Special Stitches in Crochet: Double Crochet Treble Together (DCTRTog)
Special Stitches
Double Crochet Treble Together (dctrtog) - yo, insert hook into st indicated, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo twice, insert hook into st indicated, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook twice, yo pull through remaining loops on hook.
The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 4 + 2.
Row Instructions
1st Row (RS)
sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 2, dc2tog in same ch and ch 4 ch away (skip 3 ch), ch 2, sc in same ch as dc2tog; rep from * across, turn;
2nd Row
ch 4 (counts as tr), dc in next dc2tog, ch 2, sc around previous dc2tog, *ch 2, sc around same dc2tog; rep from * across to last dc2tog, ch 2, dctrtog in prev dc2tog and sc, turn;
3rd Row
ch 1, sc in dctrtog, *ch 2, dc2tog in prev st and next dc2tog, ch 2, sc around dc2tog; rep from * across, ending sc in dctrtog, turn;
4th Row
ch 1, sc in dctrtog, *ch 3, sc in next dc2tog; rep from * across to end, sc in dctrtog. Fasten off.
Repeat 2nd-3rd rows, finishing with the 2nd row.