Lion Brand Truboo Baker Island Shawl

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• LION BRAND TRUBOO Light Blue 3 balls
• LION BRAND crochet hook size F-5 (3.75 mm)
• LION BRAND large-eyed blunt needle


• SIZE:
• About 24 1/2 in. (62 cm) at longest and 65 in. (165 cm) at widest


• GAUGE:
• 18 sts = about 4 in. (10 cm) over pattern Rows 2-11.
• BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATION: Bobble (5 double crochet cluster) Yarn over, insert hook in indicated st, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (2 loops remain on hook), (yarn over, insert hook in same st, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times; yarn over and draw through all 6 loops on hook.

NOTES:
Shawl is worked in one piece, beginning at center back neck.
Increases are worked at beg, end, and center of every row to shape Shawl.

SHAWL:
Ch 7; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Row 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), (7 dc, ch 2, 7 dc, ch 1, dc) in ring - you will have 16 dc, 2 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (8 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp) in this row.
Row 2 (Mesh Row): Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, dc in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st; rep from * to center ch-2 sp, ch 1, (dc, ch 2, dc) in center ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next st, **ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st; rep from ** to beg ch-sp, ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc) in beg ch-sp - 14 dc, 12 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (7 dc and 6 ch-1 sps on each side of center ch-2 sp).
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, 2 dc in each ch-1 sp to center ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in center ch-2 sp, 2 dc in each ch-1 sp to beg ch-sp, (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in beg ch-sp - 32 dc, 2 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (16 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp).
Rows 4-7: Rep Rows 2 and 3 twice - 64 dc, 2 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (32 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp) in Row 7.
Row 8 (Bobble Row): Ch 2 (counts as sc, ch 1), turn, 2 sc in first ch-1 sp, sc in next st, *Bobble in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to 2 sts before center ch-2 sp, Bobble in next st, sc in next st, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in center ch-2 sp, sc in next st, **Bobble in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from ** to 2 sts before beg ch-sp, Bobble in next st, sc in next st, (2 sc, ch 1, sc) in beg ch-sp - 16 Bobbles, 56 sc, 2 ch-1 sps and a center ch-2 sp (8 Bobbles, 28 sc, and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp).
Row 9: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), turn, 2 dc in first ch-1 sp, dc in each st to center ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in center ch-2 sp, dc in each st to beg ch-sp, (2 dc, ch 1, dc) in beg ch-sp - 80 dc, 2 ch-1 sps and a center ch-2 sp (40 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp).
Rows 10 and 11: Rep Rows 2 and 3 - 96 dc, 2 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (48 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp) in Row 11.
Rows 12-41: Rep Row 2-11 for 3 more times - 336 dc, 2 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (168 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp) in Row 41.
Rows 42-45: Rep Rows 2-5 - 368 dc, 2 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (184 dc and 1 ch-1 sp on each side of center ch-2 sp) in Row 45.
Row 46: Rep Row 2 - 190 dc, 188 ch-1 sps, and a center ch-2 sp (95 dc and 94 ch-1 sps on each side of center ch-2 sp).
Fasten off.

FINISHING:
Weave in ends.


ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(ning)(s)
ch = chain
ch-sp(s) = chain space(s) previously made
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)