Chapter 3 • Lace Stitch Patterns 63
Jumping Shells
This lace separates shells by a row, scattering them all
throughout the fabric as if they jumped there.
Ch a multiple of 9 sts plus 6.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 7th ch from hk (sk ch counts as dc,
ch-1 sp), sk 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch,
ch 3, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch; rep from across to last 8
ch, sk 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1,
sk 1 ch, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in dc, sk sc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3, sc in
next dc, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, sk sc, sc in ch-3 sp; rep
from across, ending sc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in 1st sc, sk 2 dc, sc in
ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, sk 2 dc, 5 dc in sc; rep
from across to last 2 ch-3 sps, sk 2 dc, sc in ch-3 sp, ch
3, sc in next ch-3 sp, sk 2 dc, 3 dc in last sc, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, sk sc, sc
in ch-3 sp, sk sc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3, sc in next dc, ch
3, dc in next 2 dc, sk sc, sc in ch-3 sp; rep from across
to last 3 dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3, sc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 5: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1 sp), *sc in ch-3 sp, sk 2
dc, 5 dc in next sc, sk 2 dc, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3; rep from
- across to last 2 ch-3 sps, sc in ch-3 sp, sk 2 dc, 5 dc in
next sc, sk 2 dc, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, dc in last sc, turn.
Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.
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