SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® MANDALA® SPARKLE (Art. #527)
- #315 Aquarius 2 balls
- LION BRAND® crochet hook size H-8 (5 mm)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
- SIZE:
- About 26"x 52" at longest and widest points.
- GAUGE:
- 8 sts (two (3 dc, ch 1) groups) = about 3 1/2"; 7 rows = about 4 1/2".
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
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NOTES:
Shawl is worked in one piece, back and forth in rows, beginning at center of top edge.
Increases are worked to shape the Shawl.
A final edging rnd is worked all the way around outer edges of Shawl.
For those who find a visual helpful, we've included a stitch diagram.
SHAWL:
Ch 5.
Row 1 (RS): (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1, dc) in 5th ch from hook (4 skipped ch count as dc, ch 1) - you will have two 3-dc groups in this row.
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch - Four 3-dc groups.
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 - Six 3-dc groups.
Row 4: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 2 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 2 times, ch 1, 3 dc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 - Eight 3-dc groups.
Rows 5-38: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * to center ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in center ch-2 sp, **ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from ** to beg ch-sp, ch 1, 3 dc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 - Seventy-six 3-dc groups in Row 38.
Row 39: Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), turn, hdc in first ch-1 sp, hdc in each st and ch-1 sp to center ch-2 sp, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in center ch-2 sp, hdc in each st and ch-1 sp to beg ch-sp, hdc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 - 310 hdc, 2 ch-1 sps, and 1 center ch-2 sp.
Row 40: Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), turn, hdc in first ch-1 sp, hdc in each hdc to center ch-2 sp, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in center ch-2 sp, hdc in each st to beg ch-sp, hdc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, hdc in 2nd ch of beg ch-3 - 316 hdc, 2 ch-1 sps, and 1 center ch-2 sp.
Edging Rnd
Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), turn, hdc in first ch-1 sp, hdc in each hdc to center ch-2 sp, 4 hdc in center ch-2 sp, hdc in each hdc to beg ch-sp, hdc in beg ch-sp, ch 1, hdc in 2nd ch of beg ch-3; working in ends of rows along top edge, work hdc evenly spaced along top edge; join with slip st in 2nd ch of beg ch-3.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(ning)(s)
ch = chain
ch-sp(s) = chain space(s) previously made
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
rep = repeat
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)