A Green Kelp Shell. Knitted.

Green seashell, 

For these you must use steel  knitting needles, size 12 or 14, to allow 366 stitches.
Plastic knit needles will snap.  use thinner yarn ie not more than 4 ply;  best is 2 or 3 ply cotton or wool.

Cast on 235 + 10 for lip.  You can omit these 10 stitches for lip if you wish to make it simpler.

Row 1.                  Cast off 5 stitches.  Knit 75, leave other stitches on needle, turn.

Row 2.                  Slip 1, purl 75, purl 2 together.

Row 3.                  Cast off 2, knit 95…..

Row 4.                  Slip 1, purl 92, knit 2 together.

Row 5.                  Cast off 1, knit all along needle, increase on every 4^th stitch.  Snip yarn leaving end to secure later.       235 stitches become 293.

The beginning of the work makes a lip at the mouth of shell shape.

Row 6.                  Slip 120 stitches onto needle,   introduce yarn again, purl 172, knit 1.

At the end of every purl row now I make an indent of 3 stitches to make a flare at the mouth of shell.  Ie the next knit row, knit 3, turn.   Slip 1, purl 1, knit 1. Then begin the knit row…..some people might just like to purl 3 on one row and knit 3 on other row to make indent.

Row 7.                  Knit 173 + 30 ie 203, turn,  leave the 90  on needle.

Row 8.                  Slip 1, purl 201, knit 1.

Row 9.                  Knit 203 + 40 ie 243, turn.  (Leave 50 on needle.)

Row 10.                Slip 1, purl 241, knit 1.    

Row 11.                Use new colour eg dk green,  Knit 3 increase in every 4^th stitch.
Makes 293 to 366 stitches.

This all makes upper part of seashell.

Do 3 more rows of 366 stitches.
Every knit row make 4 stitches into 5.   Knit 3, knit 2 together. Until 1 stitch remains.

Pearl the alternate rows.

Please see diagram of maths numbers.   Click on images of diagrams or tables to see more clearly.

***  to keep a copy of pattern,  highlight text, press control and c together to copy.  Bring up new Word page, press control and v for paste.  Or,   for diagrams, click image,  right click and download image to computer, save and print out later.

(To crochet this model, work backwards.  I begin with 1 stitch and make the hyperbolic fan and then the shoulder.  I use size 2 crochet hook.  Thick wool might be too hard to configure.

There will be more shell models with crocheted pattern in these posts.)

Please click on diagram to see it better.

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Another variation for shoulder of seashell model.

Omitting lip 10 stitches.

Cast on 235

Row 1.                  Knit 75, slip 20 stitches onto right hand knitting needle,  leave others on first needle.

Row 2.                  Pull yarn across back of work, and purl the 95 stitches.

Row 3.                  Knit 95 + 20 ie 115, slip 20 stitches on to needle, turn.

Row 4.                  Pull yarn across work and purl the 135 stitches.  There are 100 stitches from before.

Row5.                   On these 235 stitches, increase once every 4^th stitch, making 293 in all at row’s end.  Snip yarn leaving end to secure later.

Row 6.                  Slip 70 stitches onto right hand needle.  Introduce yarn again and purl 223 stitches.

Row 7.                  Knit 203 stitches, turn.   20 stitches remain on first needle,plus the 70.

Row 8.                  Slip 30 on to right hand needle  (makes 120), take yarn across work,  purl 173.

Row 9.                  Knit 133,   40 + 120 stitches remain on first needle.  Turn.

Row 10.                Slip 30 stitches onto right hand needle  (to 190),  take yarn across work, purl 103.

Row 11.        Knit  the entire row, increasing once every 4^th stitch.
Total stitches are 366.                        

Row 12.                Use new colour eg dk green,  or you could make row 11 in dark green.
Pearl 366.    This all makes upper part of seashell.

Do 2 more rows of 366 stitches.   Or you could do a few more….be flexible and try different ways.

Then make hyperbolic fan shape.  Every knit row make 4 stitches into 5.  Until 1 stitch remains.

Pearl the alternate rows.

Please see diagram of maths numbers.   Click on images of diagrams or tables to see more clearly.

***  to keep a copy of pattern,  highlight text, press control and c together to copy.  Bring up new Word page, press control and v for paste.  Or,   for diagrams, click image,  right click and download image to computer, save and print out later.

To crochet this model, work backwards.  Ie.  begin with 1 stitch and make the hyperbolic fan and then the shoulder.  I use size 2 crochet hook.  Thick wool might be too hard to configure.

I hope to make  more shell models with crocheted pattern in these posts.  Please note, some corrections to text patterns have been made 23/9/2017.  Please advise me of any problems making these models.  Thank you. 

I have made some  mention and images for this in a previous post, before all the videos were put on.  The green model began as quite an unpromising shape!  I even had to undo all the knitting up to 366 stitches to make the work longer by doing decrease rows  every second row.  I could do later try to do decreases every third row to make the column taller.  I am just guessing how to do all this;  many mistakes along the way.  I hope these Patterns are ok for you folk.  Glad to get any help ideas or criticisms!

Sewing up:
It takes quite a bit of wangling to get the central column in line.
Stitch along suture line.  Sew 235 stitches row  onto first part of 366 row  (row 11).  Begin at tip. 
Seashell spiral is clockwise when looking from the top.
 I use a kind of back stitch, turning the edge in a half turn to try to make a "shoulder". The edge is given a half turn under (a bit like a kind of moebius strip?) - see photos
 I padded with an old cotton sock, cut into strips to fit narrow tip, and one full sock padded the opening.

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More 21/9/2017

Notice that padding is a worn out old green sock.  Cut it as strips for narrower part of spiral.  Final padding is one entire sock in wide opening area.  Use whatever is handy to you.  Back stitch,  make a shoulder.
Please note, some corrections have been made 23/9/2017.

**I am sorry--- the text pattern has simpler pattern -75, 75,  95, 95.
 I incorrectly put directions for a lip.

The actual model made has the lip of 10 stitches, but I didn't put it into text of pattern.
  Model pattern is  75, 95, 115, 135....at start.
The diagrams are correct.
Very sorry.  a bit stressful trying to write this up and get it right!
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