The Slanted Shell stitch is a beautiful crochet stitch which is easy to make but looks fabulous every time with it’s interlocking slanted rows. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Slanted Shell stitch with all the pictures that you need along with a video guide that you can follow along with too.

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I first used the Slanted Shell stitch in the FrankenScrap crochet along as one of the pieces of the quilt like blanket. You can access the whole pattern for free here.

The Slanted Shell stitch is what is says – Shell stitches that are slanted. Each row interlocks with the ones above and below to make a solid looking fabric. It resembles the corner to corner (C2C) stitch, except it is made in rows instead of diagonal lines.

This stitch is fairly easy to make and works up quickly. It would suit lots of different crochet project including clothing, blankets, accessories and so much more. Since this stitch is speedy to make it gives you an opportunity of using a thinner yarn without it taking an age to make larger projects like long line cardigans.

For the sample in the picture below I used King Cole Giza Cotton DK for this piece, a 100% cotton yarn that is unfortunately discontinued in DK weight, and is now only available in 4 ply / fingering weight. It is a lovely silky mercerised yarn that is great for amigurumi and fine wearables – especially ones that you need good stitch definition to make the details pop. It is a hard wearing yarn that is easy to work with and just slides over your hook. It is a lovely yarn and one that I would happily work with again.

This how to guide is part of Froggity Frog’s Stitch Vault collection. Have you seen all the other stitches in there? You can take a look here all the guides are free to access and maybe you will discover some new stitches to create for yourself.

The yarn I used in the pictures of this stitch guide below is Stylecraft Cotton Classique DK, a 100% cotton yarn. It’s a non mercerised cotton that is lovely and soft, but it can get a bit splitty if you frog it a couple of times. It does makes lovely cosy blankets though and is the yarn that got me hooked on cotton as my fibre of choice. I think I first got a ball of this yarn in a mystery bag I got off ebay, and it was a great yarn discovery for me and I’ve been loving using this yarn ever since.

I also used my trusty Clover Amour hooks which are perfect if you are looking for a good value ergonomic crochet hook that won’t cause your hand to ache if you are crocheting for long periods of time. I’ve tried many different crochet hooks over the years, but I always end up coming back to my trusty Clovers. They just sit so well in my hand and never let me down.

How To Crochet The Slanted Shell Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• Sk = Skip
• St = Stitch
• Sp = Space
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain in multiples of 4 plus 1 (plus 1 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the 3rd ch from your hook make a sc (the turning ch counts as the first st of the row). Make a sc in each st across

Row 2. Turn and ch 1. Make a sc in the first st and then ch 2, then still working in the first st of the row make 3dc. 

*sk the next 3 st, in the next st make (sc, ch2, 4dc) all in the next st* Repeat between *and* and make a sc in the last st 

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st. In the same st make 3dc. In the next ch2 sp make (sc, ch2, 4dc) all in the same sp* repeat between *and* Make a sc in the last chsp of the row.

Repeat row 3 until you have the length you need. Then if you want to straighten off the top edge you can do this by adding 2 finishing rows.

Finishing row 1. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the 1st st and then make a sc in each dc only

Finishing row 2. Make a sc in each st across

How To Add A Border To The Slanted Shell Stitch

For the slanted shell stitch you have both single and double crochet stitches in your rows. Rows 1 and 2 both start and end with a single crochet, so you need to make a single stitch into the side of each of these rows.

Row 3 starts with a double crochet, so you need to make 2 stitches into the side of that stitch. The row ends with a single crochet, so you make just 1 stitch into the side of that stitch.

The finishing rows both start and end with a single crochet, so you make just 1 stitch into the side of each of these rows.

I always recommend that you make a round of single crochet stitches around your piece first before adding any border pattern that you have planned, as doing this just helps to even your stitches out and make a nice solid round to add any further stitches into.

I used the Slanted Shell stitch as one of the pieces in the scrappy quilt like FrankenScrap crochet along – find out more about this free pattern here, and join in and access the entire pattern for free.

You can find more free crochet stitch guides here in Froggity Frog’s stitch vault. Come on over to our Facebook group – Froggity Frog’s Ribbit And Stitch and show us what you made with the Slanted Shell stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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