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    Home » Video Tutorials » Advanced Stitches

    Half and Full Cluster Stitches (HCL and FCL)

    Published: Nov 7, 2012 · Modified: Jun 19, 2018 by Tamara Kelly · 6 Comments

    The Autumn Sunset Infinity Scarf and the Winter Sunrise Scarf use two types of cluster stitches - half and full. These are unique stitches, though pretty representative of the "cluster type" of crochet stitches. Though there is a good written description of these stitches in the pattern, I thought a quick video demonstration might just be in order!

    Half and Full Cluster Stitches

    This is how these two stitches are written out in the pattern:

    HCL– Half Cluster = [Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up loop loosely] twice (5 loops on hook). Yo, pull through 4 loops, yo, pull through last 2 loops.

    FCL – Full Cluster = [Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up loop loosely] twice (5 loops on hook). In next st indicated [yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull up loosely] twice (9 loops on hook). Yo, pull through 8 loops, yo, pull through last 2 loops.

    And here's a closeup of the half and full cluster stitches, as seen on the Autumn Sunset Infinity Scarf:

    how to cluster stitches tutorial autumn sunset infinity scarf free cowl pattern free crochet infinity scarf pattern

    I hope that this video has made these cluster stitches a little clearer for you! There are lots of different cluster stitches out there, but they almost all follow this basic format. Even if you are a complete beginner, with a little practice, you too can make this stitch (and any other crochet stitch there is)!

    Are there any other stitches you'd like to see a video tutorial for here on moogly? Any particular questions on technique or patterns or the math of crochet? Let me know in the comments! I'm always on the hunt for new video topics, and I firmly believe there are no bad or dumb questions! I love helping people learn more about crochet!

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    1. 1

      Robin

      November 07, 2012 at 6:11 pm

      I love your site!!!!! I can't imagine how much work goes into doing this,thank you so much...Robin

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        moogly

        November 07, 2012 at 6:31 pm

        Thanks for saying so Robin! It is a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun!

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      aNA

      November 08, 2012 at 9:32 pm

      how can i watch the video tutorials on the site, when i click on watch video, always appear a netflix ad banner and cannot watch any video..

      great work

      best wishes

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        moogly

        November 08, 2012 at 10:24 pm

        Hi aNA, I'm sorry you're having trouble with the videos! I'm not sure why that's happening for you. It's after you click the red arrow to play the video? If you close the netflix ad does the site reappear? I don't have any popup ads on the site, but there are banner ads on the bottom of the videos as they play - clicking the x in the corner makes them go away though. It's just so hard to say without seeing it. In the meantime, you can watch all the videos directly on youtube on the mooglyblog channel: http://www.youtube.com/mooglyblog

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    3. 5

      Carolyn

      December 18, 2021 at 2:04 pm

      This is gorgeous!! Do you have anything similar just done in rows? This would make a beautiful blanket!!

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        Tamara Kelly

        December 20, 2021 at 10:37 am

        Hi Carolyn! Is this what you mean? https://www.mooglyblog.com/winter-sunrise-scarf/

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