Please read the introduction here.

[Hacking Ginantsilyo]

Looking closely, you can see that the basic design of the shorts is made up of a square motif. This is me, trying to hack the motif design:

Foundation Ring: ch 4

Foundation Ring – AngieHeart’s crocheted lace shorts

Round 1: 4ch * dc ch * repeat (*) around (should have 8 spaces)

Round 1 – AngieHeart’s crocheted lace shorts

Round 2: (begin at the ch space)

OpenShell1 [2dc 2ch 2dc]

Begin at the ch space, 3ch dc 2ch 2dc on same st. *2dc on next ch space, do OpenShell1 on next ch space* Repeat 3x. 2dc on next ch sp. sl st to close the round

Round 2 – AngieHeart’s crocheted lace shorts

Round 3: (begin at ch space)

OpenShell2 (2dc 1ch 2dc)

begin at ch space of the shell stitch. 3ch dc 2ch 2dc on same st. * Do OpenShell2 in between the 2dc of previous row. Do OpenShell1 on next ch space * Repeat (*) 3x. Do OpenShell2 in between the 2dc of previous row.sl st to close the round

Round 3 – AngieHeart’s crocheted lace shorts

Round 4: (Begin at the ch space of the shell stitch)

3dc dc 2ch 2dc on ch space. *3ch sc in between two shell stitches of previous row. **4ch sc on next ch space** Repeat(**). 3ch, do openshell1 on next ch space* Repeat (*) 3x. *3ch sl st in between two shell stitches of previous row. **4ch sl st on next ch space** Repeat(**). 3ch. sl st to close the round

Round 4: Angie Heart’s Crocheted lace shorts

Round 5: (begin at the ch space of the shell stitch)

3dc dc 2ch 2dc on ch space. *3ch sc  on next ch sp **4ch sc on next ch space** Repeat(**) 2x. 3ch, do openshell1 on next ch space* Repeat (*) 3x. *3ch sl st in between two shell stitches of previous row. **4ch sl st on next ch space** Repeat(**) 2x. 3ch. sl st to close the round

Round 5: Angie Heart’s Crocheted Lace Shorts

Round 6: (begin at the ch space of the shell stitch)

3dc dc 2ch 2dc on ch space. *3ch sc  on next ch sp  **4ch sc on next ch space** Repeat(**) 3x. 3ch, do openshell1 on next ch space* Repeat (*) 3x. *3ch sl st in between two shell stitches of previous row. **4ch sl st on next ch space** Repeat(**) 3x. 3ch. sl st to close the round

Round 6: Angie Heart’s crocheted lace shorts

You now have the basic square motif of the shorts! Congratulations!

Crocheting each square as you go is the next. See you again!