Crochet Pattern: Shell Stitch Blanket
By Rachel – 82 Comments| The shell stitch blanket is simple yet elegant. It is crocheted with rows and rows of shell stitches. Each shell stitch is staggered so that it creates a beautiful pattern. This is intended to be a generic blanket pattern, so that you can create any blanket size that you desire. Simply follow the initial instructions to determine the proper number of foundation chains needed for your desired blanket size. |  |
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Finished Size: Whatever you want it to be!
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Materials: Medium Weight Yarn Crochet hook |
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Crochet Pattern: Blanket
Row 1: make a chain as wide as you want your blanket.
(Note: the number of chains should be a multiple of 6, since each shell uses 6 chains.)
Row 2: ch 2, sc in second ch from hook, (skip 2, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2, sc in next ch) across, changing color in last sc made
Row 3: ch 2, turn, 2 dc in next sc, skip 2, sc in next dc (skip 2, 5 dc in next sc, skip 2, sc in next dc) across, skip 2, 3 dc in last sc, changing color in last dc made
Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc in next dc, (skip 2, 5 dc in next sc, skip 2, sc in next dc) across, changing color in last sc made
Repeat row 3 and 4 until blanket is the length you desire.
To create border, double crochet around your finished blanket. You can change colors as desired. For the finishing shell border just follow the shell pattern, (skip 2, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2, sc in next ch) around.
Crochet Tips:
- For beginners, it is really easy to miss count your stitches. Even I miss count all the time. So just be careful!
- Each shell (set of 5 double crochets) you make should be positioned between two shells on the previous row.
- Each single crochet after the shell (set of 5 double crochets) should be positioned on top of a shell on the previous row.
Need Help? No worries just leave a comment!
I see there isn’t a row to finish the blanket in terms of making it straighten out in the end.
I got this from another pattern:
sc in the three top stitches in the shell and hdc in the lower 3 stitches. This should even things out for ya!
I also was taught a fun way to weave in your ends without having to use a needle a hundred times. (You actually crochet them into the stitch.) If there are no youtube videos on this subject, I’d be willing to make one!
When you are changing color do you cut the yarn and tie together?
Hi Mary, yes you can cut the yarn and tie together if you wish. Here’s a post about what to do with all those loose ends: Finish Off and Weave in Ends in Crochet
Mary, you can cut and tie your strands to change color, however, it is difficult to make the color go where you want it to. Instead, cut the finished color a couple inches from your last stitch, and give yourself a couple inches of yarn with the new color and make a loop with the new color through the old color, which should look just like it would if you hadn’t changed colors. I’m not sure that I explained this very well, but I hope it helps.
I find it VERY difficult to cut & paste this into Microsoft Pub. because it has been made in tables & they are so hard & time consuming to get to a print stage. Is there a way you can put a “print” link on your pattern sites?
Thanks.
Yvette
Hi Yvette, all the pages on Crochet Spot are coded to be printer friendly so you can use the print function in your internet browser and it’ll print out neatly. You don’t need to copy and paste the text into a document. To print a page, you can go to your menu bar and click on “file”, then “print”. The steps may be a little different depending on what browser you use.