Step-by-step to make crochet stitch

That’s a beautiful crochet stitch pattern — it looks like a shell or fan stitch variation, sometimes called the V shell stitch or cluster fan stitch. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial so you can make it yourself:

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🧶 What You Need

• Yarn: Medium (Category 4) acrylic or cotton yarn
• Hook: 4.0–4.5 mm (use what matches your yarn label)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle for weaving ends

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🪡 Stitch Key (US Terms)

Symbol	Stitch Name	How to do it
ch	Chain	Yarn over, pull through loop
sc	Single Crochet	Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops
dc	Double Crochet	Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops (twice)
sk	Skip	Skip the indicated stitch
st	Stitch	Any loop or space you work into

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🧩 Pattern Explanation

Each “shell” in this pattern is made of 5 double crochets (dc) all worked into one stitch or space.
Between each shell is one single crochet (sc) — that’s what creates the wavy open texture.

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✨ Step-by-Step Instructions

🌿 Foundation Chain

1. Make a slip knot.
2. Chain a multiple of 6 + 2 (for example, 38 chains = 6×6 + 2).
   • The “+2” is for turning and symmetry.

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🩵 Row 1 — Base Shell Row

1. In the 2nd chain from the hook, make 1 sc.
2. Skip 2 chains, make 5 dc in the next chain (this is your shell).
   Skip 2 chains, make 1 sc in the next chain.
3. Repeat from * to * across the row.
4. You should end with 1 sc in the last chain.
5. Turn your work.

✅ You now have little shells with single crochets in between.

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🌸 Row 2 — Shifted Shell Row

1. Chain 3 (counts as 1 dc), then make 2 dc in the same st (the first sc below).
   → This forms a half-shell on the edge.
2. Skip 2 dc, make 1 sc in the 3rd dc (the center dc of the shell below).
   Skip 2 dc, and make 5 dc in the next sc (the single crochet between shells).
3. Repeat * to * across.
4. At the end, make 3 dc in the last sc (same as the beginning edge).
5. Turn.

✅ Now your shells are offset — they sit between the shells of the previous row.

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🌼 Row 3 — Repeat Base Shell Row

1. Chain 1, make 1 sc in same st.
2. Skip 2 dc, make 5 dc in next dc (the middle dc of the half shell).
   Skip 2 dc, sc in next dc (the middle of 5 dc shell below).
3. Repeat across.
4. Turn.

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🔁 Continue Pattern

Repeat Row 2 and Row 3 until your piece reaches the desired length.

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🌺 Finishing

• End on a Row 3 (sc row) so the top and bottom edges match.
• Fasten off and weave in ends.
• Optionally block it gently to shape the shells evenly.

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💡 Extra Tips

• If you want a tighter texture, use a smaller hook.
• For a lacy effect, chain 3 between shells instead of skipping 2.
• Use color changes every 2 rows for a striped look — it highlights the wave pattern beautifully.

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