Lace Shell Crochet Stitch Tutorial

The Lace Shell crochet stitch is a delicate and lacy pattern that's perfect for adding elegance to your crochet projects. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to create the Lace Shell stitch.

Instruction:

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 10 + 5

Techniques used in this stitch (British term / American term): Chain stitch – ch

Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc

Double treble / Treble – d.tr / tr

Shell – work in the same stitch: 1 tr/dc + 2 ch + 1 tr/dc

Row 1: 4 ch miss, 1tr/dc in next ch, * 2ch, 4 ch skip, 1 shell in next ch; per from *, 2ch, 1tr/dc + 1ch + 1tr/dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: 4ch, 4 d.tr/tr in space of 1 ch, * shell in shell, 9 d.tr/tr in next shell; rep from *, shell in shell, 4 d.tr/tr in space of 1ch, 1 d.tr/tr in thied ch, turn.

Row 3: 4 ch, 1 tr/dc in first d.tr/tr below, * 2ch, shell in shell, 2ch, shell in fifth d.tr/tr below; rep from*, 2ch, shell in shell, 2ch 1tr/dc + 1ch + 1tr/dc in fourth ch, turn.

Row 4: 4ch, 1 tr/dc in space of 1ch,* 9 d.tr/tr in shell, shell in next shell; rep from*, 9 d.tr/tr in shell, 1 tr/dc in space of 1 ch, 1 tr/dc in third ch, turn.

Row 5: 4ch, 1tr/dc in space of 1ch, * 2ch, shell in fifth d.tr/tr below, 2ch, shell in shell; rep from*, 2ch, shell in fifth d.tr/tr below, 2ch, 1 tr/dc in space of 1 ch, 1 tr/dc in third ch, turn.

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