Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

60 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Iris Shell

The cluster stitches perched on top of the shells remind me of little

birds sitting delicately on the tops of trees.

Shell (sh): [(Dc, ch 1) 5 times, dc] in st indicated.

Half Shell (half sh): [(Dc, ch 1) twice, 2 dc] in st indicated.

Ch a multiple of 10 sts plus 4.

Row 1 (RS): [(Dc, ch 1) twice, dc] in 4th ch from hk (t-ch counts

as dc), *sk 3 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, sk 3 ch,

sh in next ch; rep from * to last 10 ch, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3,

sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, sk 3 ch, half sh in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 2, dc in 1st dc, ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk next ch-1 sp,

[sc, ch 3, sc] in ch-3 sp, *ch 2, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp,

ch 3, 3 dc-cl in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk next

ch-1 sp, [sc, ch 3, sc] in ch-3 sp; rep from * across to last ch-3 sp,

ch 2, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc-cl in top of

t-ch, turn.

Delmarva

The shell clusters in this stitch pattern transform the fabric

from horizontal rows to vertical columns of flowers.

Shell (sh): [(2 tr-cl, ch 1) twice, 2 tr-cl] in st indicated.

Ch a multiple of 10 sts plus 7.

Row 1 (WS): 2 dc in 5th ch from hk, sk ch, 2 dc in next ch

(dc group made), *ch 2, sk 2 ch, [sc, ch 2, sc] in next ch, ch

2, sk 2 ch, [2 dc in next ch, sk ch] twice, 2 dc in next ch;

rep from * across to last 10 ch, ch 2, sk 2 ch, [sc, ch 2, sc]

in next ch, ch 2, sk 2 ch, [2 dc in next ch, sk ch] twice, dc

in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc btw dc of next 2 dc groups,

*sk next ch-2 sp, sh in next ch-2 sp, 2 dc btw dc of next 3

dc groups; rep from * across to last 3 ch-2 sps, sk next ch-2

sp, sh in next ch-2 sp, 2 dc btw dc of next 2 dc groups, dc in

top of t-ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc btw dc of next 2 dc groups,

*ch 2, sk ch-1 sp, [sc, ch 2, sc] in next 2 tr-cl, ch 2, 2 dc

btw dc of next 3 dc groups; rep from * across to last sh, ch

2, sk ch-1 sp, [sc, ch 2, sc] in next 2 tr-cl, ch 2, 2 dc btw dc

of next 2 dc groups, dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.

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