54 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia
Zen Shell
This is a fun variation on the Zen stitch pattern with shells
completely filling in some of the chain spaces.Shell (sh): 5 dc in st indicated.Ch a multiple of 12 sts.Row 1 (RS): Sc in 8th ch from hk, sc in next 2 ch, *ch 5, sk 3 ch,
sc in next 3 ch; rep from * across to last 2 ch, ch 2, dc in last ch,
turn.Row 2: Ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 3, sk sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in ch-5
sp; rep from * across, turn.Row 3: Ch 1, *sc in sc, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk sc, sc in next ch-3
sp, sc in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, sh in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from
* across to last 3 sc, sc in sc, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk sc, sc in next
ch-3 sp, sc in sc, turn.Row 4: Ch 1, sc in sc, *ch 3, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk sc, sc in next
sc, ch 3, sk sc, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk 2 dc, sk sc, sc in next
sc; rep from * across to last ch-5 sp, ch 3, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk sc,
sc in next sc, turn.Row 5: Ch 5, sc in ch-3 sp, sc in sc, sc in ch-3 sp, *ch 5, sk sc, sc
in next ch-3 sp, sc in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * across to
last sc, ch 2, dc in sc, turn.Row 6: Rep row 2.Row 7: Ch 1, *sc in sc, sc in ch-3 sp, sh in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, sc
in sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk sc, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from *
across to last 3 sc, sc in sc, sc in ch-3 sp, sh in sc, sc in next ch-3
sp, sc in sc, turn.Row 8: Ch 1, sc in sc, *ch 3, sk sc, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk 2
dc, sk sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, sk sc, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk sc, sc in
next sc; rep from * across to last sh, ch 3, sk sc, sk 2 dc, sc in next
dc, ch 3, sk 2 dc, sk sc, sc in next sc, turn.Row 9: Rep row 5.Rep rows 2–9 to desired length, ending with row 8.Last row: Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), sc in ch-3 sp, sc in sc, sc in
ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sk sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in sc, sc in next ch-3
sp; rep from * across to last sc, ch 1, hdc in last sc. Fasten off.24681012141613579111315Last