Crochet Stitch Patterns -- Shell Stitch Patterns--Iris Shell
Ch a multiple of 10 sts plus 4.
Rnd 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.
Rnd 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.
Rnd 3:Ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, sk ch-2 sp, sh in ch-3 sp, *sk ch-2 sp, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk 3 dc-cl, sc in ch-3 sp, sk ch-2 sp, sh in ch-3 sp; rep from * across to last ch-2 sp, sk ch-2 sp, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, hdc in last dc, turn.
Rnd 4:Ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk 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, 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; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk last ch-1 sp, [sc, ch 1, hdc] in last ch-3 sp, turn.
Rnd 5:Ch 3 (counts as dc), [(dc, ch 1) twice, dc] in ch-1 sp, *sk ch-2 sp, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk 3 dc-cl, sc in next ch-3 sp, sk ch-2 sp, sh in next ch-3 sp; rep from * to last 3 dc-cl, sk ch-2 sp, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk 3 dc-cl, sc in next ch-3 sp, sk ch-2 sp, half sh in last ch-3 sp, turn.
Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.
