Garden Steps Shawlette
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
15 inches long x 48 inches wide, plus Edging
MATERIALS
• Berroco Folio Color light (DK) weight superfine alpaca/rayon yarn (13/4 oz/219 yds/50g per skein): 3 skeins #4594 Casco
• Size J/10/6mm Tunisian crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Sizes H/8/5mm (for Edging) and I/9/5.5mm crochet hooks (for cast on)
• Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Entrelac square = approximately 2 inches wide x 2 inches tall; when turned on point, square = 3 inches measured at widest point
PATTERN NOTES
Each row in Tunisian crochet consists of 2 parts, a Forward Pass where you pick up stitches and a Return Pass where you work stitches off the hook. Right side of work is always facing. Shawlette is worked in horizontal strips, picking up stitches from previous diamonds (see Placement Diagram). Yarn is cut only at conclusion of horizontal strip at the end of Diamonds 2, 7, 13, 22, 32, 45, 59 and 74. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Crochet cast on: Place slip
ring (see illustration) on size I crochet hook, position Tunisian hook in left hand, resting it on top of yarn coming from ball and directly under lp on size I crochet hook; yo and draw yarn through lp on size I hook. *The yarn will now be above the Tunisian hook. Slide it around the front of hook to back, yo and draw through lp on size I hook; rep from * until 1 fewer st than needed is on the Tunisian hook. Slide final lp on size I hook onto Tunisian hook.
Tunisian Simple Stitch
(TSS): With yarn in back, insert hook under front vertical bar from left to right, yo, draw up a lp.
Tunisian Purl Stitch (TPS):
Bring yarn to front of work, with yarn in front of hook, insert hook from left to right under next vertical bar, bring yarn across front of st and to the back, yo, draw up a lp.
End stitch (end st): Insert hook under both vertical bars of final st in row, yo, draw up a lp. Return (used for all return rows in this design): *Yo, draw through 2 lps, rep from * until 1 lp left on hook.
SHAWLETTE DIAMOND 1
Row 1 (RS): With size I hook crochet cast on (see Special Stitches) 12 sts. (12 sts) Row 1 return: Work return (see Special Stitches) across. Row 2: TSS (see Special Stitches) in next st, TPS (see Special Stitches) in next st, rep from * until 1 st rem, end st (see Special Stitches). (12 sts)
Row 3: *TPS in next st, TSS in next st, rep from * until 1 st rem, work end st. (12 sts)
Rows 4–7: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 8: Rep row 2.
Bind off: *Sl st under next st as if to TPS, sl st under next st as if to TSS; rep from * until 1 st rem, sl st under both strands of final st.
DIAMOND 2
Row 1: Place rem lp on standard hook and cast on 12 sts. (12 sts) Rows 1 return–bind off: Work as for Diamond 1. Fasten off (see Pattern Notes).
DIAMOND 3
Work as for Diamond 1.
DIAMOND 4
Row 1: Place rem lp on size I hook and cast on 11 sts, pick up a lp in end of row 1 of adjacent diamond (see Pattern Notes). (12 sts)
Row 2: [TSS in next st, TPS in next st] 5 times, pick up lp in end of next row on adjacent diamond. (12 sts)
Row 3: [TPS in next st, TSS in next st] 5 times, pick up lp in end of next row on adjacent diamond. (12 sts) Rows 4–7: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 8: Rep row 2. Bind off: [Sl st under next st as if to TPS, sl st under next st as if to TSS] 5 times, sl st in end of next row on adjacent diamond.
DIAMOND 5
Row 1: Pick up lp in top of each of next 10 sts, pick up lp in end of first row of adjacent diamond. (12 sts) Rows 2–bind off: Work as for Diamond 4.
DIAMOND 6 Row 1: Pick up lp in the top of each of the next 9 sts, pick up lp under back lp of next st, pick up lp under both lps of same st. (12 sts) Rows 2–bind off: Work as for Diamond 1. DIAMOND 7 Work as for Diamond 2. DIAMOND 8 Row 1: Using crochet cast on, cast on 11 sts; pick up lp in end of first row of right edge diamond of previous strip. (12 sts) Rows 2–bind off: Work as for Diamond 4. DIAMONDS 9–12 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 13 Work as for Diamond 6. Fasten off. DIAMOND 14 Work as for Diamond 1. DIAMOND 15 Work as for Diamond 4. DIAMONDS 16–20 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 21 Work as for Diamond 6. DIAMOND 22 Work as for Diamond 2. DIAMOND 23 Work as for Diamond 8. DIAMONDS 24–31 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 32 Work as for Diamond 6. Fasten off. DIAMOND 33 Work as for Diamond 1. DIAMOND 34 Work as for Diamond 4. DIAMONDS 35–43 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 44 Work as for Diamond 6. DIAMOND 45 Work as for Diamond 2. DIAMOND 46 Work as for Diamond 8. DIAMONDS 47–58 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 59 Work as for Diamond 6. Fasten off. DIAMOND 60 Work as for Diamond 8. DIAMONDS 61–73 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 74 Work as for Diamond 6. Fasten off. DIAMOND 75 Work as for Diamond 8. DIAMONDS 76–89 Work as for Diamond 5. DIAMOND 90 Work as for Diamond 6. Do not fasten off. EDGING Rnd 1: Transfer final lp on Tunisian hook to size H hook, working in ends of rows, opposite side of foundation rows, or in bind off row as needed, sl st loosely around, placing 2 sl sts in peaks and working a sl st dec in 2 sts in valleys. Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each of next 2 sl sts at peaks and 1 sc in all other sl sts, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Fasten off. FINISHING Weave in all rem ends. Block Shawlette. CW