Crochet Textured Shell Stitch

Crocheting the Textured Shell Stitch is such a fun and creative way to add beautiful texture to your projects! This stitch creates a visually appealing pattern that resembles lovely shells stacked together. Whether you're working on a cozy blanket, a fashionable scarf, or any other crochet project, incorporating the Textured Shell Stitch can truly elevate your handmade piece. So grab your favorite yarn, hook, and get ready to enjoy the soothing rhythm of creating something special with this charming stitch!

Supplies Used

• Marriner Yarns DK (light worsted) yarns in blue
• 4mm crochet hook
• Unfortunately Marriner Yarns ships only in the UK, so for my international customers, I can recommend a similar yarn, Red Heart Yarn, which comes in a multitude of colors and weights, just as affordable and easy to work with as Marriner Yarns.

Abbreviations

Pattern written in US terms using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.

• sk – skip
• ch – chain
• yo- yarn over
• p – picot
• bpdc – back post double crochet
• sl – slip stitch
• dc – double crochet

Special Stitches

Picot (p) – ch3, insert hook at the base of ch3 you just made (through two loops at the top of the dc stitch) and sl st.

Back Post-Double Crochet (bpdc) – A stitch as a front loop and back loop that together look like a horizontal V (<). At the back of each <, there is a third loop called back post.

To double crochet in the back post, yo, insert hook from top to bottom under the back post, yo and pull a loop (3 loops on hook), yo and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yo and pull through the last 2 remaining loops on hook.

Crocheting The Textured Shell Stitch Pattern Instructions

The pattern is a repeat of 4 rows and requires multiples of 9 + 3 chains.

For this tutorial, my starting chain was 30 long.

Row 1: ch30

Row 2: dc in the 5th hook, sk2, (dc, ch1, dc) in the following ch, sk2, *4dc, sk2, (dc, ch1, dc) in the following ch, sk2* x 2, 2dc, turn

Row 3: ch3, dc, * (dc, p) x 6 in the ch1 space below, (dc, ch1, dc) in the space between the 2nd and 3rd dc below* x 2, (dc, p) x 6 in the ch1 space below, dc in the last 2 stitches, turn

Row 4: ch3, dc, ch1, *sk1 back post, 4bpdc, sk1 back post, (dc, ch1, dc) in the ch1 space below* x 2, sk1 back post, 4bpdc, sk1 back post, ch1, dc in last 2 stitches, turn

Row 5: ch3, dc, *(dc, ch1, dc) in the space between the 2nd and 3rd dc below, (dc, p) x 6 in the ch1 space below* x 2, (dc, ch1, dc) in the space between the 2nd and 3rd dc below, dc in the last 2 stitches, turn

Row 6: ch3, dc, *(dc, ch1, dc) in the ch1 space below, sk1 back post, 4bpdc, sk1 back post* x 2, (dc, ch1, dc) in the ch1 space below, dc in the last 2 stitches, turn

Row 7: ch3, dc, * (dc, p) x 6 in the ch1 space below, (dc, ch1, dc) in the space between the 2nd and 3rd dc below* x 2, (dc, p) x 6 in the ch1 space below, dc in the last 2 stitches.

From this point on, the pattern is a repeat of rows 4 through 7.

Repeat the 4 rows until you have the required length.