Spring Madras Shawl

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

22 inches wide x 683/4 inches long

MATERIALS

• Berroco Folio Color light (DK) weight alpaca/ rayon/viscose yarn (13/4 oz/219 yds/50g per ball):

4 balls #4595 harpswell • Berroco Folio light (DK) weight alpaca/rayon/viscose yarn (13/4 oz/219 yds/50g per ball):

2 balls #4510 cliff • Size 7/4.5mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Schacht Zoom Loom pin loom • Tapestry needle • Split-ring stitch marker

GAUGE

Woven Block with crocheted edging = 61/4 inches blocked

PATTERN NOTES

Four Rows of Woven Blocks are created with harpswell on a portable pin-weaving loom and joined as you go on their points in a diamond pattern. Motifs are subsequently crocheted into the open spaces with cliff. Half Motifs are worked along the entire border and Fringe added along each short side. Chain-1 at beginning of any row or round counts as first single crochet unless otherwise stated. Each Row has 11 Woven Blocks. Follow Placement Diagram for joining Woven Blocks, Motifs and Half Motifs. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.

SHAWL WOVEN BLOCK

Make 44. With loom (see Product Review

on page 31) and harpswell, warp loom following manufacturer’s directions through instruction step 13 (end of page 7). Beg weaving Block by wrapping yarn around outside of loom pins 11 times (as illustrated in weaving instruction step 1 on page 8 of loom instruction manual). Weave remainder of Block following manufacturer’s instructions through instruction step 9 (page 10).

ROW 1 FIRST BLOCK

Rnd 1 (RS): With RS of Woven Block facing, place hook from front to back in center hole of first lp at top right corner of Block, using remaining Block finishing yarn (this is the yarn still attached to the Block from making the Woven Block), draw lp through, ch 1 (see Pattern

Notes), *ch 1, sc in next center lp hole, rep from * across 6 times, ch 2 (first corner), rep from * across next side 8 times, ch 2

(2nd corner), rep from * across next side 7 times, ending with ch 1, sc in last single lp, ch 2 (3rd corner), sc in next single lp, rep from * across remainder of final side 7 times, ch 2 (4th corner), sl st into first sc. Fasten off. Weave in Block first yarn tail.

ROW 1 SUBSEQUENT BLOCK

Rnd 1: With RS of Woven Block facing, place hook from front to back in center hole of first lp at top right corner of Block, using rem Block finishing yarn tail, draw lp through, ch 1, *ch 1, sc in next center lp hole, rep from * across 6 times, ch 2

(first corner), rep from * across next side 8 times, ch 2 (2nd

corner), rep from * across next side 7 times, ending with ch 1, sc in last single lp, ch 1, sl st into first corner of previous Block, ch 1 (3rd corner), sc in next single lp of current Block, rep from * across remainder of final side 7 times, ch 2 (4th corner), sl st into first sc. Fasten off. Weave in Block first yarn tail.

ROW 2 FIRST BLOCK

Rnd 1: With RS of Woven Block facing, place hook from front to back in center hole of first lp at top right corner of Block, using rem Block finishing yarn tail, draw lp through, ch 1, *ch 1, sc in next center lp hole, rep from * across 6 times, ch 2 (first

corner), rep from * across next side 8 times, ch 1, sl st into 4th corner of First Block on previous Row , ch 1 (2nd corner), sc in center lp hole along next side of current Block, rep from * across side 6 times, ending with ch 1, sc in last single lp, ch 2 (3rd

corner), sc in next single lp, rep from * across remainder of final side 7 times, ch 2 (4th corner), sl st into first sc. Fasten off. Weave in Block first yarn tail.

ROW 2 SUBSEQUENT BLOCK

Rnd 1: With RS of Woven Block facing, place hook from front to

back in center hole of first lp at top right corner of Block, using rem Block finishing yarn tail, draw lp through, ch 1, *ch 1, sc in next center lp hole, rep from * across 6 times, ch 2

(first corner), rep from * across next side 8 times, ch 1, sl st into 4th corner of next Block on previous Row, ch 1 (2nd corner), sc in center lp hole along next side of current Block, rep from * across side 6 times, ending with ch 1, sc in last single lp, ch 1, sl st in first corner of previous Block in same Row, ch 1 (3rd

corner), sc in single lp along next side of current Block, rep from * across remainder of final side 7 times, ch 2 (4th corner), sl st in first sc. Fasten off. Weave in Block first yarn tail. Rep Block in Rows 3 and 4 same as Row 2.

MOTIF

Make 30. Rnd 1: With cliff, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 7 sc in ring, join in first sc. (8 sc) Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), *(hdc, ch 1) in next sc, rep from * around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-3 (8 hdc, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, ch 10, sl st in sl st sp of any block corner join, ch 10, sc in same sp as Motif first sc, sc in next Motif ch-1 sp, sc in next Motif hdc, ch 5, sl st in ch of 4th ch-1 sp along Woven Block side, ch 5, sc in same Motif hdc, sc in next Motif ch-1 sp, *sc in next hdc, ch 10, sl st in sl st sp of next Block join, ch 10, sc in same Motif hdc, sc in next Motif ch-1 sp and next hdc, ch 5, sl st in 4th ch-1 sp along next Woven Block side, ch 5, sc in same Motif hdc, sc in next Motif ch-1 sp, rep from * twice, ending with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

HALF MOTIF

Make 26. Rnds 1 & 2: Rep rnds 1 and 2 of Motif.

Row 3: Now working in rows, ch 11, sl st in ch-2 corner sp of any outer edge Block corner, ch 10, sc in same sp as Half Motif first sc, sc in next Half Motif ch-1 sp, sc in next Half Motif hdc, ch 5, sl st in ch st of 4th ch-1 sp along woven Block side, ch 5, sc in same Half Motif hdc, sc in next Half Motif ch-1 sp, sc in next hdc, ch 10, sl st in sl st sp of next Block joining, ch 10, sc in same Half Motif hdc, sc in next Half Motif ch-1 sp and next hdc,

ch 5, sl st in 4th ch-1 sp along next Woven Block side, ch 5, sc in same Half Motif hdc, sc in next Half Motif ch-1 sp and in next hdc, ch 10, sl st into ch-2 corner sp of next edge Block corner, ch 10, sc in same hdc. Fasten off.

FRINGE

With cliff, create 8 groups of fringe with 5 lengths each 20 inches long. Fold each fringe in half lengthwise. [With RS of Shawl facing, insert hook and draw fringe at fold from front to back in any Woven Block ch-2 corner sp along short side of Shawl. Draw cut ends of fringe through fold, pull gently to secure], rep between [ ] in remaining 7 ch-2 corner sps along both short sides of Shawl. Trim Fringe even.