To make a cluster: Keep the last loop of each double crochet on the hook, then, yarn over hook and pull that loop through all the loops left on the hook, chain 1 to close the cluster. This row uses clusters made of 2 double crochet and clusters made of 5 double crochet. Step 4 shows a photo of a 5-dc cluster in progress.
Row 3: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work a cluster of 2 dc over next sc and the first dc of the shell, ch 3, sc in ea of next 3 dc of shell, * ch 3, work a cluster of 5 dc over the last dc of shell, the next 3 sc and the first dc of the next shell, ch 3, sc in ea of next 3 dc of shell, ** repeat the directions between * and ** across until 3 stitches remain, then ch 3, work one cluster of 2 dc across next 2 stitches, dc in last dc.
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