch 1, sc in 2dc cl, ch 4, 3dc cl in previous st, ch 1, *sl st in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, 3dc cl in sl st just made, sl st in next 3dc cl, ch 5, 3dc 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, 3dc cl in sl st just made, sc in dc, turn;
8th row: ch 2, dc in sc, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sl st, *sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, 3dc cl in sl st, ch 2, sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sl st; rep from * across to last ch 5 sp, sc in last ch 5 sp, ch 2, 2dc cl in last sc, turn;
9th row: ch 1, sc in 2dc cl, *ch 5, skip sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, skip sc, sc in 3dc cl; rep from * across to last 3dc cl, ch 5, skip sc, sc in ch 5 sp, ch 5, skip sc, sc in last dc, turn.
Repeat 2nd-3rd rows, end with the 2nd row.