Shell Panels by Irma Park

Shell Panels

Crochet
January 1989
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in single crochet (sc) US Terminology
5.0 mm (H)
3555 yards (3251 m)
Approx. 55" x 76"
English

4 colors:

  • MC -- 23 oz/650 gr, 1,515 yds
  • A -- 8 oz/230 gr, 525 yds
  • B -- 12 oz/340 gr, 790 yds
  • C -- 11 oz/310 gr, 725 yds

Additional gauge given: “Center Shells” are 2.25” wide, 6 rows = 4”

Pattern includes making narrow strips of shells, then crocheting an edging onto these, making panels worked side-to-side with some textured design features made by working crochet stitches into the row below.

Diagram provided for working whip stitch to sew the panels together.