Date Night Shawl
Materials:
~800 yds of light weight yarn (for the sample I used 1.5 cakes of Lion Brand Mandala)
5mm hook
Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
dc=double crochet
sc=single crochet
ss=slip stitch
ch=chain
picot=ch 3, ss into 3rd ch from hook
FO=fasten off
Gauge: This pattern can also be worked with worsted weight yarn and a 6mm hook.
Pattern:
To begin ch 10, join with ss.
Row 1: (standing dc, 4 dc, ch 2, 5 dc), turn.
Row 2: standing dc in turning stitch, *ch 1, dc in next dc skipping ch 1 space* repeat *to* 4 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 space, **dc in next dc, ch 1**, dc in last dc, turn.
Row 3: (standing dc, ch 1, dc) in turning stitch, *ch 1, dc in next dc skipping ch 1 space* repeat *to* until reaching the ch 2 space at the center point, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 space, *ch 1, dc in next dc skipping ch 1 space* repeat *to* until reaching the last dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in last stitch, turn.
Row 4-49: Repeat Row 3. Last Row will contain (200 dc, 198 ch 1 spaces, 1 ch 2 space at the center point)
Row 50: ch 1, 2 sc in turning stitch, *sc in next dc, sc in next ch 1 space*, repeat across until last stitch, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (204 sc) SEE PICTURES BELOW
corner
center point
Row 51: ch 1, 2 sc in turning stitch, sc in next 6 sc, ch 4, skip next 3 sc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next sc, ch 4, skip 3 sc, sc in next 9 sc, *ch 4, skip next 3 sc, (dc ch 2, dc) in next sc, ch 4, skip 3 sc, sc in next 9 sc,* SEE PICTURE A repeat *to* across to center point, ch 4, skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc, ch 2, dc in next sc, SEE PICTURE B repeat *to* across until last 14 sc, ch 4, skip next 3 sc, (dc ch 2, dc) in next sc, ch 4, skip 3 sc, sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. SEE PICTURE C
PICTURE A
PICTURE B
PICTURE C
Row 52: ch 1, sc in turning stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 4 space, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch 4 space, skip next sc, sc in next 7 sc, *ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 4 space, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch 4 space, skip next sc, sc in next 7 sc*, SEE PICTURE D repeat *to* center point, ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in center point SEE PICTURE E, dc in next dc, *ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 4 space, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch 4 space, skip next sc, sc in next 7 sc*, repeat *to* across, SEE PICTURE F turn.
PICTURE D
PICTURE E
PICTURE F
Row 53: ch 1, sc in turning stitch, sc in next 5 sc, ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 5 space, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, skip next ch 5 space, skip next sc, sc in next 5 sc, *ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 5 space, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, skip next ch 5 space, skip next sc, sc in next 5 sc* repeat *to* across, sc in last sc, turn. SEE PICTURES BELOW
Row 54: ch 1, sc in turning stitch, sc in next 4 sc, ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 5 space, (dc in next dc, ch 2) x3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch 2 space, (ch 2, dc in next dc) x3, ch 5, skip next ch 5 space, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 5 space, (dc in next dc, ch 2) x3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch 2 space, (ch 2, dc in next dc) x3, ch 5, skip next ch 5 space, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc,* repeat *to* across, sc in last 2 sc, turn. SEE PICTURES BELOW
Row 55: ch 1, sc in turning ch, sc in next 3 sc, ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 5 space, sc in next dc, (sc, picot, sc) in next ch 2 space x 7, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch 5 space, skip next sc, sc in next sc, *ch 5, skip next sc, skip ch 5 space, sc in next dc, [(sc, picot, sc,) in next ch 2 space, sc in next dc] x 7, ch 5, skip ch 5 space, skip next sc, sc in next sc*, repeat *to* across, sc in last 2 sc. FO. SEE PICTURES BELOW
Finishing:
Weave in all ends. Wet Block.
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