As seen in the Free Crochet One Skein Soft Essentials Cowl, the Crochet Cables and Lace Shells Stitch Pattern is one that is beautiful and easy to memorize. 

The cowl pattern is written in the round but some of you have requested that I offer instructions to be worked flat as well. Because I know exactly what it is like to fall in love with a stitch pattern and wanting to use it in something else, I will certainly offer you the free crochet cables and lace shells stitch pattern to be worked flat.

Just as the Soft Essentials Cowl pattern (see image), the stitch pattern uses the post stitches to create its texture and next to the delicate lace shell stitch. This is a great stitch for many projects and one that I loved to use with the new yarn on the market exclusive to Michaels, Red Heart Soft Essentials Stripes. This yarn is part of the Soft Yarn family but now in BULKY weight!

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 Crochet Cables and Lace Shell Stitch Pattern

Worked Flat (stitch multiple of 14 + 4)

Abbreviations with Video Tutorials

FPdc: Front Post Double Crochet

FPtc: Front Post Treble Crochet

BPdc: Back Post Double Crochet

Slip Knot

Ch: Chain

Sc: single crochet

Hdc: half double crochet

Dc: double crochet

Tc: treble crochet

TCH: Turning Chain

St(s): Stitch(es)

Pattern

Foundation Row (RS): Work a chain in a multiple of 14 plus 4 stitches. 

Designer Note: It is best to do at least three repeats for your gauge swatch. 

Skip 5 chains (counts as a dc, and 2 foundation chains), [(dc, ch 1) 3 times, dc] (shell stitch created) in next ch, skip next 2 chain, *Dc in next 4 ch, skip 2 chain, shell in next chain, skip 4 chain, shell in next chain, skip 2 chain; rep from * to last 10 chain, dc in next 4 chain, skip 2 chain, shell in next chain, dc in last chain, turn. 

Begin Crochet Cables and Lace Shells Stitch Pattern (worked flat)

Row 1 (WS): Ch 3 (counts as a Dc), shell in center ch-1 space of next shell, skip [dc, ch 1, dc], * BPdc in next 4 sts, * [shell in center ch-1 space of next shell] twice, skip [dc, ch 1, dc]; rep from * for repeat to last shell, shell in center ch-1 space of last shell, Dc in top of TCH, turn. 

Row 2 (RS cable row): Ch 3 (counts as Dc), shell in center ch-1 space of next shell, *FPdc in next post stitch, skip 1 post stitch, FPtc in next post stitch, FPtc in skipped post stitch (crossing in front of previous st), FPdc in next post stitch, [shell in center ch-1 space of next shell] twice; rep from * for repeat to last 4 post stitches, FPdc in next post stitch, skip 1 post stitch, FPtc in next post stitch, FPtc in skipped post stitch (crossing in front of previous st), FPdc in next post stitch, shell in center ch-1 space of next shell, Dc in top of Tch, turn.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 to desired length ending on a row 1

Designer note: just want to point out that the last row for working this stitch pattern flat should be a row 1 (WS), but if you are making the cowl in the round you will notice that I have you end on a cable row. The cowl ends that way because I was using up only one skein of yarn and needed to make sure I didn’t break into a new ball by working one more row. 

Final Row to even up the height of the stitches (RS): Ch 3 (counts as a Dc), Dc in space between tch and first Dc of shell, hdc in next ch-1 space, sc in next ch-1 space, hdc in next ch-1 space, dc in space between last dc of shell and next post stitch, * FPtc in 4 post stitches, dc in space between last FPdc and first dc of shell, hdc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in space between the two shells, hdc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in next ch-1 sp, dc in space between the last dc of the shell and the first FPdc of next repeat; rep from * to last 4 post stitches,FPtc in 4 post stitches, dc in space between last FPdc and first dc of shell, hdc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in next ch-1 sp, dc in space between the last dc of the shell and the TCH, Dc in top of Tch. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in ends

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Crochet One Skein Soft Essentials Cowl is a FREE PATTERN