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Crochet long loop 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

Double treble – Treble – d.tr / tr

Stitch – st

Long treble / long double crochet – L.tr/L.dc: yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, draw up a long loop. The loop should be roughly the same size as 5 chains.

Then yarn over, and draw through the 2 loops on the hook, repeat preceding step.

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 13 + 4

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Row 1: Skip 2 ch, * 1dc/sc in next, skip 4ch, 11 L.tr/L.dc in next, skip 4ch, 1dc/sc in each of the next 2ch; rep from*, turn.

Row 2: Make 2ch and work 1dc/sc in each of the next st below, 1dc/sc in 2nd ch, turn.

Row 3: Make 5ch and 5 L.tr/L.dc in 1st dc/sc below, * skip 5 dc/sc below, 1dc/sc in each of the next 3 st below, skip 5dc/sc, 11 L.tr/L.dc in next st; rep from*, skip 5 dc/sc below, 1dc/sc in each of the next 3 st below, 5 L.tr/L.dc in + 1d.tr/tr in 2nd ch, turn.

Row 4: Make 2ch and work 1dc/sc in each of the next st below, 1dc/sc in 2nd ch, turn.

Row 5: Make 2ch, * 1dc/sc in next st, skip 5dc/sc below, 11 L.tr/L.dc in next st, skip 5dc/sc, 1dc/sc in each of the next 2 st below; rep from*, work last dc/sc in 2nd ch at the end of the row and turn.

Repeat rows 2 - 5 until you have reached your desired length.

Cotton yarn

Colors & rows: 1 & 2 – green, 3 & 4 – white, 5 & 6 – dark pink, 7 & 8 – light pink, 9 & 10 – yellow, 11 & 12 – white, 13 & 14 – green, 13 & 14 – light green.

Thick wool yarn

Colors & rows: * 1 & 2 – white, 3 & 4 – green, 5 & 6 – brown*.


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