Yarn: 8 ply cotton
Hook: 4mm
*Join each round with a slip stitch
Make a magic ring, 1 ch
1. 6 sc in ring
2. 2 sc in each sc (12)
3. 1 dc 1 ch in each sc (first dc = 3 ch)
4. sc in every dc and ch space (24)
5. (sc, 2 sc in next st, sc, sc) 6 times (30)
6. (2 sc in next st, sc, sc, sc, sc) 6 times (36)
7. in back loop only sc in every st (36)
8. sc in both loops (36)
9. (dc, 2 ch, dc) in first st, 3 ch skip 3 st, (dc, 2 ch, dc), 3 ch skip 4 st - repeat from beginning 7 times (first dc = 3 ch) (40)
10. 5 tr in every 2 ch space - repeat 7 times
11. sl st to centre tr, (dc, 2 ch, dc) in centre tr, 3 ch - repeat from beginning 7 times (first dc = 3 ch)
Repeat rounds 10 & 11 until you have 4 repeats of the shell pattern
17. sc in every st, sl st to join
Strap -
1. sl st in next st
2. dc, 2 dc in next st, dc (first dc = 3 ch)
3. turn, 3 ch, 2 dc between 2 dc from previous row, dc into 3 ch loop
Repeat row 3 until desired length, I made 90 rows.
Fasten off and sew to other side with a wool needle.
Add a button to adjust length if needed.
