​Crochet Diamond Shells Pattern

Special Stitches

V-Stitch (v-st)- [dc, ch 3, dc] in st indicated.

The quantity of sts is multiple 10 + 3.

1^st row (RS): dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next ch, skip 2ch, v-st in next ch, skip 2ch, *dc in next 5ch, skip 2ch, v-st in next ch, skip 2 ch; rep from * across to last 3 ch, dc in last 3 ch, turn;

2^nd row: ch 2, skip 1st 2dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, 5dc in ch 3 sp, ch 2, *dc2tog over 1st and 5th dc (skip 2nd, 3rd, and 4th dc) of 5 dc group, ch 2, 5dc in ch 3 sp, ch 2; rep from * across to last 3 dc, dc2tog over next dc and top of tch, turn;

3^rd row: ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc into top of dc2tog, dc in next 5dc, *v-st in top of dc2tog, dc in next 5dc; rep from * across to last dc, [dc, ch 1, dc] in last dc, turn;

4^th row: ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc in 1st dc, ch 2, dc2tog over 1st and 5th dc, ch 2, *5dc in ch 3 sp, ch 2, dc2tog over 1st and 5th dc, ch 2; rep from * across to tch, 3dc in 3rd ch of tch, turn;

5^th row: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 2 dc, v-st in top of dc2tog, *dc in next 5dc, v-st in top of dc2tog; rep from * across to last 3 dc, dc in last 3dc, turn.

Repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.