6 Double Crochet Shell Flower Pattern

This pattern is worked in two rows, the first is a row of V-stitches , the second is a row of 6dc (double crochet) row.

The first row of V- Stitches.

1. Join a new color with a slip stitch,
2. work one sc over the slip stitch to secure the yarn,
3. ch2 ,count a first 3ch,
4. work starting straight stitch count(sssc) as allocated in the printable pattern,
5. skip the first stitch after (sssc),
6. V-Stitch, (1dc, ch1, 1dc), into next stitch,
7. * skip 2st(s), V-Stitch, (1dc, ch1, 1dc), into next stitch,
8. repeat from * until just before the first stitch of the (essc) starts.
9. Skip this stitch, work 1dc into each remaining stitches, until end and finish off.

Second row of dc-shells

1. Join a new color with a slip stitch,
2. work one sc over the slip stitch to secure the yarn,
3. ch2 ,count a first 3ch,
4. work starting straight stitch count(sssc) as allocated in the printable pattern, 
5. *1sc into first 1ch-sp of first V-stitch from row before,
6. 6dc-shell into next 1ch-space ,
7. repeat from * until the last 1chain-space of V-stitch of row before, ,
8. work 1dc into each remaining stitch, until end, finish off.