Pearl Shells Crochet Stitch | Crochet with Aabhar
Pearl Shells Crochet Stitch is a beautifully textured crochet pattern with raised ‘shell-like’ motifs that create a dynamic, grid-like pattern. The texture adds depth and dimension, making the design stand out. It looks very intricate and cozy and is a non-reversible pattern.
Repeating over 6 stitches and 4 rows, this pattern will look amazing in any project where you want a bit of texture.
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Pearl Shells Crochet Stitch Crochet Chart
Abbreviations
This free pattern is written using US crochet terms.
| bpdc | back post double crochet |
| beg | beginning |
| ch | chain |
| ch-sp | chain space (s) |
| dc | double crochet |
| prev | previous |
| rep | repeat |
| sc | single crochet |
| sk | skip |
| st (s) | stitch (es) |
| t-ch | turning chain |
Special stitch:
3fptr-tog (3 front post treble crochet together):
- Yarn over twice, insert hook around the post of first stitch from front to back of the indicated group of stitches & pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 1st 2 loops on the hook twice.
- [Yarn over twice, insert hook around the post of next stitch from front to back of the indicated group of stitches & pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 1st 2 loops on the hook twice] x 2 times.
- Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook.
5fptr-tog (5 front post treble crochet together):
- Yarn over twice, insert hook around the post of first stitch from front to back of the indicated group of stitches & pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 1st 2 loops on the hook twice.
- [Yarn over twice, insert hook around the post of next stitch from front to back of the indicated group of stitches & pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 1st 2 loops on the hook twice] x 4 times.
- Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops on hook.
Pattern Instructions
Foundation ch: (Multiple of 6) + 2, plus 3 beg ch.
For example, start with (6 x 3) + 2 + 3 = 23 ch for a sample swatch.
| Row 1 (RS): | 1dc in 4th ch from hook, * 1dc in next ch; rep from * to end, turn. |
| Row 2: | ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next 2 dc, * ch1, [starting from prev dc, 5fptr-tog around next 5 dc], ch1, 1dc behind last leg of prev fptr-tog, 2dc in next 2 dc; rep from * to end making the very last dc in t-ch, turn. |
| Row 3: | ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next 2 dc, 1dc in next ch1-sp, 1bpdc around next st, * 1dc in next ch1-sp, 1 dc in next 3 dc, 1dc in next ch1-sp, 1bpdc around next st; rep from * to last 4 sts, 1dc in next ch1-sp, 1dc in next 2 dc, 1dc in t-ch, turn. |
| Row 4: | ch3 (counts as 1dc), 3fptr-tog around next 3 dc, * ch1, 1dc behind last leg of prev fptr-tog, 2dc in next 2 dc, ch1, [starting from prev dc, 5fptr-tog around next 5 dc]; rep from * to last 6 sts, ch1, 1dc behind last leg of prev fptr-tog, 2dc in next 2 dc, ch1, [starting from prev dc, 3fptr-tog around next 3 dc], 1dc in t-ch, turn. |
| Row 5: | ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1bpdc around next st, * 1dc in next ch1-sp, 1 dc in next 3 dc, 1dc in next ch1-sp, 1bpdc around next st; rep from * to t-ch, 1dc in t-ch, turn. |
Repeat Rows 2 – 5 of this free crochet stitch pattern until you have reached the desired length for your work.
Sample Crochet Projects
- Bags and totes
- Baby blankets
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