Sidesaddle Shell Stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Sidesaddle Shell Stitch (lt green)
Multiple of 6 sts + 1
(add 3 for base chain)

Shell= 3 dc, 1 ch, [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] all into side of last 3dc just made.

1st Row (wrong side): Skip 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 3 dc into next ch, skip 2 ch, 1 sc into next ch, *skip 2 ch, Shell into next ch, skip 2 ch, 1 sc into next ch; rep from * to last 3 ch, skip 2 ch, 4 dc into last ch, turn.
2nd Row: 1 ch (counts as 1 sc), skip 1 st, *skip next 3 sts, Shell into next sc, skip 3 sts, 1 sc into next ch sp; rep from * ending last rep with 1 sc into top of tch, turn.
3rd Row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 3 dc into first st, skip 3 sts, 1 sc into next ch sp, *skip 3 sts, Shell into next sc, skip 3 sts, 1 sc into next ch sp; rep from * ending skip 3 sts, 4 dc into tch, turn.
Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

Diagonal Shell Stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Diagonal Shell Stitch

Multiple of 4 sts + 1

(add 1 for base chain)

Shell= [1sc, 3ch, 4dc] all into same st.

1st Row (right side): Work 1 shell into 2nd ch from hook, *skip 3 ch, 1 shell into next ch; rep from * to last 4ch, skip 3 ch, 1 sc into last ch, turn.

2nd Row: 3ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1 st, *skip 1 dc, over next 2 sts work dc2tog, 3 ch, skip 1 dc, 1 sc into top of 3 ch; rep from * to end, turn.

3rd Row: 1 ch, 1 shell into first st, *skip 3ch and next st, 1 shell into next sc; rep from * ending skip 3ch and next st, 1 sc into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

Woven shell stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Woven Shell Stitch

Multiple of 6 sts + 1.

(add 2 for base chain)

CGr (Crossed Group) = skip 3dc and next st, 3 dc into 2nd of next 3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc into 2nd of 3 dc just skipped working back over last 3 dc made.

1st Row: Skip 3 ch (count as 1 dc), *skip next 3 ch, 3 dc into next ch, 3 ch, 3 dc into 2nd of 3 ch just skipped working back over last 3 dc made, skip 1 ch, 1 dc into next ch; rep from * to end, turn.

2nd row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 3 dc into first st, 1 sc into next 3 ch arch, *1 CGr, 1 sc into next 3 ch arch; rep from * ending 4 dc into top of tch, turn.

3rd row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1 st, 1 CGr, * 1 sc into next 3 ch loop, 1 CGr; rep from * ending 1 dc into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

Shell pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Shell (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc)
Ch a multiple of 4 sts

Row 1 shell in 4th ch from hook, *skip 3 ch, shell in next ch; rep from * to end. Turn.
Row 2 Ch 3, *shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * to end. Turn. Rep row 2.

Shell pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Shell [(1 dc, ch 1) 3 times, 1 dc]
Ch a multiple of 5 sts + 4

Row 1 Work 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 4 ch, shell in next ch; rep from *, end last rep skip 4 ch, 2 dc in last ch. Turn.
Row 2 Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, *shell in center ch-1 sp of shell; rep from *, end 2 dc in top of t-ch. Turn.
Rep row 2.