SHELL

School colors make excellent Shell

Directions: Written for small size. Large and medium direction in ( ). Using black yarn. Chain 45 (53) (61). 1 sc. st. in 2nd. ch. from hook and each st. of ch. across, ch. 1 to turn.

Row 1: 1 sc. st. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 2: 1 sc. st. in 1st. 2 sts. Pick up white yarn (work over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 6 sts. Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next 2 sts. Repeat across row in this manner, ending the row with 4 sts. of black. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 3: Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the first 2 sts. * using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next st., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next st., using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 5 sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next st. Repeat from * to end of row, ending with 1 st. of black on the end. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 4: Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the first st. * using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next two sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next 6 sts. Repeat from * across row, ending the row with 1 sc. st. of black on the end. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 5: * Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in first st., using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 2 sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next st., using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next four sts. Repeat from * across row, ending the row with 1 st. of black. Ch. 1 to turn.

Rows 6, 7, 8: Repeat row 5.

Row 9: Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the first st., using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 2 sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in each st. to end of row. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 10: Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the first 2 sts. * using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 7 sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next st. Repeat from * across row, ending the row with one black st. Ch. 1 12 to turn.

Row 11: Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the first 2 st. * using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 7 sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next st. Repeat from * across row, ending the row with 3 sts. of black. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 12: Using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the first 4 sts. * using white (working over the black), put 1 sc. st. in the next 7 sts., using black (working over the white), put 1 sc. st. in the next st. Repeat from * across row, ending row with 1 sc. st. in black. This completes one pattern. Using your gauge as a guide, start at row one and complete the pattern as many times as your length requires. This is measured from the under arm seam. The small sizes uses four pattern repeats. Now starting from under the arm seam this is the next row.

Row 1: Using black yarn put 1 sc. st. in each st. across row, decreasing 2 sts. on each end. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 2: Using white yarn put 1 sc. st. in each st. across row decreasing 1 st. on each end of row. Ch. 1 to turn.

Row 3 through Row 18: Using white yarn put 1 sc. st. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row, tie off yarn, one side complete make one more the same way.

Sew side seams together, to the arm hole. Sew shoulders together leaving enough space for your head. With black yarn put sc. sts. evenly spaced around arm hole and neck. If you have made a long shell and want to leave side slits start your sewing after you measure the side slit. Put sc. sts. evenly spaced around this slit also.

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