Short strap After DC down the chains and before turning to the opposite side, instead of putting 1sc in the beginning ch3, I put 2sc. There are no instructions on where to put the buttons.

Long strap After DC down the chains and before turning to the opposite side, instead of putting 1sc in the beginning ch3, I put 2sc. There are no instructions on where to put the buttons.

Shell base underside with border attached Put wrong sides of shell base and shell top together, and single crocheted around the entire edge. Turned right side out and sewed the border on.

I think I want to crochet the shell base to the shell top with sc, but maybe leave an opening. I‘m contemplating making it into a bag or backpack.

Spikes attached to the shells

Spikes completed Decided to use white for the points

Spikes I did them a little different, so they‘d be a little taller and pointier

To round 96

To round 91

To round 81

To round 71

To round 61

To round 51

To round 41

Shell edge To round 31

Rounds 17-19 Shell Base is complete

Rounds 15&16

Rounds 13&14

Rounds 11&12

Rounds 9&10

Rounds 7&8

Rounds 5&6

Rounds 3&4

Shell base Rounds 1&2 Working in the round

Made 1/3-hexagons for the gaps. We‘ll see how it all comes together in the end. Instructions for 1/3-hexagon -MC, ch5, (2DC, ch2, 2dc, ch2, DC) into the MC -ch3, turn, (ch2, DC into ch space, DC, DC in sp between 2dc from previous round, DC, DC in ch sp)* repeat once, ch2, DC into top ch of beginning ch3, FO. If I did these again, I think I‘d make the beginning ch5 just a ch3 and remove the ch2 at the end, so there‘s no spaces

Shell pieces connected

After the beginning ch3, I didn‘t DC into first stitch, instead I DC between stitch 1 and 2, DC into second stitch then DC into ch gap, ch2. Then the next repeat I started in the gap as instructed. After doing all of the repeats, I then DC into the last gap again and then sl st to top of beginning chain 3.

Step 2

Shell plates Step 1 I think at the end there are supposed to be 2ch before sl st into top ch of beginning ch3