Crochet Shell-Stitched Accessory
You’ll Need:
Red Heart Comfort Yarn;
Crochet hook 5.5 mm.
Stitches Control
Approximately 2.5″ across from side to side of the first round, and 2.75″ across the loops of the first round.
Used Patterns
Beg Shell: (Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same sp or shell.
Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in the same sp or shell.
Instructions
Ch 6, join with a sl st to first ch.
Round 1
Ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout) work another 2 dc in the same ch, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) in next 5 chs, join with sl st in first dc. (6 ch-2 sps)
Round 2
Sl st into next 2 dc and into ch-2 sp, work (beg shell, ch 1) in same sp, (shell, ch 1) in next 5 ch-2 sps, join with sl st in first dc. (6 shells and 6 ch-1 sps)
Round 3
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 3) in same sp, (shell, ch 3) in next 5 shells, join with sl st in first dc. (6 shells and 6 ch-3 sps)
Round 4
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 5) in same sp, (shell, ch 5) in next 5 shells, join with sl st in first dc. (6 shells and 6 ch-5 sps)
Round 5
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 7) in same sp, *sc around the sps of rnds 2, 3, and 4, ch 7, (shell, ch 7) in next shell, rep from * around ending last rep at **, join with sl st in first dc. (6 shells and 12 ch-7 sps)
Round 6
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 2) in same sp, *(3 dc, ch 2) in next 2 sps, (shell, ch 2) in next shell, rep from * around ending last rep at **, join with sl st in first dc. (6 shells and 36 dc)
Round 7
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 2) in same sp, [(3 dc, ch 2) in next sp] 3 times, *(shell, ch 2) in next shell, (3 dc, ch 2) in next sp, (shell, ch 2) in next sp, (3 dc, ch 2) in next sp, rep from * around; join with sl st in first dc. (11 shells and 39 dc)
Round 8
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 2) in same sp, [(3 dc, ch 2) in next sp] 4 times, (shell, ch 1) in next shell, (2 dc, ch 2) in next sp, (3 dc, ch 2) in next sp and in each sp and shell around up to the last sp, (2 dc, ch 1) in last sp; join with sl st in first dc. (2 shells and 97 dc)
Round 9
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 2) in same sp, [(3 dc, ch 2) in next sp] 5 times, (shell, ch 1) in next shell, (2 dc, ch 2) in next ch-1 sp, (3 dc, ch 2) in each sp around up to the last ch-1 sp, (2 dc, ch 1) in ch-1 sp, join with sl st in first dc. (2 shells and 103 dc)
Round 10
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work (beg shell, ch 2) in same sp, [(3 dc, ch 2) in next sp] 6 times, shell in next shell, (1 dc, ch 2) in next ch-1 sp, (3 dc, ch 2) in each sp around up to the last ch-1 sp, 1 dc in ch-1 sp, join with sl st in first dc. (2 shells and 107 dc)
Round 11
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, work beg shell, 3 dc in next 7 sps, shell in next shell, sk next 3 dc in shell, sc in next dc, sc in next sp and in next 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 1) in next sp and in each sp up to second from last ch-2 sp, 3 dc in last sp, sc in next 3 dc and into sp, sc in dc, join with sl st in first dc. (2 shells and 115 sts)
Round 12
Sl st into next 2 sts and into sp of shell, ch 3, work another 4 dc in the same shell, sk next 3 dc in shell, sc in next 21 sts, work 5 dc in shell, sk next 3 dc in shell, sc in next 8 sts, 3 dc in next sp and in each sp around, sc in next 8 sts, join with sl st in first dc. (136 sts)
Round 13
Ch 1, work 1 sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc. FO.