DIY Beach Cover Ups – Chiq Shell Summer Shorts

By: Mary Kathryn Vaughn for Crochet Chiq

Get summer ready with these Chiq Shell Summer Shorts. You’ll see all the celebrities wearing crochet shorts these days. Wear them to the beach or wear them as sleepwear. This cutesy crochet pattern is worked in two pieces.

Yarn Weight: (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
 Use crochet hook size J Use any 4 ply yarn

1-Start by doing Foundation quadruple crochet 50
2-sc in each stitch for a total of 50

3- make shells (2hdc,ch1,2hdc) across skipping 3 sc in between each shell.

4- do six rows of shells ( skipping 4) * or more if you are making a larger pair or do not want them low rise.*

They look like this at first

Front only******In the middle of the shorts exact middle either the middle 3 or 4 depending on the number you started with we need to make a strip of shells like the picture below

6 rows of shells here create the crotch area, don’t worry if it looks too skinny or not long  enough when we crochet the legs on it adds to the area first them add length! I think they look like undies heheheehe:)

For back side
Do exactly the same except add 1- to 3 rows or shells depending on how “round” you backside is, The first pair I made two exactly the same and hahah they were tooo low in the behind!!

Now we need to put both right sides facing each other and sew each side. weave in your ends and secure. 

This is what my seam looks like.

This is what they look like now before the
legs are added.

Turn your shorts (or “undies” as they look now) right side out and now we will begin the legs!

It doesn’t matter what leg you start on or where you start I started in the corner but you can start anywhere. What you will do for every round or both legs is continue with the shell pattern until they are long enough for your taste. However the first round can be tricky because when you crochet in the crotch area you will crochet on the side of the stitch. What I did here was crochet into the bigger loop or each shell. Do what works for you and keep it even. And if you end up skipping too much

space a needle and yarn can close up a hole very easily without being noticed.

here is 8 rounds of shells on each leg. These are very short shorts !