I recently found the 1981 book,
Step By Step to Better Knitting & Crochet at a thrift store. Most of the book is on knitting, but in the back there are instructions for 29 different crochet stitches, including making flowers. As I studied the color how-to photos I came upon number 24, Making Shell Patterns. I’ve never done a shell pattern before since I don’t use them in hat-making.
So a few days ago I was sitting the car waiting for Hubster and thought I’d give it a test run. It was much easier than I’d anticipated and my test sample was pretty flawless. That’s very good news, because now I’m excited to take this stitch to the Crochet Club on Tuesday night and see what we can do with it on our next two Covered With Love blankets.
