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The colorful shell stitch creates a solid, dense and warm textured fabric.
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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
Front Post tr/dc – FPtr/dc
Back Post tr/dc – BPtr/dc
Picot of 5ch – picot
Stitch – st
Foundation Chain: Multiples of 7 + 2
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See all the crochet patternsRow 1: Skip 2ch, 2dc/sc, * skip 2ch, 4ch, 5dc/sc; rep from *, skip 2ch, 4ch, 3dc/sc, turn.
Row 2: Make 3ch, * 5tr/dc + picot + 5tr/dc in space of 4ch, 1FPtr/dc over third dc/sc below; rep from *, 5tr/dc + picot + 5tr/dc in space of 4ch, 1 tr/dc in second ch, turn.
Row 3: Make 3ch, * skip 2tr/dc, 1FPtr/dc over each of the next 3tr/dc, 4ch, 1FPtr/dc over each of the next 3tr/dc, 1BPtr/dc over FPtr/dc of previous row below; rep from *, skip 2tr/dc, 1FPtr/dc over each of the next 3tr/dc, 4ch, 1FPtr/dc over each of the next 3tr/dc, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 4: Make 3ch, * 5tr/dc + picot + 5tr/dc in space of 4ch, 1FPtr/dc over BPtr/dc below; rep from *, 5tr/dc + picot + 5tr/dc in space of 4ch, 1 tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Repeat rows 3 - 4 until you have reached your desired length.
Colors & rows: * 1 & 2 purple, 3 & 4 light yellow, 5 & 6 yellow, 7 & 8 white *.
Thick wool yarn
Library stitches
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