Thank you all so much for your comments on my new cushion , you always make me smile :0)

So here is a quick tutorial , in case you fancied giving this stitch a try for yourself. As I mentioned in my previous post , the inspiration came from this lovely cushion by the super talented Sarah London.

To begin with you work 2 rounds of a standard granny square...I've done mine in one colour, but that's up to you,different colours would look good. They are the pink rounds in this image..........

The spikes begin on the third round and are worked on the straight edges only. To make a spike cluster work your first U.S. double crochet ( U.K.treble) as usual , into the space of the previous round....


Work the second D.C. into the top of the second D.C. of the round before last . You will end up with a long D.C. stitch that bridges the space so don't work it too tightly....


I've indicated where your hook goes with a needle in this picture....


finally work the third D.C. into the space of previous round....


There , you've done it , that was easy I hope.
When you get to the corners you work these as normal, you know , 3 D.C. chain 2 , 3 D.C. into the corner chain space of the previous round......


Footy note
Due to the spike clusters being "tied" to the stitches of the round before last I had an issue with the square becoming miss - shaped and the corners protruding, does this make sense ?
I think the best way to combat would be to work some , or all, corner clusters in Half Double crochet ( Half Treble Crochet - U.K. ) so they are not as tall.
I would recommend you experiment with this a bit to see what works best for you .

At this point I would like to credit the artist of the painting that appeared in this image....

A few of you mentioned it in your comments so I thought you might like to know it's an original, one off, painted my a very talented local Artist....my Mum :0)