Crochet Half Flowers Stitch

The quantity of sts is multiple 12 + 2.

1st row: skip chain one, single crochet stitch (SC) in the next chain; SC entire row. Turn your work;

2nd row: CH 3, double crochet stitch (DC) in the first st, CH, skip 5 sts, Shell (4 DC + 2 CH + 4 DC in one stitch), CH, skip 5 sts, *V-st (DC+CH+DC), CH, skip 5 st, Shell, CH, skip 5 sts *repeat entire row, DC 2 into the last stitch;

3rd row: CH 3, DC in the first st, skip CH, DC4tog, CH 4, SC in the middle of the shell, CH 4, DC4tog, *V-st over V-st, DC4tog, CH 4, SC in the middle of the shell, CH 4, DC4tog *repeat entire row, except last stitch; DC 2 into the last st;

4th row: CH 3, DC 4 into the next st, CH, V-st over SC, CH, *Shell over V-st, CH, V-st over SC, CH *repeat this process; DC 4 into the before last st, DC into the last st;

5th row: CH 3, DC in the first st, CH 4, DC4tog into the next four sts, V-st over V-st, *DC4tog, CH 4, SC in the middle of the shell, CH 4, DC4tog, V-st over V-st * repeat this process; DC4tog, CH 4, DC 2 into the last st;

6th row: CH 3, DC in the first st, CH, Shell over V-st, CH, *V-st over SC, CH, Shell over V-st, CH, *repeat entire row, except the last stitch; DC 2 into the last st;

7th row: CH 3, DC in the first st, skip CH, DC4tog, CH 4, SC in the middle of the shell, CH 4, DC4tog, *V-st over V-st, DC4tog, CH 4, SC in the middle of the shell, CH 4, DC4tog *repeat entire row, except the last stitch; DC 2 into the last st.

Make 1st-3rd rows x once. Repeat 4th-7th rows.