Worthy of Note
Inspired by a blanket my mom made for my brother in the late 1970s, this classic shell stitch blanket is a great first crochet project. Make it in your favorite shade of Germantown, or pick a rainbow of colors and go wild with stripes!

Once the body of the blanket is worked, the entire piece is edged with a round of single crochet and a sweet simple shell border.

Specifications
YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Germantown (100% wool; 220 yards/100 gm skein): 340 sage, 5 (13, 28) skeins.
GAUGE
4 shells = 7.5” (19 cm), 8 rows = 4.25” (11 cm).
HOOK
1 – G (4mm) crochet hook.
Check your gauge and adjust hook size accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Darning needle, stitch marker.
SIZE
Small: 33.5 x 38” (85 x 96.5 cm)
Medium: 48.5 x 64” (123 x 162.5 cm)
Large: 80.25 x 86” (204 x 218.5 cm)
SKILLS
Shell stitch in rows.

Images: Linette Messina Martinez