Crochet Creative Shell Stitch Tutorial

The Crochet Creative Shell Stitch is a versatile and eye-catching stitch pattern that adds a touch of elegance and creativity to your crochet projects. With its unique shell-like motifs, this stitch creates a beautiful textured pattern that can be used in various items such as blankets, scarves, and garments.

The Creative Shell Stitch showcases a combination of basic crochet stitches, including double crochet, chain stitches, and single crochet. By alternating the number of stitches within each shell and the spacing between them, you can customize the stitch pattern to suit your preferences and project requirements.

This stitch pattern allows for endless creativity and customization. You can experiment with different yarn colors, sizes, and textures to achieve different effects and make your projects truly unique. Whether you prefer a delicate and lacy look or a more substantial and cozy feel, the Creative Shell Stitch can be adapted to match your desired style.

Instructions:

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 12 + 2

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

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc / sc

Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc

Double treble / Treble – d.tr / tr

Picot of 3ch – picot

Row 1: skip 1ch, * 1dc/sc in next ch, 4 ch, skip 3ch, 1 dc/sc in next ch, 5ch, skip 3ch, 1 dc/sc in next, 4ch, skip 3ch; rep from *, 1 dc/sc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: 5ch, 1dc/sc in space of 4ch below, * 8tr/dc in space of 5ch, 1 dc/sc in space of 4ch, 4ch, 1 dc/sc in next space of 4ch; rep form *, 8tr/dc in space of 5ch, 1 dc/sc in space of 4ch, 2ch, 1 tr/dc in dc/sc below, turn.

Row 3: 1ch, 1dc/sc in tr.dc below, picot + 1ch, * work into each front loop of tr/dc below: 1 tr/dc + picot + 1ch. Then work 1dc/sc in space of 4ch, picot + 1ch; rep from*. Work again into each front loop of tr/dc below: 1 tr/dc + picot + 1ch. Then work 1dc/sc in space of 5ch, turn.

Row 4: . For this row work over stitches which was made in second row. Crochet 7 d.tr /tr into back loops of the tr/dc (shells of 8tr/dc) and another 2 d.tr/tr work into space of 4ch (see pictures below).

Make 3 ch, 1 d.tr/tr in space of 5ch between dc/sc of second and third rows, * 1ch, work 1d.tr/tr + 1ch over back loop of next 4 tr/dc below, skip 1tr/dc of the second row, then work 1d.tr/tr + 1ch over back loop of next 3 tr/dc below, 1 d.tr/tr in space of 4ch between dc/sc of second and third rows, 1ch, 1 d.tr/tr in the same space of 4ch between dc/sc of third row and next dc/sc of second row; rep form *. Work again ch, crochet 1d.tr/tr + 1ch over back loop of next 4 tr/dc below, skip 1tr/dc of the second row, then work 1d.tr/tr + 1ch over back loop of next 3 tr/dc below, 1 d.tr/tr in space of 4ch between dc/sc of second and third rows, 1tr/dc in dc/sc below, turn.

Row 5: . 1ch, 1dc/sc in tr/dc below,* 4 ch, skip two spaces of 1ch, 1 dc/sc in next space, 5ch, skip two spaces of 1ch, 1 dc/sc in next, 4ch, skip two spaces of 1ch, 1 dc/sc in next; rep from *, 1 dc/sc in third ch, turn.

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

Color combination with blue, pink and white

Rows 1 -3: white thread, rows 4 - 7: blue thread, rows 8-11: white thread, rows 12 – 15: pink thread, rows 16-19: white thread, rows 20-23: blue thread.

Color combination with green and brawn

Rows 1-2: brawn thread, rows 3-4: green thread.

Color combination with green and pink

Row 1: green thread, rows 2-3: pink yarn, rows 4-5: green thread, rows 6-7: pink thread.