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Lacy Shells Granny Square

One of my own original designs.

for a 6" or 5 1/2" square

“G” hook

special stitch: Shell
in st indicated work { dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc }

ch 5, join to form a ring

rnd 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, { ch 3, 3 dc in ring } three times,
ch 3, sl st in top of beg ch-3

rnd 2: sl st in next dc, ch 4 { counts as dc + ch 1 }, dc, ch 1,
dc in same dc, { shell in next ch sp, skip next dc, shell in
next dc } 3 times, shell in next ch-3 sp, join with sl st to 3rd
ch of beg ch-4

rnd 3: sl st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, { ch 3, sc
in next ch-1 sp, ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp } 7 times, ch 2, sc in
next ch-1 sp, ch 4, sl st in top of beg sc

rnd 4: sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 4 {counts as dc + ch 1 }, dc,
ch 1, dc in same dc, { dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1,
dc in next ch-3 sp, shell in next ch-3 sp } 3 times, dc, ch 1, dc,
ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-3 sp, sl st in 3rd ch of
beg ch-4

rnd 5: sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in same st, { ch 3, sc in next
ch-1 sp} around to last ch-1 sp, ch 3, join with sl st to 1st sc

rnd 6: sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-3 sp, { 3 dc in
next ch-3 sp } twice, * 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, { 3 dc in
next ch-3 sp } 5 times, repeat form * three times, 3 dc, ch 3, 3
dc in next ch-3 sp, { 3 dc in next ch-3 sp } twice, join with sl
st to top of beg ch-3

finish off and weave in ends

to modify to a 5 1/2” square use the following round 6 instead -

rnd 6: sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 1, 2 sc in same ch-3 sp, { 3 sc in
next ch-3 sp } twice, * 3 sc, ch 3, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, { 3 sc
in next ch-3 sp } 5 times, repeat form * three times, 3 sc, ch 3,
3 sc in next ch-3 sp, { 3 sc in next ch-3 sp } twice, join with
sl st to first sc

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