GAUGE: 3 shells and 4 ch-2 sps = 7"; 4 rows
= 4" in Shell pat. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook
to obtain the gauge.
NOTE:Work with one strand CA and one strand
CB held together as one throughout.
Ch 32. Row 1 (Right Side): Dc in 4th ch from hook, *
dc in next 2 ch, ch 2, skip next 2 ch; rep from * to
last 4 ch; dc in last 4 ch; turn – 6 ch-2 sps. Row 2: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next dc, * ch
2; 2
dc in next ch-2 sp– shell made; rep from * to
last 4 sts; ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc in
top of ch-3; turn. Row 3: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc
in
next ch-2 sp, * ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; rep
from * to last 2 sts; dc in next dc, dc in top of ch-
3; turn.
Rep Row 3 for Shell pat until 40 rows are completed.
Fasten off.
FINISHING: With right side facing, sew one short
edge to the side of opposite long edge as shown. Lower Edging: With right side facing, join yarn
in
any ch-2 sp; ch 1, work sc evenly around entire
lower edge, taking care to keep work flat; join with
a sl st in first sc. Fasten off. Neck Edging-Rnd 1: With right side facing, join
yarn in any ch-2 sp; ch 1, work sc evenly around
entire neck edge, taking care to keep work flat;
join with a sl st in first sc. Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join. Fasten
off.
Weave in ends.