How to Crochet the Seashell Stitch Photo Tutorial
The Seashell Stitch crochet pattern is a beautiful design featuring a stitch that is worked over multiple stitches.
These stitches are worked similar to a puff stitch, but spread out giving them a fan like appearance.
The stitch pattern is almost the same on both sides with the front side looking as though the stitches are being pushed forward slightly.
You will love this unique and beautiful texture!
Learn how to crochet the Seashell Stitch with this photo tutorial.
Materials
- worsted weight yarn
- 5 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
- 2tog – Crochet 2 stitches together
- 3tog – Crochet 3 stitches together
- 5tog – Crochet 5 stitches together
- Ch – Chain
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Rpt – Repeat
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- Yo – Yarn Over
Special Stitches
Crochet 2 stitches together ([Yo, insert your hook into the next st, yo and draw up a loop] two times, yo and draw through all the loops on your hook.)
Crochet 3 stitches together ([Yo, insert your hook into the next st, yo and draw up a loop] three times, yo and draw through all the loops on your hook.)
Crochet 5 stitches together ([Yo, insert your hook into the next st, yo and draw up a loop] five times, yo and draw through all the loops on your hook.)
Notes
- This stitch is worked in rows in this tutorial and it may be worked in one colour or many. I will be working this pattern in two colours: Colour A and colour B.
Instructions
To begin make a slip knot and make a foundation chain. For this stitch you will need a multiple of six chains plus two (6+2) for your foundation chain. For example, with colour A, ch 38.
Row One: Sc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each st all the way across. Ch 1, turn.
Row Two: Sc in the 1st st, *ch 2, 5tog over the next 5 sts, ch 2, sc in the next st: Rpt from * across, sc in final st. Ch 1, turn.
Row Three: Working in the blo all the way across, sc in the 1st st and each st (including the ch sts) across. Switch to colour B in the final st, ch 3 (counts as a dc), turn.
Row Four: With colour B, 2tog over each of the next 2 sts, *ch 2, sc in next st, ch 2, 5tog over the next 5 sts; Rpt from * across ending with a sc, ch 2, 3tog over the final 3 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row Five: Working in the blo all the way across, sc in the 1st st and each st (including the ch sts) across. Switch to colour A in the final st, ch 3 (counts as a dc), turn.
And that’s it!
For the rest of the pattern you will repeat rows 2-5 for as long as you would like. Fasten off, weave in your ends.
