Open Scallop Crochet Pattern Tutorial

The Open Scallop crochet stitch creates the most beautiful pattern of shells stacked on top of each other which can be used in crochet tops, crochet cushions and even as a border to a crochet blanket! I’ve featured this beautiful stitch in my All Buttoned Up Vest top to create an open and lightweight tank top.

Open Scallop Stitch Pattern | Free Crochet Stitch Tutorial

The open scallop stitch pattern is firmly becoming a firm favourite of mine due to it’s simple repetitive, 1 row repeat and for the lovely crochet pattern it creates with each shell on top of one another; it creates a very uniform, light textured crochet fabric.

I recently used this crochet stitch in a new summer crochet top design, the All Buttoned Up Vest Top as the final row created a beautiful waved edge to finish the neck line. If you’re looking for a crochet pattern than features this stitch, I’d highly recommend this tank top pattern .

This tutorial will show you exactly how to crochet the open scallop stich which uses US Double crochet to create the shells and the Wide Double crochet 2 Together to create the openness of the stitch pattern.

I know you’ll love this stitch just as much as I do, and I can’t wait to feature it in even more designs – especially in a pretty cushion cover! Or even a crochet blanket for those summer days, picnicking in the park!

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For this tutorial I used the following materials: 

• 4mm crochet hook (Click here to see my favourites)
• LoveCrafts Simply Cotton DK in the shade seafoam.

You can use any yarn with the hook size as recommended on the yarn band.

How to Crochet the Open Scallop Crochet Stitch

The Open Scallop Crochet Pattern is worked in multiples of 6 stitches, plus 1 for the foundation row

• Chain multiples of 6 plus 1.
• In this tutorial we will make a chain of 19 to start our swatch and create 3 shells.

Open Scallop Crochet Pattern Stitch Tutorial

This tutorial is written in US Terms:

Abbreviations Used:

Ch                  Chain

Dc                  Double Crochet

WDc2Tog   Wide Double Crochet 2 Together

[ ]                   Stitches within square brackets are worked in to the same stitch or chain

Special Stitches:

Wide Double Crochet 2 Together

• Yarn over, insert hook into stitch
• Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook)
• Skip 3 stitches
• Yarn over, insert hook into stitch
• Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (3 loops on hook)
• Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook)
• Yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook to complete the stitch.

Row 1: Chain 19, [2Dc, Ch1, 2Dc] into the 4th chain from hook, WDc2Tog, [2Dc, Ch1, 2Dc] in next stitch. Repeat from * to last 3 chains, WDc2Tog working last part of decrease into last chain. Turn.

Row 2: Open Scallop Crochet Stitch

 Row 2: Ch3 (counts as Dc), skip next stitch, Dc in next, *[2Dc, Ch1, 2Dc] into chain space, WDc2Tog. Repeat from * to end, working the last part of the WDc2Tog in the last stitch.  Turn

Row 3: Open Scallop Crochet Pattern

Row 3 onwards: for each additional row, simply repeat row 2 until you have reached your desired length.

Keep Practicing!

To continue making further rows, repeat Rows 1 to 4 until your project has reached the size or length you’d like it to be, changing colours as frequently as you’d like or sticking to 1 colour to show off the texture the pattern creates!

Don’t forget to check out my summer crochet top pattern which uses this beautiful stitch. Click here to see it.