SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® MANDALA® OMBRE: Chi, 3 cakes
- LION BRAND® crochet hook size I-9 (5.5 mm)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
- SIZE:
- About 34"x 48"
- GAUGE:
- 3 shells = about 4 1/2".
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
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NOTE:
Afghan is worked in one piece in a simple shell pattern.
AFGHAN:
Ch 119,
Row 1: Shell in 6th ch from hook (5 skipped ch count as 2 base ch and first dc), *sk next 4 ch, shell in next ch; rep from * across to last 3 ch, sk next 2 ch, dc in last ch - you will have 23 shells in this row.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, shell in ch-3 sp of each shell across, dc in top of beg ch.
Rep Row 2 until piece measures about 48" from beg.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(ning)
ch = chain
ch-sp = chain space previously made
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
Rated 2 out of
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by
cjbtwins from
What's a Shell?
This pattern does not tell you what the shell stitch is. Is it 2 double crochets, is it 3 double crochets, is it half doubles? How do we know? Do we just make it up as we go?
Date published: 2025-01-16