Smooth Slants Crochet Stitch Pattern Tutorial

Hey everybody, it's Deja with KnitAndCrochetEverAfter.com, and today we're doing the Smooth Slants Stitch Pattern. So grab the pattern below, we'll start working on rows, and then I'll talk more about this afterwards. So this is a multiple of 2 stitch pattern, which I love, so I did a multiple of 12. But, our first row instruction says that we have to do a DC in the 6th chain from our hook, so obviously we need at least 6 chains. And probably more than that, otherwise this is going to look really weird. So we're going to skip 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and we're going to double crochet in that 6th chain. And then our stitch repeat for the first row is very simple. We're going to chain 1, skip a chain, and dc in the next chain. Create a little hole there. Again, chain 1, skip the next chain, dc, and we're just doing that across all the way to the very last stitch. Works out, no special stitches in the middle, nothing. Weird at the end, just easy-peasy DCs. Okay, next, this is going to get a little bit more complicated. We're going to chain 3. It's going to count as a double crochet. Then, what we're going to do is we're going to work a 2 DC cluster. Working from the first DC that we just did, inside that same one, and then working into the next DC. So we're going to skip the chain one space. So a DC cluster is we're going to double crochet, but not finish it. So we're going to do another double crochet in that next DC, and then we're going to... Combine these two so it's kind of like a dc two together But we're using kind of weird spots to join Then we're going to chain one and we're going to do the same thing We're going to start back up in this stitch that we just did This is how we don't lose stitches because we're starting back here and then we're going into the next one Bring up the loop Combining them again chain one That gets our stitch count back up, move back to that same stitch you just worked the last half of the DC cluster, yarn over, work in the next one, and close that off. Then we're going to chain one again, and we're going to do again the DC cluster. So we have this DC, but because we skipped all those chains at the very beginning, we What's considered another chain one DC over here, so we're going to finish that off. So we'll skip that very first chain of the turning chain and go into the second one, which would be like the top of our DC, and do that cluster. And then, one more DC in that stitch. Just like our first stitch of the row over here, we kind of worked into it twice, same in the end, we're gonna work into that last stitch twice. So a little bit complicated, you gotta pay attention to where you're placing your stitches so that you're not losing or gaining anything. So for row three, and this is a two row repeat, so this is one row of the repeat. Row 3, we're going to chain 4, 3, 4, so it counts as a DC, and a chain 1, and we're going to use that big chain 1 space across by doing a double crochet in that chain 1 space, so you find that very first one. Then we're going to chain 1, and we're going to double crochet, so it's kind of like row 1, but we're just doing it in kind of a weirder spot. Chain 1, dc in that chain 1 space, dc, and then we're going to do it in the top of that chain 3. Go and kind of open that back up again. Let's do row 2 one more time because it's kind of weird. We're going to do chain 3 counts as a double crochet, then we're going to do our cluster by going into that double crochet that we just worked into, or came out of actually, we don't really work into it with chains, and go into that next double crochet. Close it off like a dc two together, chain one, work back into that double crochet, half into this one, put them together, chain one, and just continue that across. It works up really fast once you get going and you get used to it. You just have to make sure on the front and ends that you're, the beginning, the beginning and ends, you are doing the correct amount of stitches. So you can't forget to do that last cluster, and then double crochet. You're not chaining one, you're just going to go straight into a double crochet. And then you'll turn around and start your row three again. And then what you end up with is this cool kind of open weave. A slanting stitch, which is why I call this the smooth slant, because it's nice and smooth and it's got a slant. I like this. It would be cool for a scarf. A little holey for beanie, but it could work. Nice shell pattern, something for a shell that you wear, not a shell pattern. So like a camisole, shirt, whatever you want to call it. This would be a good summertime fabric. Use a bigger hook, though. This is an H, so it's pretty stiff. You want more drape, make it with a bigger hook. It can easily have a border put on it. It's very good without blocking. This is without blocking, so it's very minimal work to get this to look good. So this is the Smooth Slants. I am Deja with Knit and CrochetWrapper.com, and thank you for watching.