Thursday, July 19, 2012

Shell Stitches 00010 and 01000

Here's the next installment in the series: 00010 and 01000!  These two stitches are very similar to each other, almost identical.  Even the edges are not very different.  Even working the stitch feels the same for both.  It's simply a matter of the location of the ch 3 vs the ch 1 spaces.  Neither feels unnatural, so either works well.  I prefer 01000, the brown one, by a slim margin because the edge has an extra dc, making it thicker.  The general feel of the stitch is a complex mesh.  It's an interesting look that is quintessential crochet.

Here's how to do this:
Stitch 00010:
Chain a multiple of 6 + 5
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, (ch 1, sk 2, dc, ch 3, sk 2, sc) across, (ch 1, 2 dc) in last ch
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc, (ch 1, dc in sc, ch 3, sc in ch 3 sp) across, (ch 1, 2 dc) in last sc

Repeat Row 2 for pattern

Stitch 01000:
Chain a multiple of 6 + 5
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, (ch 3, sk 2, dc, ch 1, sk 2, sc) across, (ch 2, dc) in last ch
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc, (ch 3, dc in sc, ch 1, sc in ch 3 sp) across, (ch 2, dc) in last sc

Repeat Row 2 for pattern

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