Free Crochet Stitch Shells with Stems.
Chain a multiple of 10 + 4 chs.
Row 1: (Right side): Dc in sixth ch from hook (5 skipped chs count as first dc plus ch 1 and 1 skipped ch), skip next 2 chs, 5 dc in next ch, skip next 2 chs, dc in next ch, * (ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch) twice, skip next 2 chs, 5 do in next ch, skip next 2 chs, dc in next ch; repeat from * across to last 2 chs, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in last ch.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn; 2 dc in first dc, skip next ch-1 sp and next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) twice, * skip next dc and next ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next dc, skip next ch–1 sp and next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) twice; repeat from * across to last 2 dc, skip next dc and next ch-1 sp., 3 dc in last dc.
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as first dc plus ch 1), turn; skip first 2 dc, dc in next dc, skip next dc and next ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next dc, skip next ch-1 sp and next dc, dc in next dc, * (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) twice, skip next dc and next ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next dc, skip next ch-1 sp and next dc, dc in next dc; repeat from * across to last 2 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in last dc.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for pattern.
