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Aqua Shells

For this afghan, I used 7 skeins of Red Heart Baby Soft Aqua, and a J hook. 

Special stitches:

V-stitch: 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in same stitch
Shell: 9 dc in same stitch.

Ch 90.

Row 1. sc in 2nd chain from hook, *skip next 3 chains, shell in next chain, skip next three chains, sc in next stitch. Repeat from * across to end with sc. Ch 3 turn.

Row 2. dc in same stitch, *ch 2 sc in center of shell, ch 2, v-stitch in next sc.  Repeat from * across to last shell, ch 2, 2 dc in last sc.  Ch 3, turn.

Row 3. 4 dc in same stitch, sc in next sc, *shell in ch space of next v-stitch, sc in next sc.  Repeat from * across.  5 dc in top of initial ch-3 stitch at end of row.  Ch 1, turn.

Row 4. Sc in first stitch, ch 2, v-stitch in next sc, *ch 2, sc in center of next shell, ch 2, v-stitch in next sc.  Repeat from * across, end with ch 3, sc in 3rd chain of initial chain.  Ch 3, turn.

Row 5.  Ch 1, sc in first stitch, *shell in chain space of next v-stitch, sc in next sc.  Repeat from * across.  Ch 3 turn.

Repeat Rows 2-5 for pattern for 114 rows.

Row 115: ch 1, turn.  With right side facing, sc across in each stitch to end.  Ch 2, sc in same space.  Turn afghan on side and sc down length of side.  sc, ch 2, sc in corner around to beginning ch.  Fasten off.

Side panel:  With right side facing, join yarn at bottom corner of afghan and crochet Row 1-8 from shell pattern.  Fasten off.  Repeat on opposite side for second side panel.

At end of row 8 on second panel, sc, ch 2, sc in corner.  sc, ch 1, *skip next stitch, sc in next stitch, ch 1.  Repeat from * across.   Fasten off after all 4 sides done.

Fringe: Cut 12" strips.  Using three strips at a time, attach tassel at each chain space along bottom and top edges.

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