Shell Stitch Variation Afghan

By: Roseanna Beck for AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com

Create a cornucopia of colors and stitches with the Shell Stitch Variation Afghan. This crochet blanket will brighten up any room, and would look especially good in a kid's bedroom or college student's dorm room. You can follow a crochet tutorial to get the hang of the patterns used in this blanket with the Shell Stitch Variation Squares or you can make the whole afghan in one piece. Either way, we know it'll look fantastic and you'll have such a cheerful design of which to be proud.

Easy

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge4 rows 3
Pink Shell, dc 1

Finished Size45 in. x 57 in.

Materials:

RED HEART Classic: 3 skeins each 0737 Pink, 0579 Light Lavender, 0261 Maize, 0246 Sea Coral; 2 skeins 0951 Topical Fruit
RED HEART Super Saver: 1 skein 0668 Honeydew
Crochet Hook: 5.0 mm (US H-8) crochet hook or size needed for gauge

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Special Stitches:

Pink Shell – (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc)
Light Lavender V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 1, dc)
Maize Shell – (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc)
- V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 1, dc)
Sea Coral Shell – (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
- V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
Honeydew V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 1, dc)
Tropical Fruit Large Shell (Lg Shell) – [(2 dc, ch 1) twice, 2 dc]
- Picot (sc, ch 3, sc)

Row 1 (RS): With pink ch 157, Shell in 5th ch from hook, skip 2 chs, [dc in next ch, skip 2 chs, Shell in next ch, skip 2 chs] across to last 2 chs, skip 1 ch, dc in last ch, ch 3 and turn.

Row 2: [Shell in ch 1 space of Shell, dc in single dc,] across ending dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 3: Repeat Row 2.

Row 4: Repeat Row 2 and fasten off.

Row 5 (RS): Join light lavender in first stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in each ch 1 space of Shell and each single dc across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 6: V St in center dc of each 3 dc across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 7: 3 dc in each ch 1 space of V St across, dc in last dc. ch 3 and turn.

Row 8: Repeat Row 6 and fasten off.

Row 9 (RS): Join maize in first stitch, ch 2, skip 1 dc and ch 1 space, Shell in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 1 space and 1 dc, V St in next dc, skip ch 1 space and 2 dc, Shell in ch 1 space of next V St, [skip 2 dc, and ch 1 space, V St in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 1 space and 1 dc, Shell in next dc, skip, ch 1 space and 2 dc, V St in ch 1 space of next V St, skip 2 dc, and ch 1 space, Shell in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 1 space and 1 dc, V St in next dc, skip ch 1 space and 2 dc, Shell in ch 1 space of next V St] across ending V St in ch 1 space of last V St, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn

Row 10: [Shell in ch 1 space of V St, V St in ch 1 space of Shell] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 11: Repeat Row 10.

Row 12: Repeat Row 10 and fasten off.

Row 13 (RS): Join sea coral in first stitch, ch 2, [Shell in ch 1 space of V St, V St in ch 1 space of Shell] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 14: [V St in ch 2 space of V St, Shell in ch 2 space of Shell] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 15: [Shell in ch 2 space of Shell, V St in ch 2 space of V St] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 16: Repeat Row 14 and fasten off.

Row 17 (RS): Join honeydew in first stitch, ch 2, [3 dc in ch 2 space of Shell, V St in ch 2 space of V St, 3 dc in ch 2 space of Shell, V St in space between Shell and next V St, 3 dc in ch 2 space of V St, V St in ch 2 space of Shell, 3 dc in ch 2 space of V St, V St in space between V St and next Shell] across to last Shell and V St, 3 dc n ch 2 space of Shell, V St in space between Shell and V St, 3 dc in ch 2 space of last V St, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 18: [V St in center dc of 3 dc, 3 dc in ch 1 space of V St] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 19: [3 dc in ch 1 space of V St, V St in center dc of 3 dc] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 20: Repeat Row 18, fasten off and turn.

Row 21(RS): Join pink in first stitch, ch 2, [Shell in ch 1 space of V St, 1 dc in center dc of 3 dc] across, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Rows 22 and 23: [Shell in ch 1 space of Shell, dc in single dc,] across ending dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

Row 24: [Shell in ch 1 space of Shell, dc in single dc,] across ending dc in last dc, fasten off and turn.

Rows 25 -72: Continue pattern of 4 rows of each color as established.

Edging

Round 1 (RS): With Tropical Fruit work along top edge Lg Shell in first dc, ch 1, *sc in ch 1 space of V St, ch 1, Lg Shell in ch 1 space of Shell, ch 1, repeat from * across until last Shell, ch 1, Lg Shell in 1st dc of Shell, ch 1, skip 1 dc and ch 1 space, sc in next dc, ch 1, Lg Shell in last dc, ch 1.

Work along side edge sc in first dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, *Lg Shell in next dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, sc in next dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, repeat from * across sc in last dc space, ch 1.

Work along bottom edge Lg Shell in first dc, ch 1, *sc in next ch space, ch 1, Lg Shell in ch below Shell, ch 1, skip ch space and single double crochet, sc in next ch space, ch 1, Lg Shell in ch below single dc, ch 1, repeat * across to last 2 Shells, ch 1, Lg Shell in ch below first Shell, ch 1, skip ch space and single dc, sc in next ch space, ch 1, Lg Shell in last dc.

Work along side edge ch 1, sc in first dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, Lg Shell in next dc space, ch 1, sc in next dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, *Lg Shell in next dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, sc in next dc space, ch 1, skip 1 dc space, repeat from * across ending ch 1, join to beginning dc.

Round 2: Work along top edge slip stitch in 2 dc, ch 1 space and next dc, sc in space between this dc and next dc, ch 5, *Picot in sc, ch 5, sc in space between 3rd and 4th dc of Lg Shell, ch 5, repeat from * across ending ch 5, sc in space between 3rd and 4th dc of last Lg Shell, ch 5, continue pattern around entire afghan ending ch 5, Picot in last sc, ch 5, join to beg sc and fasten off.