Week 13

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Week 13

Stitches (UK)

ch chain
dc double crochet
drop st dropped stitch (insert hook in base of st 2 rows below, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook.)
p picot ((ss, ch2, ss) in same st.)
RS right side
ss slip stitch
st stitch
WS wrong side

Tips & tricks

The edges might be a bit wider compared to the body of the shawl, because it’s more stretchy. This will be corrected with blocking.
Don’t work your drop stitches too loose or too tight (i.e. it shouldn’t be snaggy, neither pull on your stitches).

Yarns

See colour table for used colours.

Hooksize: 4.5mm (US Size 7)
Gauge: 19 dc and 19 rows = 10cm (4in).

Pattern

Round 1 (RS) Take SW and start in the bottom right corner of your shawl in the starting chain. Join with ss, 1ch, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner st, 1dc in each of next 303 rows, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in next corner, 57dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in next corner, 1dc in each of next 303 rows, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in next corner, 57 dc, join with ss in first st. (305 dc on long sides, 59 dc on short sides)
Round 2 Ch1, 1dc in same st, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 305dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 59dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 305dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 58dc, ss to first dc. (307 dc on long sides, 61 dc on short sides)
Round 3 Ch1, 1dc in same st, 1dc in next st, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 307dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 61dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 307dc, (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in corner space, 59dc, ss to first dc. Fasten off. (309 dc on long sides, 63 dc on short sides)

You’re now going to work on the short side of the shawl only. Work in rows, your coloured rows are on the RS, your SW rows on the WS of your shawl, with the exception of the last row.

Row 4 (RS) Attach SW in the right corner space of the shawl with a ss, 1ch, 1dc in corner space, 63dc, 1dc in corner space, ch1, turn.
Row 5 (WS) 65dc, cut yarn.
Row 6 Join H with a ss, 1ch, 1dc in same st, 1dc in each of next 3 st, *drop st, 3dc; repeat from * another 14 times, 1dc, cut yarn.
Row 7 Join SW with a ss, 1ch, repeat row 5.
Row 8 Join I with a ss, 1ch, 1dc in same st, 1dc in each of next 5 st, *drop st, 3dc; repeat from * another 13 times, 3dc, cut yarn.
Row 9 Join SW with a ss, 1ch, repeat row 5.
Row 10 With J repeat row 6.
Row 11 Join SW with a ss, 1ch, 65dc, ch1, turn.
Row 12 *p, ss; repeat from * another 31 times, p, cut yarn, fasten off.
Repeat rows 4-12 for the other short side as well. Weave in all ends.

If you plan on lining your shawl, be sure to block it to size first (instructions on blocking can be found in the Tips & Tricks document). After blocking, leave the shawl to rest for one or two days so it has plenty of time to resize to its final measurements. In the meantime, pre-wash your fabric (to accommodate for shrinkage) and iron it flat.