STITCH OF THE MONTH: GRANNY SHELL

Granny Shell​

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Pattern Notes

• This pattern uses US terminology when referring to stitches

• This pattern is for a panel with a border of 49sts x 76 sts

• The colour for this pattern changes on every even numbered row.

  • Option 1: Fasten off at the end of each odd numbered row and weave your tails in

  • Option 2: Change colour on the last stitch of every odd numbered row and carry the yarn up the edge of the wo

• Stacked single crochets count as one stitch

  • For example, if you stack one sc on top of another, the entire stack is the first stitch and counts as a dc

• Always mark your first stitch

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Abbreviations

ch: chain
dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
sc: single crochet
sk: skip
st(s): stitch(es)
WS: Wrong side
RS: Right side
V-st: V-stitch

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Materials

Yarn: Woolcraft New Fashion DK
Hook size: 3.5 mm
Additional: Scissors, darning needle

 

Stitches, Techniques and Terminology

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Fastening Off

• ch1 and cut the yarn

• Pull the loop on the hook until the tail comes through

• Pull the tail to tighten

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Changing Colour 

• Start the final stitch

• Drop the working yarn when you have two loops on the hook

• Yarn over with the new colour

• Pull the loop of new colour through the final two loops to complete the stitch

 

Carrying Yarn Up The Edge

• Work the first stitch of the row around the yarns which are not in use

• Do not carry them along the row with you

• Pick up the next yarn when you return to this edge

• The yarns will be visible at the edge

• When completing the edging, work over these tails to conceal them

 

Working Yarn
The yarn you are currently working with

 

Stacking Single Crochets 

• Of the two loops you have just pulled through from your previous stitch, insert your hook under the one furthest away from the hand holding your hook

• Yarn over and pull through one loop (2 loops on the hook)

• Yarn over and pull through two loops

 

V-Stitch

• [dc, ch1, dc] into the same st

 

Attaching the yarn

• Insert hook from front to back into the st or space required

• Place the new yarn over the hook and pull up a loop

• Ch1 to secure

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Granny Shell Written Pattern​

 

R1. (RS) Emerald

• Ch50

• sc in the 2nd ch from the hook

• (sk3, 7dc, sk3, sc) x 6

• Fasten off

• Turn

 

R2. (WS) Water Green

• Attach the yarn in the first stitch

• sc in the same st

• stack a sc on top and mark it

• dc into the same stitch

• (ch5, sk 7dc, V-st into the sc) x 5

• ch5, sk 7dc, 2dc into the last st

• Turn

 

R3. (RS)

• sc in the first st

• stack a sc on top and mark it

• 3dc into the same stitch

• *sc into the 4th st of the 7dc two rows below, around the ch5 of the row below

• 7dc into the ch1 space of the V-st*

• Repeat from * to * four more times

• sc into the 4th st of the 7dc two rows below, around the ch5 of the row below

• 4dc into the final st

• Turn

 

R4. (WS) Butterscotch

• sc into the first st and ch2

• sk 3dc and V-st into the sc

• (ch5, sk 7dc, V-st into the sc) x 5

• ch2, sk 3dc and sc into the last st

• Turn

 

R5. (RS)

• sc into the first st

• *7dc into the ch1 space of the V-st

• sc into the 4th st of the 7dc two rows below, around the ch5 of the row below*

• Repeat from * to * four more times

• 7dc into the ch1 space of the V-st

• sc in the final st

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R6 - R7. (2 rows)

• Repeat R2 - R3 in Emerald

 

R8 - R9. (2 rows)

• Repeat R4 -R5 in Water Green

 

R10 - R11. (2 rows)

• Repeat R2 - R3 in Butterscotch

 

R12 - R13. (2 rows)

• Repeat R4 -R5 in Emerald

 

R14 - R49. (36 rows)

• Repeat R2 - R13 three more times

 

R50. (WS) Water Green

• sc in the first st

• stack a sc on top and mark it
  (dc, hdc, sc x 3, hdc, dc x 2) x 6
  Fasten off

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Edging (RS)
Emerald
Top

• sc into the first st

• sc x 48

• You should have 49 sc on this edge

• ch2 and sc back into the last st of R50

• This additional sc is the first st of the first long edge

• Rotate the work 90 degrees to work down the side

 

First Long Edge (top to bottom)

• Place a stitch marker into the bottom chain

• Place another through the middle of the dc at the end of R2

• Place another through the middle of the dc at the end of R3

• Place another through where the scs of R4 and R5 meet

• Repeat this process: 

  • Through the middle of the next dc

  • Through the middle of the dc above that

  • In between the next two sc

• When you reach the last two sc, you will have one row remaining. Place a stitch marker through the middle of the dc at the end of R50 

• You should have 38 stitch markers on the row edge

• sc where every stitch marker is and the space between every stitch marker

• You should have 76 sc on this edge

• ch2 and sc back into the chain

• This additional sc is the first st of the bottom edge

• Rotate the work 90 degrees to work along the bottom

 

Bottom

• You will be working into the bottom of the original chain for this edge

• sc into each of the remaining chains

• Do not try and work into the 50th chain

• You should have 49 sc on this edge

• ch2 and sc back into the last ch

• This additional sc is the first st of the second long edge

• Rotate the work 90 degrees to work up the side

 

Second Long Edge (bottom to top)

• Repeat the process as before the other first long edge

• Once you reach the stitch where you initially started, insert a sc into this st, ch2 and sl st to close

• Fasten off and weave in your ends.

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