Stitch Description
The Solid Shell Stitch creates a shell pattern with very few holes. The Solid Shell Stitch would be great for bags, cowls, and baby blankets!
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Stitch Details
Stitch Characteristics
Pattern Instructions
Foundation Chain: Multiples of 6 + 1 (add 1 for base chain)
- Row 1: 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, *skip 2ch, 5dc into next ch, skip 2ch 1 sc into next ch; rep from * to end, turn.
- Row 2: 3ch (count as 1 dc), 2dc into first st, *skip 2dc, 1 sc into next dc, skip 2dc, 5dc into next sc; rep from * ending last rep with 3dc into last sc, skip tch, turn.
- Row 3: 1 ch, 1sc into first st, *skip 2dc, 5dc into next sc, skip 2dc, 1sc into next dc; rep from * ending last rep with 1 sc into top of tch, turn.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have reached your desired length.
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Example of the Solid Shell Stitch
Chain multiples of 6+1. I don’t understand what this means. Can someone help me please. I’d love to do this afghan.
Thanks so much.
Hi Cheri!
You will chain in multiples of 6 until you have the length that you want, then add one to the end.
Does that help?
Johnny,
Thanks so much for your reply. It explains the answer greatly!!!
Cheri
Hope this is the right pace. If I want to have a chain that is 30 stitches then I would add one to that for 31?. Right so far?
Then is this the place where the “one for the base chain” goes? Making it a total of 32 chains?
Thanks
correct
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