Crochet chart shell

A fan of strokes from one point.

Also known as: Shell symbol crochet, Group stitch symbol

CulturalEveryday & digitalStandard profile

Meanings

The crochet chart symbol for a shell, several stitches worked into a single stitch below.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a shell, several stitches worked into one stitch of the row below.
Contexts: Technical drawing
Common modern usageVerified fact
Inverts the cluster's geometry, joining at the foot and spreading at the top, so the two compound symbols are read against each other.
Contexts: Technical drawing

Several stitch strokes fanning outward from a single point at the foot.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Standards and Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting
Craft Yarn Council · retrieved 2026-08-21
The American industry body maintaining published standard chart symbols, abbreviations and yarn-weight categories. Widely followed in American publishing and not universal; independent designers frequently define their own symbols, and British convention differs.
Crochet chart
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-23
Tertiary reference, cited for the conventional description of a mark, its usual name and where it is encountered. Where an issuing body defines the mark, that body is cited alongside and governs.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Meanings

The crochet chart symbol for a shell, several stitches worked into a single stitch below.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a shell, several stitches worked into one stitch of the row below.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Inverts the cluster's geometry, joining at the foot and spreading at the top, so the two compound symbols are read against each other.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Sources

Standards and Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting
Craft Yarn Council · retrieved 2026-08-21
The American industry body maintaining published standard chart symbols, abbreviations and yarn-weight categories. Widely followed in American publishing and not universal; independent designers frequently define their own symbols, and British convention differs.
Crochet chart
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-23
Tertiary reference, cited for the conventional description of a mark, its usual name and where it is encountered. Where an issuing body defines the mark, that body is cited alongside and governs.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25