Crochet Creative: Beautiful Multicolor Shell Stitch
The crochet shell stitch is an advanced beginner crochet stitch that adds decorative appeal to projects. It makes a great border, or you can work it in rows. Crochet the shell stitch in different colors to create a beautiful texture, change colors from row to row for a more intricate design.
Chain stitch – ch
Slip stitch - slt
Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc
Front Post tr/dc – FPtr/dc
Stitch – st
Post stitch - Pst
Picot of 3ch – picot: make 3ch, insert hook through 2 loops of previous tr/dc and make slt.
Foundation Chain: Multiples of 16 + 5
Row 1: Skip 5ch, * 1dc/sc in next ch, 3ch, skip 2ch, 1dc/sc in next, skip 2ch, 1tr/dc in next, 4ch, 1tr/dc in next, skip 2ch,1dc/sc in next, 3ch, skip 2ch, 1dc/sc in next, 3ch, skip 2ch; rep from *, work 1ch + 1tr/dc in last ch instead 3ch, turn.
Row 2: Make 4ch, * 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 9tr/dc in space of 4ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 3ch; rep from *, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 9tr/dc in space of 4ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in fourth ch, turn.
Row 3: Make 4ch, * 1dc/sc in (next) space of 3ch, work 1t/dc + picot + 1ch in each of next 8tr/dc, 1tr/dc in last tr/dc of shell, 1dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch; rep from *, 1dc/sc in (next) space of 3ch, work 1t/dc + picot + 1ch in each of next 8tr/dc, 1tr/dc in last tr/dc of shell, 1dc/sc in space of 4ch, 1ch, 1tr/dc in first ch, turn.
Row 4: Make 2ch, * 1FPtr/dc over the first tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the third tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the fifth tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the seventh tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the last tr/dc of shell; rep from *, work 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 5: Make 5ch, * 1tr/dc in first Pst of shell, [1dc/sc in (next) space of 3ch, 3ch] – make 3 times, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 1tr/dc in last Pst of shell, 4ch; rep from*, work 2ch instead 4ch, 1tr/dc in second ch, turn.
Row 6: Make 3ch, 4tr/dc in space of 2ch, * [1dc/sc in (next) space of 3ch, 3ch] – make 2 times, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 9tr/dc in in space of 4ch; rep from *, [1dc/sc in (next) space of 3ch, 3ch] – make 2 times, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 4tr/dc in in space of 5ch, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 7: Make 6ch, slt in fourth ch from hook, 1ch, work 1t/dc + picot + 1ch in each of next 3tr/dc, 1tr/dc in last tr/dc of shell, * 1dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, make 1t/dc + picot + 1ch in each of next 8tr/dc, 1tr/dc in last tr/dc of shell; rep from *, 1dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, work 1t/dc + picot + 1ch in each of next 4tr/dc, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 8: Make 5ch, 1FPst over the third tr/dc, 3ch, 1FPst over the fifth tr/dc, * 1FPtr/dc over the first tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the third tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the fifth tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the seventh tr/dc of shell, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the last tr/dc of shell; rep from *, 1FPtr/dc over the first tr/dc, 3ch, 1FPtr/dc over the third tr/dc, 3ch, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.
Row 9: Make 4ch, * 1dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 1tr/dc in Pst, 4ch, 1tr/dc in next Pst, [1dc/sc in (next) space of 3ch, 3ch] – make 2 times; rep from *, 1dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 1tr/dc in Pst, 4ch, 1tr/dc in next Pst, 1dc/sc in space of 3ch, 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 5ch, 1ch, 1tr/dc in second ch, turn.
Repeat rows 2 – 9 until you have reached your desired length.
Multicolored / Cotton – 100%
Colors & rows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 – pink; 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 – dark pink; 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 – blue.
