Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch Pattern, oh what a beauty!

The Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch pattern is a beautifully textured dense stitch technique. It is especially suited for all kinds of blankets and scarves.

It can be worked in one color but the beauty shines thru when crocheted in colors. Using two colors gives the illusion of circles spinning. The created fabric has a right and a wrong side, but the pattern comes through on the wrong side.

Intermediate Level.

Use any yarn that you prefer and the recommended crochet hook.

The Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch pattern is a 4-row repeater. The (2nd and 4th) and (3rd and 5th) rows are very similar except for the beginning and end. So pay attention to this.

Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch Pattern Front and Back

Stitches & Abbreviations used:

Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Skip (sk)
Stitches (sts)
Cluster (cl) – (yarn over, insert hook, draw through a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops)repeat x times. Then yarn over and draw through all loops. Ch1 to close cluster (this is referred to as the top of the cl).

Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch Pattern

Catherine Wheel Crochet Stitch Pattern is worked in a multiple of 10 plus 7.

Row 1. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in next stitch. {skip 3ch. 7 dc in next ch. Skip 3 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 ch} Repeat { } to last 4 ch. skip 3 ch. 4 dc in last ch. Ch 1 turn.

Row 2. 1 sc in each of the first 2 sc. {ch 3. Work 1 cl over the next 7 stitches. (remember to close with a ch) sl st in side of cl and again in the base of dc. 1 sc in each of next 3 sts} Repeat { } to last 4 sts. Ch 3. 1 cl over the last 4 sts. Ch 3. Turn.

Row 3. 3 dc in top of cl. {skip 3 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc. Skip 3 ch. 7 dc in top of next cl} repeat { } and end by skipping 3 ch. 1 sc in each of last 2 sc. Ch3. Turn.

Row 4. 1 cl over next 3 stitches. (remember to close with a ch) . { sl st in side of cl and again in base of dc. 1sc in each of the next 3 sts. Ch 3. 1cl over next 7 sts} repeat { } to end. Ch3. 1sc in next 2 stitches. Ch1. Turn.

Row 5. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. {skip 3. 7 dc in top of cl. Skip 3 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc} repeat { } to end. Skip 3ch. 4 dc in top of cl.

Continue repeating Rows 2 thru 5 until you achieve the desired size.