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Jill in IL
January 22, 2006, 02:13 PM
I'm very new at crochet, and am looking to recreate some items that a great aunt made in the 40s/50s as a learning tool. This particular photo is from an eBay item similar to one I used to own, so I can't crochet from the actual item. Does this particular pattern have a name, or can anyone tell me what these stitches are (I think I can follow along from the photo).

Thanks in advance for any help! :)

http://home.mchsi.com/~jrspreen_auctions/scallop.jpg
mercy7
January 22, 2006, 02:25 PM
looks like shell design where you do a number of trebles together in one stitch but you would probably call them dc as i am in england i know them as trebles. not seen the pattern before but it is very pretty :hook
Empress Busy Bee
January 22, 2006, 02:35 PM
Yeah that's what it looks like to me, double crocheted shells.
Jill in IL
January 22, 2006, 02:47 PM
Just for fun, here is all the evidence that remains of the original, as modeled by my son some 17 years ago. Thanks for your help, ladies! :)

http://home.mchsi.com/~jrspreen_auctions/marynell.JPG (http://home.mchsi.com/%7Ejrspreen_auctions/marynell.JPG)
mythunderbird
February 5, 2006, 12:15 AM
i agree, you have a shell st there, is a cute little pattern, looks like its just double crochet and then the shells. thanks for sharing that with us:hug :hug :hug
Hounddog
February 11, 2006, 07:25 PM
Your son is very cute with his little "hat" on.
Jill in IL
February 11, 2006, 07:36 PM
Thank you for all your help, ladies. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this stuff! Heheh, glad you enjoyed the photo of my son - we were replicating a similar picture of my sisters some 30 years earlier! :lol Yeah, we're weird.
funkyreporter
February 11, 2006, 07:58 PM
yup, looks like shells graduating in size... pretty pattern! good luck:cheer
reecie
February 20, 2006, 12:43 AM
totally not weird! we have a family photo like that... first it was me in this awful hat my dad has, then my oldest daughter...next will be the youngest...she's gotta get to the right age...the 1st 2 photos were hard to tell apart!



Thank you for all your help, ladies. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this stuff! Heheh, glad you enjoyed the photo of my son - we were replicating a similar picture of my sisters some 30 years earlier! :lol Yeah, we're weird.