Crochet Little Shell Stitch

This is very beautiful crochet pattern of little shells. For a swatch make chain stitches a multiple of 8, plus 1 chains for the symmetry of the pattern, plus 2 turning chains.

1 row: * [2 double crochet, 1 chain, 2 double crochet] in same chain, skip 3 chains, [1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet] in same chain, skip 3 chains *, [2 double crochet, 1 chain, 2 double crochet] in same chain, skip 3 chains, [1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet] in same chain, skip 1 chain, 1 double crochet in last chain;

2 row: 2 turning chains, [2 double crochet, 1 chain, 2 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row, [1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row, * [2 double crochet, 1 chain, 2 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row, [1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row *, 1 double crochet in top chain of turning chains;

3 row: 2 turning chains, * [2 double crochet, 1 chain, 2 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row, [1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row *, [2 double crochet, 1 chain, 2 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row, [1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet] in space between two double crochet and chain of previous row, 1 double crochet in top chain of turning chains.

Then this pattern repeats from 2nd row.

Crochet chart

Pattern Chart Symbols

	Chain stitch (ch).
	Double crochet (dc).

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