Westfield Shawl
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 18 inches wide x 68 inches long MATERIALS • Lion Brand Mandala light (DK) weight acrylic yarn (51/3 oz/590 yds/150g per ball):
1 ball #216 sphinx • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge GAUGE [Dc, sc] 6 times = 4 inches; 10 rows = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st.
Ch 2, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Double crochet cluster (dc cl):
[Yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Ch 3, sl st in top of last st.
Picot: Double crochet join (dc join):
slip ring
Place on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice.
SHAWL
Row 1: Ch 4 (does not count as a st), (dc, sc) in 4th ch from hook, turn. Row 2: Ch 7 (does not count as a st), (dc, sc) in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sk next 3 chs of ch-7, (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (2 dc, sc groups; 1 ch-3 sp)
Row 3: Ch 3, (dc, sc) in first dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (2 (dc, sc) groups; 1 ch-3 sp)
Row 4: Ch 7, (dc, sc) in the 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sk next 3 chs of ch-7, (dc, sc) in next dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (3 (dc, sc) groups; 2 ch-3 sps) Row 5: Ch 3, (dc, sc) in first dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, (dc, sc) in next dc, ch 3, sk 3 chs, (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (3 (dc, sc) groups; 2 ch-3 sps) Row 6: Ch 7, (dc, sc) in the 4th ch from hook, [ch 3, sk next 3 chs of ch-7, (dc, sc) in next dc] twice, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (4 (dc, sc) groups; 3 ch-3 sps) Row 7: Ch 3, (dc, sc) in first dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, [(dc, sc) in next dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp] across, ending with (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (4 (dc, sc) groups; 3 ch-3 sps) Row 8: Ch 7, (dc, sc) in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sk next 3 chs of ch-7, [(dc, sc) in next dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp] across, ending with (dc, sc) in last dc, turn. (5 (dc, sc) groups; 4 ch-3 sps) Rows 9–36: [Rep rows 7 and 8 alternately] 14 times. (19 (dc, sc) groups; 18 ch-3 sps) Rows 37–126: Rep row 7.
Straight Edge Trim
Row 127: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), dc in first dc, [ch 1, V-st (see
Special Stitches) in next dc] 17 times, ch 1, V-st in last dc, turn. (19 V-sts, 18 ch-1 sps)