Flat angels Aly Hymel November 2002 ©

Shell angels

Steel hook # 7

Cotton thread # 10

Specials stitches:

Beg shell: Ch 3, dc, ch 3, dc, all in same sp.

Shell: 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc.

Ch 6, join with sl st to form a ring

Rnd 1: ch 3, (count as first dc) 23 more dc in ring.

Rnd 2: Ch 3 , *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc repeat from * to beg, join with sl st  to first dc.

  *** Now we are going to work in rows***
Row 1: ch 5, dc in next dc ( ch 2, dc in next dc ) repeat 4 more times, ch 3    t    turn: 6 ch 2 sps

Row 2: Shell in next ch 2 space, repeat 5 more, dc in next dc, ch 3 turn.: 6          shells

Row 3: Shell in each shell sp, dc in next dc, ch 3 turn

Row 4: shell in each shell sp separated by ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 3 turn.

Row 5: Shell in each shell sp and in each ch 1 sp across, dc in next dc, fasten      off: 11 shells.

Row 6: Sk first 4 shells, attach thread to next shell and work a beg shell, shell    in next 2 shells, ch
3 turn: 3 shells.

Row 7: shell in each shell space separated by ch 1, dc in previous beg shell. Ch 3   turn.

Row 8:Shell in each shell and in each ch 1 space, ch 3 turn: 5 shells.

Row 9: Shell in next shell space, dc in next ch 1, rep across 4 more times, dc   in next dc, ch 3 turn.

Row 10: (Shell in next shell space, skip next dc, ch 3), rep across, dc in next   dc, ch 3 turn.

Row 11: (Shell in next shell sp, ch 3 sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3), rep across,   dc in next dc, ch 3
turn.

Row 12: (Shell in next shell sp, ch 5, sc in next sc, ch 5) rep across, dc in       next dc, ch 3 turn.

Row 13: (9 dc in next shell space, ch 5, dc I next sc, ch 5) rep across, dc in    next, Fasten Off.
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