Skill Level: Easy
Size: 13” x 18½”
Gauge: 4 sts and 4 rows = 2 ½” [6.35 cm] in Shell
Materials
Lily Sugar ‘n Cream (100% Cotton; 200 yards [184 meters]/113 grams): 18083 Cornflower (MC), 1 ball; 00093 Soft Violet (CC1), 1 ball; 02323 Freshly Pressed (CC2), 1 ball
Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm)
Notions: Tapestry needle.
Abbreviations
Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
Hdc – half double crochet
Dc – double crochet
Special Stitches
Shell: (sc, 2 dc) in st indicated
Pattern Notes
This pattern is worked in simple Shell stitch rows with a 5 rnd border.
Pattern
Row 1: With MC, ch 50, sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each ch across, turn – 49 sts.
Row 2: Ch 1, Shell in first st, *sk next 2 sts, Shell in next st; rep from * across, turn – 17 Shells.
Row 3: Ch 1, Shell in first sc, Shell in each sc across, turn. Drop MC, but do NOT fasten off.
Row 4: With CC2, rep Row 3, turn. Drop CC2, but do NOT fasten off.
Row 5: With CC1, rep Row 3, turn. Fasten off. Pick up CC2.
Row 6: With CC2, rep Row 3, turn. Fasten off. Pick up MC.
Rows 7-20: With MC, rep Row 3, turn. Drop MC at end of last row, but do NOT fasten off.
Row 21: With CC2, rep Row 3, turn. Drop CC2, but do NOT fasten off.
Row 22: With CC1, rep Row 3, turn. Fasten off. Pick up CC2.
Row 23: With CC2, rep Row 3, turn. Fasten off. Pick up MC.
Rows 24-25: With MC, rep Row 3, turn.
Row 26: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn – 49 sts.
Border
Rnd 27: Ch 1, sc in each st across top (47 sts), 3 sc in corner, 28 sc along short side working in end of rows (sc in end of 6 rows, 2 sc in end of next row), 3 sc in next corner, working in opposite side of starting ch, sc 47 sts across bottom, 3 sc in next corner, 28 sc along short side, 3 sc in last corner, join with sl st in first st. Fasten off – 162 sts.
Rnd 28: With CC2, join with sl st in first st, ch 1, hdc in each st around with 3 hdc in each corner st, join with sl st in first st. Fasten off – 170 sts.
Rnd 29: With CC1, rep Rnd 28 – 178 sts.
Rnd 30: With CC2, join with sl st in first st, ch 1, sc in each st around with 3 sc in each corner st, join with sl st in first st – 186 sts.
Rnd 31: Sl st loosely in each st around, join. Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in loose ends. 
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