Welcome to a new blog series where I have asked makers to share their favorite stitches! I have recruited a handful of makers to work with me in the following year and am calling them my "Dream Team"! They are a unique group of talented makers who have been featured several times on the blog. This summer I have asked, THN Dream Team member, Brianna Iaropoli, to share some of her favorite stitches. This week she is sharing the Modified Shell Stitch!
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Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations
Chain Stitch - ch – yarn over, pull yarn through stitch on hook
Slip Stitch – sl st – Insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over, pull yarn through both loops on hook
Single Crochet – sc - Insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook
Foundation Single Crochet – Fsc – Chain 2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through both loops, (1 foundation single crochet with chain at the bottom) *Insert hook to the bottom of the stitch you just made, it will look like the top or “V” of a stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all loops* repeat for desired amount of stitches
Double Crochet – dc – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch or space, pull up a loop, (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through remaining loops.
Treble Crochet – tr - Yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch or space, pull up a loop, (4 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through remaining loops
* - Designates a repeat
Materials
4.50mm Crochet Hook
Yarn Needle
Scissors
#4 Worsted Wt. Yarn
Bernat Softee Baby – Soft Rose
#3 Wt.
Gauge
15 sts x 7.5 rows is 4”x4” in dc
Swatch – Worked in multiples of 6 + 1 for a Fsc or 6 + 2 if working with a starting chain. If you are working with a starting chain, either work a row of sc or follow the row 2 instructions substituting “sc” for “ch” in the repeat.
Stitch
Row 1
Fsc 31, CH 1, turn.
Row 2
Sc in first stitch, *skip next 2 sc, 7 dc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * to end.
Row 3
Ch 4, turn, skip first sc and next dc, *dc in next 5 dc sts, skip next 3 sts. Repeat from * across ending with a set of 5 dc’s then place 1 tr in last sc-stitch.
Row 4
Ch 3, turn, 3 dc in first tr, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, *skip next 2 dc, place 7 dc in bet last skipped dc and next dc, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * across to end placing 4 dc in turning ch-4.
Row 5
Ch 3, turn, dc in next 2 dc, skip next 3 sts, *dc in next 5 dc sts, skip next 3 sts. Repeat from * across, skip next 3 sts, dc in last 2 dc and turning ch-3.
Row 6
Ch 1, turn, sc in first dc, *skip next 2 dc, place 7 dc in between last skipped dc and next dc, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * across to end placing last sc in turning ch-3.
Rows 7 and on
Repeat Rows 3 to 6 to desired length.
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