Chain Stitch – ch

Slip stitch - slt

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc

Treble / Double crochet – tr/dc

Double treble / Treble – dtr/tr

Shell: make 3tr/dc +1ch + 3tr/dc in same space.

Picot of 5ch – picot: make 5ch and slt in previous tr/dc.

Stitch – st

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Foundation Chain: 46 chs.

Row 1: Skip 6 ch, shell in next ch, skip 3ch, shell in next ch,12ch, skip 12ch, 1tr/dc in next, 12ch, skip 12ch, shell in next ch, 2ch, skip 4ch, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in next ch, 2ch, 1tr/dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Make 6ch, 5tr/dc in space of 3ch, 2ch, shell in shell, 10ch, 2tr/dc in space of 12ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc below, 2tr/dc in next space of 12ch, 10ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 1tr/dc in 6th ch, turn.

Row 3: Make 4ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 5ch, 2dc/sc in space of 12ch of Row 1, 5ch, 2tr/dc in space of 10ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 5tr/dc below, 2tr/dc in next space of 10ch, 5ch, 2dc/sc in space of 12ch of Row 1, 5ch, shell in shell, 2ch, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in third tr/dc below, 2ch, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 4: Make 6ch, 5tr/dc in space of 3ch, 2ch, shell in shell, 5ch, 2tr/dc in space of 5ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 9tr/dc below, 2tr/dc in next space of 5ch, 5ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 5: Make 4ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 3ch, 2tr/dc in space of 5ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 13tr/dc below, 2tr/dc in next space of 5ch, 3ch, shell in shell, 2ch, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in third tr/dc below, 2ch, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 6: Make 6ch, 5tr/dc in space of 3ch, 2ch, shell in shell, 5ch, skip 2tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in each of next 13tr/dc below, 5ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 7: Make 4ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 7ch, skip 2tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in each of next 9tr/dc below, 7ch, shell in shell, 2ch, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in third tr/dc below, 2ch, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 8: Make 6ch, 5tr/dc in space of 3ch, 2ch, shell in shell, 10ch, skip 2tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in each of next 5tr/dc below, 10ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 9: Make 4ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 12ch, skip 2tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in next tr/dc below, 12ch, shell in shell, 2ch, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in third tr/dc below, 2ch, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Shell-row 1: Make 6ch, continue row.

Row 10: 1tr/dc in tr/dc below + 2ch (or work 6ch for all rows without Big shell), 5tr/dc in space of 3ch, 2ch, shell in shell, 10ch, 2tr/dc in space of 12ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc below, 2tr/dc in next space of 12ch, 10ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 1tr/dc in 4th ch, turn.

Row 11: Make 4ch, [shell in shell] – 2 times, 5ch, 2dc/sc in space of 10ch of Row 8, 5ch, 2tr/dc in space of 10ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 5tr/dc below, 2tr/dc in next space of 10ch, 5ch, 2dc/sc in space of 10ch of Row 8, 5ch, shell in shell, 2ch, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in third tr/dc below, 2ch, 1tr/dc in tr/dc below (or work 1tr/dc in 4th ch and turn for all rows without Big shell).

For insertion repeat rows 4 – 11.

Shell-row 2: Make 18tr/dc in space of 6ch, slt in 4th ch of Row 8.

Shell-row 3: Make 3ch, slt in last tr/dc of Row 7, turn, 3ch, skip 2tr/dc below, * 1tr/dc in each of next 2tr/dc, 3ch, skip 1tr/dc below; rep from * 4 more times, skip 1tr/dc.

Row 12: repeat Row 4, but work 1tr/dc in tr/dc below + 2ch instead 6ch at the beginning of a row.

Row 13: repeat Row 5, but work 1tr/dc in tr/dc below instead 1tr/dc in 4th ch at the end of a row.

Shell-row 4: * 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 2tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in space of 3ch; rep from* 4 more times, 3ch, slt in 4th ch of Row 6.

Shell-row 5: Make 3ch, slt in last tr/dc of Row 5, turn, * 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 3tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in space of 3ch; rep from* 4 more times, 3ch.

Row 14: repeat Row 6, but work 1tr/dc in tr/dc below + 2ch instead 6ch at the beginning of a row.

Row 15: repeat Row 7, but work 1tr/dc in tr/dc below instead 1tr/dc in 4th ch at the end of a row.

Shell-row 6: * 3ch, 1tr/dc in space of 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 4tr/dc below, 1tr/dc in next space of 3ch; rep from* 4 more times, 3ch, slt in 4th ch of Row 4.

Shell-row 7: Make 3ch, slt in last tr/dc of Row 3, turn, * 3ch, 1tr/dc in space of 3ch, 1tr/dc in each of next 2tr/dc below, 1tr/dc + 3ch + 1tr/dc in next st, 1tr/dc in each of next 3tr/dc below; rep from* 4 more times, 3ch.

Row 16: repeat Row 8, but work 1tr/dc in tr/dc below + 2ch instead 6ch at the beginning of a row.

Row 17: repeat Row 9, but work 1tr/dc in tr/dc below instead 1tr/dc in 4th ch at the end of a row.

Shell-row 8: Make 1tr/dc in space of 3ch, 3ch, * 2dtr/tr + 3ch + 2dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, 2ch, 2tr/dc in next space of 3ch, 2ch; rep from* 3 more times, 2dtr/tr + 3ch + 2dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, 3ch, 1tr/dc in same space of 3ch, slt in 4th ch of Row 2.

Shell-row 9: Make 3ch, slt in last tr/dc of Row 1, turn, 2ch, 1dc/sc in tr/dc below, 3ch, * 1dc/sc in first dtr/tr, [ 2tr/dc + picot in space of 3ch] – make 7 times, 1dc/sc in fourth dtr/tr, 2ch, 1dc/sc between 2tr/dc, 2ch; rep from* 3 more times, 1dc/sc in first dtr/tr, [ 2tr/dc + picot in space of 3ch] – make 7 times, 1dc/sc in fourth dtr/tr, 3ch, 1dc/sc in first tr/dc below, 2ch.

Row 18: repeat Row 10.

* Work 9 rows of insertion,

then repeat rows for Big shell (Shell-row 1 - Shell-row 9 )+ 9 rows of insertion, * until you have reached your desired length.