Nothing but Shells Shawl

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Hook: G - 4.5

Material: Red Heart Classic Crochet Thread size 10 (3 strands working at once)
Gauge: This pattern can be worked as large as you like. Gauge isn’t needed.

Hints & Tips:

-          Chains at beginning of each row do not count as a st unless specified

Special Stitches:

-          Shell1 – 5 dc in same st

-          Shell2 – 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same st

Row 1) Ch 3, 5 dc in 3^rd ch from hook – 5 dc

Row 2) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next st, sc in next st, sk next st, 3 dc in last st – 7 st

Row 3) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, 5 dc in next st (shell 1), sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 11 st

Row 4) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in space before next st, sk next 2 st, shell 1 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in space before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 13 st

Row 5) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, shell1 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st, shell1 in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 17 st

Row 6) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in space before next dc, sk next 2 st, *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell2) in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* twice, sc in sp before next st, 3 dc in last st – 17 st

Row 7) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* twice, 3 dc in last st – 19 st

Row 8) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell2) next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st, shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st, shell2 next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 20 st

Row 9) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in space before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* twice, shell in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 25 st

Row 10) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell 2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* three times, shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 25 st

Row 11) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 3 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 31 st

Row 12) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 4 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 30 st

Row 13) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 4 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 37 st

Row 14) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 5 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 35 st

Row 15) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 5 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 43 st

Row 16) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 6 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 40 st

Row 17) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 6 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 49 st

Row 18) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 7 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 45 st

Row 19) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 7 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 55 st

Row 20) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 8 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 50 st

Row 21) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 8 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 61 st

Row 22) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 9 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 55 st

Row 23) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 9 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 67 st

Row 24) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 10 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 60 st

Row 25) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, *shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 10 times, shell1 in next ch 2 sp, sk next 2 st, sc in sp before next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st - 73 st

Row 26) Ch 2, turn, 3 dc in 1^st st, sk next 2 st, *shell2 in next st, sk next 2 st, sc in next st, sk next 2 st* 11 times, shell in next st, sk next 2 st, 3 dc in last st – 65 st

Row 27 – Desired length)  Continue repeating the pattern by repeating the last 2 rows increasing the repeat instructions by 1 every other row until you meet the desired shawl size – I continued until row 83 making my final row 84.

Last row/edging: This edging will be done after a final repeat of the row that uses shell 1

Final row) Ch 1, turn, sc in 1^st st, hdc in next 2 st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, *sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat from *-* to ending, ending with a sl st, sc, hdc, dc, hdc in next 2 st, sc in last st.