Expert: Marla - 10/12/2011

Question
QUESTION: Hi Marlra, Could you tell me the pattern for this stitch?
Thank you,
Barbara

ANSWER: Hi Barbara!
Thanks for asking! I have been looking at this and it is a little difficult to make out the stitches. My computer monitor is on its last legs, which doesn't help the viewing either, but plan to have a new one installed within the next few days. It looks like it consists of double crochet clusters, but I am not sure. It does look like crochet, but sometimes pictures can be deceiving. I have looked through some of my crochet patterns, but haven't found anything like it. I have been able to make up a similar pattern, but it may not turn out quite like that. Where did you find this picture? Was there a reference to it? I'll keep working on this to see if I may be able to come up with at least a guideline for you since it is difficult to see how many rows there are or how many clusters there are. But please let me know where you found this so I can look further into it. Hope to hear from you!

Marla

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QUESTION: Thank you for your response. Here is the web site with the scarf

http://www.tdmdesigninc.com/products/cashmere-trellis

Answer
Hi Barbara!
Sorry about spelling your name wrong in the last note. Dumb typo. I haven't come up with the pattern yet, but the stitch is sort of a dc cluster. I think what you do is 3 dc in a stitch, remove the hook, insert the hook in the first dc, push it through and catch the loop you just took the off the hook, and pull it through. This gives it the "bunched up look. I am experimenting now on different ways to come up with this pattern. I'll keep you posted.

Marla