UK Double Treble Crochet 2 together or US Treble Crochet 2 together

The double treble crochet 2 together = dtr2tog (UK) or treble crochet 2 together = tr2tog (US), may sometimes be referred to as a cluster stitch, means to crochet 2 stitches together to create a decrease.

This decrease turns two stitches into one stitch and is used to create different shapes besides squares and rectangles. It is slightly more complicated than increasing, but not difficult when you understand the process.

The instructions below show step by step how to create the stitch.

Right Handed

For Left Handed instructions click here

Step by Step

Yarn over twice

Insert your hook into the stitch where you are going to create the decrease, yarn over

Pull through. 4 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 3 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 

2 loops remain on the hook

Don’t complete the last yarn over leave two loops on the hook.

Then yarn over twice

Insert your hook into the next stitch where you are going to create the decrease

Yarn over and pull through. 

5 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 

4 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 3 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through all three loops that are on the hook

1 crochet together stitch complete

To skip past the Left Handed instructions click here

Left Handed

For Right Handed instructions click here

Step by Step

Yarn over twice

Insert your hook into the stitch where you are going to create the decrease, yarn over

Pull through. 4 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 3 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 

2 loops remain on the hook

Don’t complete the last yarn over leave two loops on the hook.

Then yarn over twice

Insert your hook into the next stitch where you are going to create the decrease

Yarn over and pull through. 

5 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 

4 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through two loops. 3 loops remain on the hook

Yarn over and pull through all three loops that are on the hook

1 crochet together stitch complete

Find the complete list of my tutorials here or if you prefer you can find the full left and right handed playlists on YouTube. 

I hope you find this tutorial helpful. 

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                Jo