Pattern help

[suemcp]

I'm half way through making a tunic pattern, most of it with no issues.

 

However I'm trying to work out a fancier shell part of the pattern which is utterly confusing me.

 

This is the information on how to do the stitches required:

 

picot:Ch 4, sc in dc just made.

shell: Dc in next st, picot, [dc in same st, picot] 4 times

 

With smaller hook and B, ch 307 (351, 395, 461, 549, 593).

 

Row 1 (RS): Sc in second ch from hook, skip next 3 ch; dc in next ch, picot, [dc in same ch, picot] 4 times (shell made); skip next 3 ch, sc in next ch, *ch 5, skip next 2 ch, sc in next ch, skip next 3 ch, shell in next ch, skip next 3 ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across, turn—28 (32, 36, 42, 50, 54) shells.

 

 

 

Would anyone be willing to help me work this out? I think the problem is trying to work out if it's 4 picot in one stitch or what. The next pattern doesn't mention anything about the picot, so it made me further confused.

Row 2: Ch 7 (counts as tr, ch 3), *skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-5 space, ch 3; repeat from * to last shell, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, tr in last sc, turn.

 

Thanks in advance

[Becky Morgan]

The dc and picots are all in one stitch. (Dc, picot, dc, picot, dc, picot, dc, picot, dc, picot) make the shell, which will look like a large fan. It looks as if the shells "lean" slightly because the next stitch worked after the last picot is a sc.

[suemcp]

I think I understand it now. Thank you for your help.

[Granny Square]

Glad you've got it worked out.  It's just a 'normal' 5 DC shell (5 DC into 1 stitch), except each DC has a bump on its head (picot).

[suemcp]

Ah I see, no I didn't have it worked out then, that makes more sense. Thank you very much