© Copyright 2001, Laurie Clark.
Materials Needed:
About 4 oz of worsted weight yarn (I used Caron's Christmas Mistletoe)
Size G crochet hook, yarn needle.
Special Stitches:
V-Stitch (V-St): dc-ch 2- dc in space indicated.
Beginning Shell (Beg SH): Ch 3-2DC- ch 2-3DC, in space indicated.
Shell (SH): 3dc-ch3-3dc in space indicated.
Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC): YO, insert hook from front to back around post indicated, draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, twice.
Completed Size: About 14 inches from point to point.
Ch 6, join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and ch 1 sp). dc-ch 1, eleven times in ring. Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 4. (12 ch 1 spaces).
Rnd 2: Sl st in first ch 1 sp. Ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and ch 2 sp), DC in same sp. Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1. ** V-St in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 5.
Rnd 3: Sl st in first ch 2 sp. Ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and ch 2 sp), DC in same sp. Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1. ** V-St in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, FPDC around next dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 5.
Rnd 4: Sl st in first ch 2 sp. Ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and ch 2 sp), DC in same sp. Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 3 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1. ** V-St in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, FPDC around next 3 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 5.
Rnd 5: Sl st in first ch 2 sp. Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc). dc-ch2-2dc in same sp. Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 5 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1. **2dc-ch 2-2dc in next v-st, Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 5 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to first dc.
Rnd 6: Sl st in first ch 2 sp. Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc). dc-ch2-2dc in same sp. Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 7 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1. **2dc-ch 2-2dc in next v-st, Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 7 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to first dc.
Rnd 7: Sl st in next ch 2 sp, Beg Sh in same sp, Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 9 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1. **Sh in next ch 2 sp, Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp. FPDC around next 9 dc, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Rnd 8: Sl st in next ch 2 sp, Beg Sh in same sp, Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, dc in next 2 dc, FPDC around next 7 dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 1 sp, ch 1. **Sh in next ch 2 sp, Ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, dc in next 2 dc, FPDC around next 7 dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 1 sp, ch 1.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Rnd 9: Sl st in next ch 2 sp, Beg Sh in same sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 1 sp, dc in next 4 dc, FPDC around next 5dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 1 sp, ch 2. **Sh in next ch 2 sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 1 sp, dc in next 4dc, FPDC around next 5 dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 1 sp, ch 2.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Rnd 10: Sl st in next ch 2 sp, Beg Sh in same sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 6 dc, FPDC around next 3 dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 2 sp, ch 2. **Sh in next ch 2 sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 6 dc, FPDC around next 3 dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 2 sp, ch 2.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Rnd 11: Sl st in next ch 2 sp, Beg Sh in same sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 8 dc, FPDC around next dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 2 sp, ch 2. **Sh in next ch 2 sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 8 dc, FPDC around next dc, dc next 2 st and in ch 2 sp, ch 2.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Rnd 12: Sl st in next ch 2 sp, Beg Sh in same sp, Ch 2, dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 21dc, and next ch 2 sp, ch 2. **Sh in next ch 2 sp, ch 2, dc in next 21 dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 2.** Repeat ** around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Rnd 13: Ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc) HDC in next 2 st, 5 hdc in ch 2 sp of next sh, hdc in next 3 st, 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp. HDC in each st around working 2 hdc in each ch 2 and 5 hdc in center of each shell. Finish off and weave in all ends.
