I wanted to make a special gift for a newborn. I liked the look of the shell stitch as I love textured blankets and just had to have a go. It's great that the front and back both look the same! I kept going until all my wool was gone and then added a contrasting crab stitch border, which I thought didn't distract from the main stitch too much.
I started with a chain of 144+2 (starting and ending the first shell stitch row with a double crocket (UK)), but when I make the next one I might make it ever so slightly narrower and would use a foundation double crochet (UK) as it was tricky to stitch in the border on that edge.
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Denise M