Clusters and Shells
Within this feature there are instructions for crocheting this stitch combo. into a 7 inch square; a good practice size.
If you make your practice square with cotton yarn, you could use it as a face cloth or make two to join (with a single crochet edging around) for a potholder.
Which color combination do you prefer?
All in one color
A solid and a co-ordinating variegated
Two contrasting colors
In this pattern, unless noted otherwise, each shell = 5 dc worked in same stitch.
Unless noted otherwise, each cluster = 5 dc worked across 5 sts.
To make a cluster of 5 dc: * Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook *, repeat from * to * 4 times. Yarn over, draw yarn through 6 loops on hook.
A clusters how-to, with illustrations: http://crochet.about.com/library/blclustr.htm
Materials:
Worsted weight yarn: 3/4 oz. each of two colors
Size G crochet hook
Directions:
With color A, chain 26.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across. (25 sc)
Row 2: ch 1, sc in ea of first 2 sts, skip 2 sts,
5 dc in next st (one shell made), * skip 2 sts, sc in ea of
next 3 sts, skip 2 sts, shell in next st *, repeat from * to * once more,
skip 2 sts, sc in last 2 sts. (3 shells made), turn.
Row 3: Attach color B: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), work one cluster of 2 dc across next 2 dc,
ch 3, sc in ea of next 3 dc of shell, * ch 3, work one cluster of 5 dc across next 5 sts, ch 3, sc in ea
of next 3 dc of shell *, repeat from * to * across to within last 3 sts, ch 3, work one cluster
of 3 dc across last 3 sts, turn.
Row 4: With color B: ch 3, work 2 dc in top stitch of first cluster, skip ch 3,
sc in ea of next 3 sc, skip ch 3,
* 5 dc (shell) in top of next cluster, skip ch 3, sc in ea of next 3 sc *, repeat from * to *
to within last 3 sts, work a shell of 3 dc in last 3 sts, turn.
Row 5: With color A: ch 1, sc in ea of 1st 2 dc, ch 3,
work one cluster of 5 dc across next 5 sts, * ch 3, sc in ea of next 3 dc of shell, ch 3,
work one cluster of 5 dc across next 5 sts *, repeat from * to * once more, ch 3, sc in ea of last 2 dc, turn.
Row 6: With color A: ch 1, sc in ea of next 2 sts, skip ch 3,
work 5 dc (shell) in top of next cluster, skip ch 3, * sc in ea of next 3 sc, skip ch 3,
shell in top of next cluster *, repeat from * to * once more, skip ch 3, sc in last 2 sc, turn.
Rows 7 - 14: Repeat rows 3 - 6, twice.
Rows 15, 16: Repeat rows 3 and 4, once.
Row 17: With color A: ch 1, sc in first two sc, ch 2,
work one cluster of 5 dc over next 5 sts, ch 2, * sc in next 3 dc of shell, ch 2, work one cluster of
5 dc over next 5 sts, ch 2 *, repeat once more, sc in last 2 sc.
Row 18: With Color A: ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, * 2 sc in ch 2 space,
sc in top st of cluster, 2 sc in ch 2 sp, sc in ea of next 3 sc *,
repeat from * to * once more, 2 sc in ch 2 sp, sc in top st of cluster,
2 sc in ch 2 sp, sc in last 2 sc. End off.
This Clusters/Shells Square Pattern copyright © 1998 Sandi Marshall.
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