Lacy Shades of Pink Shells Afghan

The Lacy Shades of Pink Shells Afghan from Roseanna Beck is a sweet easy crochet pattern. This lace crochet pattern will look great in any room of your house and this crochet afghan makes a great gift. Crochet with two different shades of pink to achieve crochet stripes.

Materials:

• 3 skeins Red Heart Super Saver 0373 Petal Pink

• 2 skeins Red Heart Super Saver 0774 Light Raspberry

• 4.5mm (US G-7), 5.0mm (US H-8) or size needed for gauge
       

Skill Level: Easy

Gauge:  With H hook    5 rows – 3 ½” post stitch, shell, post stitch, shell, post stitch – 3 ½”

Special Stitches:

Shell – 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc

Instructions:
Afghan Measures:  42” x 49”

Row 1: With petal pink and H hook ch 153, shell in 6^th ch from hook, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch**, skip 2 ch, shell in next ch, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, *shell in next ch 1 space, skip 2 dc**, bpdc around the post of the next dc, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3, *shell in next ch 1 space, skip 2 dc**, fpdc around the post of the next dc, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Row 4: Repeat Row 2.

Row 5: Repeat Row 3, fasten off and turn.

Row 6: Join light raspberry with a slip stitch, ch 2, *shell in next ch 1 space, skip 2 dc**, dc in next dc, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Row 7: Ch 3, *shell in next ch 1 space, skip 2 dc**, fpdc around the post of the next dc, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Row 8: Ch 3, *shell in next ch 1 space, skip 2 dc**, bpdc around the post of the next dc, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Row 9: Repeat Row 7.

Row 10: Repeat Row 8, fasten off and turn.

Row 11: Join petal pink with a slip stitch, ch 2, *shell in next ch 1 space, skip 2 dc**, dc in next dc, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Color Scheme

1. Repeat Rows 2 – 11 for a total of 65 rows as follows:(5 rows petal pink, 5 rows light raspberry) 6 times, 5 rows petal pink

Edging

Work along top edge with petal pink and G hook (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first dc of right corner, [sc in ch 1 space of shell, skip 2 dc, shell in next dc] across, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last dc.

Work along side edge [sc in next dc, shell in next dc] across, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first ch stitch of bottom edge.

Work along bottom edge [sc in ch below shell, shell below dc] across, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last ch.

Work along side edge [sc in next dc, shell in next dc] across, join to beginning dc and fasten off.