The Tulip Cable Stitch :: Crochet Stitch #191

This crochet tutorial will help you learn how to crochet the tulip cable stitch. This stitch creates a delicate fun cable pattern. The tulip cable stitch would be great for sweaters, shrugs, and scarves!

ch

Chain Stitch

dc

Double Crochet

hdc5tog

Half Double Crochet 5 Together

Tr/rf

Raised Treble Crochet at the Front of Fabric – wrap the yarn around the hook, insert hook from in front and from right to left around the stem of the appropriate stitch, and complete the stitch normally

tr/rb

Raised Treble Crochet at the Back of Fabric – wrap the yarn around the hook, insert the hook from behind and from right to left around the stem of the appropriate stitch, and complete the stitch normally

FCL

Forward Cluster – leaving last loop of each st on hook, work 1dc into next st and 1tr/rf or rb around next st after that, ending yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

BCL

Backward Cluster – leaving last loop of each st on hook, work 1tr/rf or rb around st below dc just made and 1dc into next st.

TCL

Triple Cluster – leaving last loop of each st on hook work, 1tr/rf around st below dc just made. 1dc/rf around next Puff st, and 1tr/rf around next st, ending yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook

Worked over 15 sts

• Note Raised legs of these clusters are to be worked at front (rf) on right side rows and at back (rb) on wrong side rows as indicated in text: FCL/rf, FCL/rb, BCL/rf, BCL/rb.
• Row 1: (Right Side): 1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, [1FCL/rf] twice, 1dc into next st, [1BCL/rf] twice, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rf around next st.
• Row 2: [tr/rb around next st, 1dc into next st] twice, [1FCL/rb] twice, 1dc into each of next 3 sts, [1BCL/rb] twice, [1dc into next st, 1tr/rb around next st] twice.
• Row 3: [1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into next st] twice, 1tr/rf around each of next 2 sts, 1dc into each of next 3 sts, 1tr/rf around each of next 2 sts, [1dc into next st, 1tr/rf around next st] twice.
• Row 4: 1tr/rb around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rb around next st, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, [1BCL/rb] twice, work a Puff st of hdc5tog all into next st, [1FCL/rb] twice, 1dc into each of next 2 sts, 1tr/rb around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rb around next st.
• Row 5: 1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into each of next 3 sts, 1BCL/rf, 1TCL, 1FCL/rf, 1dc into each of next 3 sts, 1tr/rf around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rf around next st.
• Row 6: *1tr/rb around next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr/rb around next st**, 1dc into each of next 9 sts, rep from * to **.

Repeat rows 1-6 until you have reached your desired length.