Step-by-Step Crochet Pattern for 3dc-cl Stitches

Understanding the Quantity of Stitches

The quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 2.

Row Instructions

1st Row (RS)

3dc-cl in 6th ch from hook (skip ch counts as dc, ch 3 sp), skip 3ch, dc in next ch, *skip 1ch, ch 2, sc in next ch, ch 2, skip 1ch, [dc, ch 3, 3dc-cl] in next ch, skip 3 ch, dc in next ch; rep from * across to last 4ch, skip 1ch, ch 2, sc in next ch, ch 2, skip 1ch, dc in last ch, turn;

2nd Row

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

Repeating Rows

Repeat 2nd row.