Crochet Vintage Pastel Shell Stitch Blanket Free Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Worsted weight yarn in pastel pink, green, and cream
• Crochet hook G/6 (4.0 mm)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Gauge:

14 shells x 18 rows = 4 inches in shell stitch pattern

Finished Size:

Approximately 50 x 60 inches

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• sk - skip
• st - stitch

Instructions:

Foundation Row:

With cream yarn, ch 182.

Row 1:

In 5th ch from hook, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc). *Sk 3 ch, sc in next ch. Sk 3 ch, in next ch (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc). Repeat from * across. Turn.

Row 2:

Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in first st. *In next ch-1 space, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc). Repeat from * across to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn.

Rows 3-8:

Repeat Row 2, alternating colors every two rows as follows: pink, green, cream.

Border:

With cream yarn, ch 1, sc evenly around the entire perimeter of the blanket, placing 3 sc in each corner. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc. Fasten off.

Finishing:

Weave in all ends using a yarn needle.