The Shell Medley crochet stitch pattern is a lovely (and easy) stitch to learn. The stitch pattern offers a bit of lace, yet with stability of the fabric with the arched fan pattern. This stitch is worked in stitch multiples of 13 + 1 chain over a 2 row repeat.

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Materials needed

(listed below is what I used to create the sample of the stitch pattern)

To view the video tutorial of how to crochet the Crossed Front Post Double Crochet Columns stitch, please click on the video above or visit: https://youtu.be/V8dtay2DGW4

Stitches and abbreviations used

(Instructions are written in US terms)

  • Ch (s): Chain (s)
  • Dc: Double crochet
  • Ea: Each
  • Fpdc: Front post double crochet – Yarn over, insert hook from front to back around post indicated, yarn over and draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops) two times
  • RS: Right side
  • Sk: Skip
  • Sp (s): Space (s)
  • St (s): Stitch (es)
  • Tch: Turning chain
  • WS: Wrong side
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Notes:

  • Stitch is worked in multiples of 13 + 1 ch; for the YouTube video I chained 27

Directions for how to crochet the Shell Medley Stitch:

Row 1 (WS): 1 sc in second ch from hook, ch 1, sk next ch, 1 sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 3 chs, in next ch work (1 dc, ch 1) 3 times, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch, *ch 4, sk 4 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 3 chs, in next ch work (1 dc, ch 1) 3 times, sk 3 chs, sc in next ch; rep * to last 2 chs, ch 1, sk next ch, sc in last ch

2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn; 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next sc and ch, work Fpdc around next dc, ch 3, sk next (ch-sp, dc, ch-sp), work Fpdc around next dc, *sk next ch-1 sp and sc, in ch-4 sp work 9 dc, sk next sc and next ch, work Fpdc around next dc, ch 3, sk next (ch-sp, dc, ch-sp), work Fpdc around next dc; rep * to last 2 ch-1 sps, sk next ch-1 sp, work 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 dc in top of last sc

3: Ch 1, turn; 1 sc in first dc, ch 1, sk next dc, sc in next dc, ch 1, in next ch-3 sp work (1 dc, ch 1) 3 times, sk next 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc, *ch 4, sk next 5 dc, sc in next dc, ch 1, in next ch-3 sp work (1 dc, ch 1) 3 times, sk next 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc; rep * to last 2 dc, ch 1, sk next dc, 1 sc in top of tch

Repeat rows 2-3 to desired length

 

I hope you enjoyed learning this stitch as much as I did. Please tag me @handmadebystacyj when posting on social media – I’d love to see your makes!

Stacy J

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