FREE crochet pattern “column shell stitch for jacket blanket, afghan, rug” by marifu6a

Skill Level: Beginners.

Yarn : Dk.

Hook: 3mm

Video tutorial here :

Ch a multiple of 5sts plus 6.

Row 1:  Work(1dc, ch2, 1dc) into 8th ch from hook, *ch3, skip 4ch, work (1dc,ch2, 1dc) into next ch/ rep from * to last 3ch, ch2, 1dc into last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch4 (count as 1tr), skip 1st ch-2 sp, work 5tr into next ch-2 sp, *skip ch-3 sp, work 5tr into next ch-2 sp/rep from * to last sp, skip 2ch, 1tr into next ch, turn.





Row 3: Ch5 (count as 1dc, ch2), skip 1st 3tr, into next tr work (1dc, ch2, 1dc), *ch3, skip 4 tr, into next tr work (1dc, ch2, 1dc)/ rep from *to last 3tr, ch 2, 1dc into 4th of ch-4 at beg of previous row, turn.

Rep Rows 2 -3for pattern.