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Crochet shell edging

Guide

Materials

Pearl cotton, crochet thread size 12, and steel crochet hook size 1.25 - 1.50 mm / 10 - 8.
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

Shell – work 7tr/dc in the same space or stitch.

Picot of 3 ch – picot

Stitch - st

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Make 35 foundation ch.

Row 1: skip 4ch, 1tr/dc in next, 3ch, skip 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3ch, 7ch, skip 5ch, 1dc/sc in next, skip 2ch, shell in next, skip 2ch, 1dc/sc in next, 7ch, skip 5ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3ch, 3 ch, work 1tr/dc + 5ch + 1tr/dc in lzst ch, turn.

Row 2: 3ch, 10 tr/dc in space of 5ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 7ch, 7ch, 1dc/sc in 4th tr/dc of the shell below, 7ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 7ch, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 3: 3ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 7ch, 1dc/sc in space of 7ch, shell in dc/sc below, 1dc/sc in next space of 7ch, 7ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, work over big shell: *2tr/dc in first st, 1ch, skip 1 st; rep from * 4 times, 2tr/dc in the same st, turn.

Row 4: 3ch, *1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in space of 1ch; rep from * 4 times, 1tr/dc in last tr/dc of the big shell, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 7ch, 7ch, 1dc/sc in 4th tr/dc of the shell below, 7ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 7ch, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 5: 3ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 7ch, 1dc/sc in space of 7ch, shell in dc/sc below, 1dc/sc in next space of 7ch, 7ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1tr/dc in 1st tr/dc of the big shell, *shell in space of 3ch; rep from * 4 times, turn.

Row 6: 3ch, * 1dc/sc + picot + 1dc/sc in 4th tr/dc of shell, 5ch; rep from * 3times, 1dc/sc + picot + 1dc/sc in 4th tr/dc of next shell, 2ch, 1tr/dc in last tr/dc of the big shell, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 7ch, 7ch, 1dc/sc in 4th tr/dc of the shell below, 7ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 7ch, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 7: 3ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc, 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 7ch, 1dc/sc in space of 7ch, shell in dc/sc below, 1dc/sc in next space of 7ch, 7ch, 1tr/dc in each of the next 3tr/dc below, 3ch, work 1tr/dc + 5ch + 1tr/dc in 1st tr/dc of the big shell, turn.

Repeat rows 2 – 7 until you have reached your desired length.

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