The Mesh Shells crochet stitch features an elegant combination of open, breezy gridwork and solid, fan-shaped shell motifs. This design creates a lightweight, highly breathable fabric with a fluid drape, making it perfect for summer shawls, market bags, and airy cardigans.
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Mesh Shells Crochet Stitch – Free Crochet Pattern, Video Tutorial and Chart
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For this project you will need:
HOOK: Any size but I used 5 mm hook or size H hook for the US
YARN: Any size but I used worsted weight yarn, 4 ply US, 10 ply AU
Each Skein was – 100 grams / 3.5. oz or 240 meters / 262 yards
Gauge
4 sts = 1 inch / 2.5 cms
ABBREVIATIONS
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Ch = Chain
sk (?) sts = Skip # of stitches
sp = Space
st = Stitch
sk = Skip
SC = Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet
V st – DC, Ch 3, DC all into same stitch
Repeat what’s in between the *’s for rest of round.
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To Start / Multiples of this stitch
The Multiples of this stitch is 10 + 2, what that means is you’ll chain in sets of 10 until you reach your desired width then chain 2 more and you’re ready to begin row 1.
Row 1
SC in 2nd Ch from hook. * Ch 3, Sk 4, then in next st DC, Ch 3, DC all in the same stitch. This is our V sts for this pattern. CH 3, Sk 4, SC in next * Repeat what’s between the *’s until end of row.
End of Row: SC in last Ch.
Ch 1 and Turn
The Repeat Rows are 2 – 5
Row 2
SC in 1st SC. * SC 3 in Ch 3 sp. Sk the DC and SC 5 into the Ch 3 Sp of our V st.
Sk the DC ad SC 3 in Ch 3 sp. Sk the SC * Repeat what’s between the *’s until end of row.
End of Row: SC in Last SC of row.
Ch 3 and Turn
Row 3
Sk the 1st 4 SC’s * Using the 5 SC’s that we made in our V sts, DC in 1st SC and Ch 1, Repeat. DC and ch 1 in all 5 of our SC in our V st. The sk the next 3 SC’s and in the sp between shells DC into it. * Repeat what’s between the *’s until end of row.
End of Row: DC in ending SC.
Ch 6 and Turn
Row 4
Last Row we made a shell made up of DC’s and Ch 1’s. So you should have a shell of 5 DC’s and 4 Ch 1 spaces.
* Sk 1st Ch 1 sp and SC into the next, Ch 3 and SC into next Ch 1 sp. Ch 3 and skip to the DC into between the shells and DC into that single DC. Ch 3 * Repeat what’s between the *’s until end of row.
End of Row: DC into the top of the ending Ch 3.
Ch 1 and Turn
Row 5
SC in 1st DC of row. * Ch 3 and Sk 1st Ch 3 Sp and in Next Ch 3 Sp we make our New V sts. DC. CH 3. DC all in same Ch 3 sp. Ch 3, Sk the next Ch 3 and SC in the middle between shells.* Repeat what’s between the *’s until end of row.
End of Row: Ch 3 and SC in 4th Ch of our ending Ch 6
Ch 1 and Turn
Repeat Rows are 2 – 5
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