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Granny stripe crochet stitch

US three-dc clusters alternate with spaces to make a flat granny stripe.

Granny stripe crochet stitch: stitch positions and working loops3 working loops shownUS crochet termsOne top position for each completed stitch
Schematic of top positions and loops on the hook. Follow the named stitch’s insertion and pull-through sequence below.

Counted practice swatch

Chain 18. Row 1: sc in second chain and across (17). This foundation is a multiple of 3 plus 2 actual stitches.

Work the repeat

Row 2: ch3 (counts as dc), dc in first stitch; [skip 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc] 5 times; dc in last sc (18 dc). Row 3: ch3, 3 dc in each of the 6 spaces between clusters, dc in top of ch3 (20 dc). Row 4: ch3, dc in first stitch; 3 dc in each of the 5 internal cluster spaces; 2 dc in top of ch3 (19 dc). Repeat rows 3–4.

Read the fabric

The alternating edge groups explain the changing dc totals. There are six working spaces in row 3 and five internal spaces in row 4; mark the top of the turning chain.