Nautical Shells Crochet Blanket Section
A new crochet blanket stripe pattern, the Nautical Shells Section, part of the Tidal Textures Throw Pattern, is now a free crochet pattern here on the blog. Read all about the stripe design and crochet along or scroll down for the blanket stripe free crochet pattern.
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The Tidal Textures Throw
Found this section on its own? There’s a whole blanket waiting for you. This is one piece of the Tidal Textures Throw, a free, beginner-friendly project you can join any time.
Here’s how it works. The Tidal Textures Throw is made of 6 stripes (each approx. 23 cm / 9.5″ high and 127 cm / 50″ wide) worked directly on top of each other, so there’s no joining or sewing at the end. Between each stripe sits a divider section like this one (approximately 1 cm / 0.5″ tall and 127 cm / 50″ wide), and every stripe except the last is separated this way.
Before you Start the Tidal Textures Throw Nautical Shells Blanket Stripe Free Crochet Pattern
Materials
- 6 mm / US J – 10 hook
- Rosarios Amor-Perfeito (50% wool, 50% acrylic, 100g/3.5oz, 120m/131yd) in Pink (21) or Wool-Ease LionBrand Wool Ease (80% acrylic, 20% wool, 197yd / 180m, 3oz/80g) in Denim [620-114B]. You will need about 250g/300m/325yd.
- Tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
Size
The Blanket section is approximately 23 cm / 9.5” tall and 127 cm / 50 inches wide.
The nautical shells pattern requires a stitch multiple of 9 + 6 st.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern, in stitch pattern, is 12 st by 9 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm / 4” by 4” square.
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
- st = stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- fpdc = front post double crochet
- WS = wrong side
- RS = right side
Notes
Work instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row / round.
The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row / round between < >.
The turning ch 1, ch 2 don’t count as stitches throughout the pattern except if mentioned otherwise.
The pattern is written in crochet shorthand. For example:
- “dc 1” means to double crochet in the next stitch,
- “dc 2” means to double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches,
- and “2 dc” means to double crochet twice in the next st.
Special Stitches and Repeated Patterns
- Back post double crochet (bpdc):
- Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back behind the double crochet post below, yarn over, and pull up a long loop (3 loops on hook).
- Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, and pull through the remaining loops.
- Front post double crochet (fpdc):
- Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front behind the double crochet post below, yarn over, and pull up a long loop (3 loops on hook).
- Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, and pull through the remaining loops.
Video Tutorial
Find the right-handed video tutorial for this section of Tidal Textures Throw here on my YouTube channel:
Find the left-handed video tutorial for this section of Tidal Textures Throw here on my YouTube channel:
The Actual Nautical Shells Blanket Stripe Free Crochet Pattern
Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, sc across, turn.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 2, dc 5, [skip 2, 5 dc, skip 2, dc 4] until last st, dc, turn.
Row 3 (WS): Ch 1, hdc 2, bpdc 2, hdc in between st and cluster, [skip 2, ch 2, sc in middle dc of 5dc cluster below, skip 2, ch 2, hdc in between cluster and next st, skip 1, bpdc 2, skip1, hdc in between st and next cluster] until last st making the last hdc in the regular stitch, turn.
Row 4 (RS): Ch 2, dc 2, skip 1, fpdc, fpdc in skipped stitch, dc, [skip ch-2 space, 5 dc in sc below, skip ch-2 space, dc, skip 1, fpdc, fpdc in skipped stitch, dc] until last st, dc, turn.
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until you reach 23 cm / 9″ finishing with a Row 3.
Final Row 1: Ch 1, sc 5, [2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc, 2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc 4] until last st, sc, turn.Final Row 2: Ch 1, sc across, turn.
Remember to crochet a divider when you have finished this section.
