ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Stitch marker
Yarn needle

GAUGE
3 repeats and 11 rows = 5" [12.5 cm] in pat.

ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg-hdc-cl = Ch 2. (Yoh and draw up a loop) twice in indicated st. Yoh and draw through 4 loops on hook. Yoh and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook.
Ch = Chain(s)
Dc = Double crochet
Hdc-cl = (Yoh and draw up a loop) 3 times in indicated st. Yoh and draw through 6 loops on hook. Yoh and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook.
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sc = Single crochet
Sl st = Slip stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Yoh = Yarn over hook

Instructions

Ch 112. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring, taking care not to twist chain.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first ch, ch 1, *sk next 3 ch, [(Hdc-cl, ch 2) twice, hdc-cl] in next ch – shell made, ch 1, sk next 3 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1; rep from * around, ending with sk last 3 ch, ch 1; join with sl st to first sc. 14 shells.

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in same sp as last sl st, *ch 2, sc in top of center hdc-cl of next shell, ch 2, 3 dc in next sc; rep from * around, ending with ch 2, 1 dc in same sp as first dc; join with sl st to top of ch 3.

Rnd 3: (Beg-hdc-cl, ch 2, hdc-cl) in same sp as last sl st, *ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, shell in center dc of next 3 dc; rep from * around, ending with ch 1, hdc-cl in same sp as first hdc-cl, ch 2; join with sl st to top of beg-hdc-cl.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same sp as last sl st, *ch 2, 3 dc in next sc, ch 2, sc in top of center hdc-cl of next shell; rep from * around, ending with ch 2; join with sl st to first sc.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, shell in center dc of next 3 dc, ch 1, sc in next sc; rep from * around, ending with ch 1; join with sl st to first sc.

Rep Rnds 2-5 for pat until piece measures approx 10” [25.5 cm] high, ending on Rnd 3 or 5 of pat. Fasten off.