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Crochet shell stitch

Guide

Materials

Fingering weight yarn, and crochet hook size 2.5 - 2.75 mm / C.
You may use any yarn of your choice, and a suitable hook.


Techniques used in this stitch

UK / US crochet term:

Chain stitch – ch

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc

Treble / Double crochet – tr/dc

Stitch – st

4 half tr / dc puff stitch – puff st.: yarn over hook, insert hook into space of 1ch and draw yarn up.

Repeat this step 3 times (work in the same space ).

Yarn over hook and draw through 8 loops, yarn over hook and draw through all loops.

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 18 + 2

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Row 1: Skip 1ch, * 1dc/sc in next, rep from*, turn.

Row 2: 1ch, * 1dc/sc into back loop only of next st; rep from*, turn.

Row 3: 1ch, * 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 3st, 2ch, skip 6st, work [ 1tr/dc + 1ch ] – 6 times in the same st, 1tr/dc in the same st, 2ch, skip 6st, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 2st; rep from *, 1dc/sc into back loop only of last st, turn.

Row 4: 1ch, * 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 2st, 2ch, work 1puff st. + 1ch in each space of 1ch below, 1ch, skip 1dc/sc below, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next dc/sc below; rep from *, 1dc/sc into back loop only of last st, turn.

Row 5: 1ch, * 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 2st, 2dc/sc in space of 2ch, work [ 1dc/sc in puff st., 1dc/sc in space of 1ch ] - 5 times, 1dc/sc in puff st., 2dc/sc in space of 2ch, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next dc/sc below; rep from *, 1dc/sc into back loop only of last st, turn.

Row 6, 7 & 8: 1ch, * 1dc/sc into back loop only of next st; rep from*, turn.

Row 9: 4ch, work [ 1tr/dc + 1ch ] – 2 times in the same st, 1tr/dc in the same st, * 2ch, skip 6st, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 5 st, 2ch, skip 6st, work [ 1tr/dc + 1ch ] – 6 times in the same st, 1tr/dc in the same st; rep from * , 2ch, skip 6st, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 5 st, 2ch, , work [ 1tr/dc + 1ch ] – 3 times in the last st, 1tr/dc in the same st, turn.

Row 10: 3ch, * work 1puff st. + 1ch in each space of 1ch below, 1ch, skip 1dc/sc below, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 3st below, 2ch; rep from*, work [1puff st. + 1ch in space of 1ch] – 2times, 1puff st. in next space of 1ch, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 11: 1ch, 1dc/sc in tr/dc below, work [ 1dc/sc in puff st., 1dc/sc in space of 1ch ] - 2 times, 1dc/sc in puff st., 2dc/sc in space of 2ch, * 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 3st, 2dc/sc in space of 2ch, work [ 1dc/sc in puff st., 1dc/sc in space of 1ch ] - 5 times, 1dc/sc in puff st., 2dc/sc in space of 2ch; rep from *, 1dc/sc into back loop only of next 3st, 2dc/sc in space of 2ch, work [ 1dc/sc in puff st., 1dc/sc in space of 1ch ] - 2 times, 1dc/sc in puff st, 1dc/sc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 12 & 13: Repeat Row 6.

Repeat rows 2 - 13 until you have reached your desired length.

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Color combination with pink & grey

Colors & rows: * 1 & 2 – dark grey, 3 & 4 – light grey, 5, 6, 7 & 8 – dark grey, 9 & 10 – pink, 11 & 12 – dark grey *.

Color combination with pink & blue

Colors & rows: 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 & 6 – dark blue, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 – dark blue, 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17 & 18 – white, 19, 20 , 21, 22, 23 & 24 – light pink, 25, 26 , 27, 28, 29 & 30 – dark pink.

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