The cluster quilting stitch creates an outstanding diamond design that will give an interesting texture to designs like sweater and bags.

The cluster quilting stitch creates an outstanding diamond design that will give an interesting texture to designs like sweater and bags.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Techniques used in this stitch:
Knit: K
Purl: P
Slip stitch as if to purl: Sl
With yarn in front: Wyif
With yarn in back: Wyib
Cluster: (wyib sl the last 3 stitches worked back to the left needle, pass yarn to front, sl the same 3 stitches back again to right needle, pass yarn to back) twice.

With color A, cast on: multiple of 8 sts + 2.
Row 1 (Wrong side): With color A, p1 * p1 wrapping yarn twice around needle, p5, p1 wrapping yarn twice around needle, p1; rep from * to end.
Row 2 (Right side): With color B, k1, * sl 1 wyib dropping extra wrap, k5, sl 1 wyib dropping extra wrap, k1; rep from * to end.
Row 3: With color B, p1, * sl 1 wyif, p5, sl 1 wyif, p1; rep from * to end.
Row 4: With color B, k1, * sl 1 wyib, k5, sl 1 wyib, k1; rep from * to end.
Row 5: With color B, purl, dropping all elongated Color A slip stitches of needle to back.
Row 6: With color A, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, * pick up 1st dropped stitch and knit it, k1, pick up next dropped st and knit it, CLUSTER, k1, sl 3 wyib, k1; rep from * to  last 4 sts, pick up 1st dropped stitch and knit it, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1
Row 7: With color A, p1, sl 1 wyif, * (p1, p1 wrapping yarn twice) twice, p1, sl 3 wyif; rep from * to last 7 sts, (p1, p1 wrapping yarn twice) twice, p1, sl 1 wyif, p1.
Row 8: With color B, k3, * sl 1 wyib dropping extra wrap, k1, sl 1 wyib dropping extra wrap, k5; rep from * to last 6 sts, sl 1 wyib dropping extra wrap, k1, sl 1 wyib dropping extra wrap, k3.
Row 9: With color B, p3, * sl 1 wyif, p1, sl 1 wyif, p5; rep from * to last 6 sts, sl 1 wyif, p1, sl 1 wyif, p3.
Row 10: With color B, k3, * sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k5; rep from * to last 6 sts, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k3.
Row 11: With color B, purl, dropping all elongated Color A slip stitches of needle to back.
Row 12: With colot A, k1, pick up 1st dropped stitch and knit it, k1, sl 3 wyib, k1, * pick up 1st dropped stitch and knit it, k1, pick up next dropped st and knit it, CLUSTER, k1, sl 3 wyib, k1; rep from * to last st, pick up last dropped st and knit it, k1.
Row 13: With color A, p1, * p1 wrapping yarn twice, p1, sl 3 wyif, p1, p1 wrapping yarn twice, p1; rep from * to end.
Repeat rows 2-13.