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Yarn:
1/3 3 ounce skein Jiffy Quick & Easy Mohair Look Yarn Light Yellow
2 3.5 ounce skeins Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn Pale Antique Rose
½ 3.5 ounce skein Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn Med Sea Green
Special Abbreviations/Instructions:
Joining with dc - attach new color to hook, yo and insert hook into space or stitch indicated, yo
and pull through space or stitch indicated (three loops on hook), yo, pull through first 2 loops on
hook, yo pull through last 2 loops.
Joining with sc -attach new color to hook, insert hook into space or stitch indicated, yo and pull
through space or stitch indicated (two loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops on hook.
Directions:
RND 2: Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each st around, join in top of beg ch-3 = 24 dc.
RND 3: Ch 3, *skip next 2 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next st; rep from * around ending with dc in same st
as beg ch-3, ch 2 sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 8 small shells.
RND 4: Ch 1 * (sc hdc 3 dc hdc sc) all in next ch 3 space rep from * around join with sl st in
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RND 4: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) all in next ch 3 space, rep from around, join with sl st in
first sc = 8 small shells (7 sts per shell).
RND 5: Ch 1, *sc, hdc, (5 dc all in next dc), hdc, sc, skip next two sc, rep from * around, join with sl
st in first sc = 8 small shells (9 sts per shell). Tie off color A.
RND 6: With color B, working in back loops only join with *sc, hdc, dc (5 dc all in next dc), dc,
hdc, sc, skip next two sc, rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc = 81 sts/ 8 small shells (11 sts
per shell).
RNDS 7-18: Continue in color B, with shells increasing by 2 sts each row, always having 5 centered
dc's and beginning and ending with the sc, hdc. The shells will have:
LEAF: Make three positioned 2 with 2 peaks between them and one with 3 peaks between
it and the other two.
Row 1: Right side facing you: With color C join with sl st in hdc on the right side on a valley. 4
DC in in first valley stitch, 3 DC in second valley stitch. Sl st in hdc on left side of the valley.
Row 2: TURN , ch-3, sl st in 2nd dc on right side of valley, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in
next 3 dc, sl st in 2nd dc up.
Row 3: TURN , ch-3, sl st in 2nd dc on right side of valley, dc in next 4 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in
next 4 dc, sl st in 2nd dc up.
Row 4: TURN , ch-3, sl st in 2nd dc on right side of valley, dc in next 6 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in
next 6 dc, sl st in 2nd dc up.
Row 5: TURN , ch-3, sl st in 2nd dc on right side of valley, dc in next 8 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in
next 8 dc, sl st in 2nd dc up.
Row 6: TURN , ch-3, sl st in 2nd dc on right side of valley, dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in
next 10 dc, sl st in 2nd dc up.
Row 7: TURN , ch-1, sc in dc, hdc, dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in next 10 dc, hdc, sc. Tie
off color C.
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