Chain stitch – ch

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc

Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc

Shell - 3 tr/dc + 1 ch + 3 tr/dc in the same stitch

Stitch - st

Make 26 foundation chains.

Row 1: 3 ch skip, 2 tr/dc in next ch, * 1ch, 3 ch skip, 3tr.dc in next ch; rep fom * 1 time, 1 ch, 2 ch skip, 1 tr/dc in next, 1ch, 2ch skip, shell in next ch, 1ch skip, 1dc/sc in next ch, 2 ch, 2 ch skip, shell in next, 1ch, 1ch skip, 1tr/dc in next ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: 1 ch, 12 tr/dc in space of 3ch, 1ch, shell in shell, 1dc/sc in last tr/dc of shell below, 2ch, shell in shell, 1ch, 3tr/dc in second space of 1ch, * 1ch, 3tr/dc in next space of 1ch; rep from *1 time, 1ch, 1tr/dc in third ch below, turn.

Row 3: 3ch, 2tr/dc in space of 1ch, * 1ch, 3tr/dc in next space of 1ch; rep from *1 time, 1ch, 1tr/dc in next space of 1ch, 1ch, shell in shell, 1dc/sc in last tr/dc of shell below, 2ch, shell in shell, 1ch, work 8 tr/dc with 1ch between in space between first 9 tr/dc below, turn.

Row 4: : 1ch, work into 7 spaces of 1ch: 1dc/sc + 2trdc + 1dc/sc. Then crochet 2ch, shell in shell, 1dc/sc in last tr/dc of shell below, 2ch, shell in shell, 1ch, 3tr/dc in second space of 1ch, * 1ch, 3tr/dc in next space of 1ch; rep from *1 time, 1ch, 1tr/dc in third ch below, turn.

Row 5: 3ch, 2tr/dc in space of 1ch, * 1ch, 3tr/dc in next space of 1ch; rep from *1 time, 1ch, 1tr/dc in next space of 1ch, 1ch, shell in shell, 1dc/sc in last tr/dc of shell below, 2ch, shell in shell, 3 ch, work 1dc/sc in dc/sc of big shell below (see pictures) and 1 dc/sc in next tr/dc below, turn.

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