How to Crochet the V Stitch Shells Border Photo Tutorial

Here’s another quick and easy blanket border tutorial perfect for beginners: the V-Stitch Shells Border.

The V Stitch Shells Border is made with double crochet shells crocheted on a row of V-stitches that gives your border a beautiful scalloped edge.

It works great for any kind of edge, from square and rectangle projects such as blankets and afghans to triangle edges such as shawls or straight edges such as scarves. You can even crochet it on a round edge such as a dress.

Learn how to crochet the V Stitch Shells Border with this photo tutorial.

Materials:

• Marriner Yarns Aran
• 5mm crochet hook

Abbreviations:

• st(s) – stitch(es)
• ch – chain
• sk – skip
• yo- yarn over
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• V-st – V stitch

Notes:

• Multiples of 6sts for straight edges
• Multiples of 6sts + 2sts when crocheted in the round
• 2 row

Instructions:

• This border requires you to have even numbers of stitches.
• The sections between * * and between ** ** are the sections that need to be repeated. The ** ** section includes the ones between * *.
• The section between ( ) is made in the same stitch.
• This border is crocheted in the round without turning, each round is closed with an sl st

Round 1: Join the yarn in the corner stitch. (Ch4 (counts as a dc + 1ch), Dc, ch1, V-st) in the same stitch where you joined, sk1, *V-st, sk1*, repeat from * until you have reached the next corner stitch, ** (V-st, ch1, V-st) in the corner stitch, sk1, *V-st, sk1*, repeat from * until you have reached the next corner stitch **, repeat the whole section from ** on each side of your project until you have reached the ch4 you have made at the beginning of your round, sl st in the 3rd chain from base to close the round.

Round 2: **sc in the next V-st, 7dc in the ch1 space between the V-sts made in the corner, sc in the next V-st, *sc in the next space between the V-sts, sc in the next V-st, 7dc in the next V-st, sc in next V-st*, repeat from * until you reach the 2 V-sts made in the corner, sc in the next space between the V-sts**, repeat the whole section from ** on each side of your project and you have reached the first sc you have made in this round, sl st in that sc to close the round.