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Create a slip knot and tighten it on your crochet hook.Chain 32.
Insert a single crochet into each chain across.
Step 3: Row Pattern #1
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into the first stitch.
Skip 2 stitches and insert 5 double crochet into the next stitch.
Skip 2 stitches and insert 1 single crochet into the next stitch.
Repeat this pattern (1 sc, skip 2 sts, 5 dc, skip 2 sts) until the end.
Step 4: Row Pattern #2
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet) and insert 2 double crochet into the first stitch.This creates a "half shell".
Skip 2 stitches and insert 1 single crochet into the next stitch.
Skip 2 stitches and insert 5 double crochet into the next stitch.
Repeat to the end (1 sc, skip 2 sts, 5 dc, skip 2 sts), finishing the row with another half shell (3 double crochet into the last stitch).
Repeat the 2 row patterns (steps 3 & 4), alternating between them until you have 15 "shell stitch" rows.
Step 5: Make the border
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into each stitch across, stopping at the last stitch of the row.
Insert 2 single crochet, chain 1, 2 single crochet into the last stitch.This is called a corner stitch.
Rotate your work and continue inserting single crochet into the side of the cloth.On the sides of the cloth it can be difficult to determine where to add your stitches and how many to insert.You'll typically add 1 single crochet in each chain 1 or single crochet space, and 2 single crochet in each chain 3 or double crochet space.
When you get to the last stitch along the side, make a corner stitch (insert 2 single crochet, chain 1, 2 single crochet).
Repeat the same single crochet and corner stitch pattern for the next two sides, until you reach the final stitch (next to your original chain 1).
Insert 2 single crochet, chain 1, 1 single crochet into the last stitch (the same spot as the chain 1 from the first row).The chain 1 counts as the 2nd single crochet in the corner stitch.Then slip stitch into the first single crochet to end the round.
Repeat the border for a second round. Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into each stitch across until you reach the corner stitch.
Insert 2 single crochet, chain 1, 2 single crochet into the chain 1 space from the previous round.Repeat the same border pattern all the way around
When you reach the last stitch, insert a full corner stitch (2 single crochet, chain 1, 2 single crochet).Then slip stitch into the first single crochet to join the round.