CROCHETED SHAWL
MATERIALS: 2 ply BEEHIVE FINGERING. 5 ozs. One No. 1 Steel Crochet Hook. (American Gauge).
MEASUREMENTS: 27 ins. × 27 ins.
Tension: 1 pattern and 4 rows = ¾ inch.
THE CENTRE: Ch. 256 sts. 1st row: 1. s.c. in 8th Ch. from hook. *Ch. 3. Miss 3 sts. 1. s.c. in next st. Repeat from * to end of row. 63 loops in row. Ch. 3. Turn. 2nd row: 4. d.c. in 1st. loop. (1 block). *Ch. 2. 1. s.c. in next loop. Ch. 2. 4. d.c. in next loop. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch. 4. Turn. 3rd row: 1. s.c. in 4th d.c. of 1st. block. *Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in 1st. d.c. of next block. Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in 4th d.c. of same block. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch. 5. Turn. 4th row: 1. s.c. in 1st. loop. *Ch. 2. 4. d.c. in next loop. Ch. 2. 1. s.c. in next loop. Repeat from * to end of row, ending with 1. s.c. in last loop. Ch. 2. 1. d.c. in 2nd st. of turning Ch. of previous row. Ch. 4. Turn. 5th row: *1. s.c. in 1st. d.c. of next block. Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in 4th d.c. of same block. Ch. 3. Repeat from * to end of row, ending with 1. s.c. in 3rd st. of turning Ch. of previous row. Ch. 3. Turn. These last 4 rows complete one pattern. Continue even in pattern until work measures 24 ins. from beginning ending with 3rd pattern row. Do not turn. Work a row of loops (as in 1st. row) along side of work as follows:–
*Ch. 3. Miss a block row. 1. s.c. in the end of a loop row. Repeat from * to end of row. Fasten off. Join wool at opposite side and work a row of loops along the side in same manner. Do not break wool.
THE BORDER: 1st round: Ch. 3. 4. d.c. in corner of the centre. (the Ch. 3. counts as 1. d.c., making this a 5. d.c. group). *(Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in next loop) twice. Ch. 3. 3. d.c. in next loop. Repeat from * around the centre, working 5 d.c. in each corner. Join with s.s. 2nd round: Ch. 4. 1. d.c. in next d.c. (1 space just made). Ch. 1. 2. d.c. Ch. 2. 2. d.c. all in next d.c. (centre of the 5. d.c. group). (Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next d.c.) twice. *Ch. 3. Miss. 1. loop. 1. s.c. in next loop. Ch. 3. 1. d.c. in next d.c. Ch. 1. 2. d.c. Ch. 2. 2. d.c. all in next d.c. (centre of the 3. d.c. group). Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next d.c. Repeat from * around the centre, working the succeeding corners to correspond with 1st. Join with s.s. 3rd round: s.s. into 1st. space. Ch. 4. 1. d.c. in next space. (1 space just made). Ch. 1. 3. d.c. Ch. 2. 3. d.c. all in next space. (centre space of scallop) (Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next space) twice. *Ch. 1. 1. s.c. in next loop. Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in next loop. Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next space. Ch. 1. 2. d.c. Ch. 2. 2. d.c. all in next space. (centre space of scallop). Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next space. Repeat from * around the centre, working the succeeding corners to correspond with 1st. Join with s.s. 4th round: s.s. into 1st. space. Ch. 4. 1. d.c. in next space. (1 space just made). Ch. 1. Miss 1. d.c. 1. d.c. in next d.c. Ch. 1. 3. d.c. Ch. 2. 3. d.c. all in next space. (centre space of scallop). Ch. 1. Miss 1. d.c. 1. d.c. in next d.c. (Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next space) twice. *Ch. 3. Miss 1 space. 1. s.c. in next loop. Ch. 3. Miss 1 space. 1. d.c. in next space. Ch. 1. 2. d.c. Ch. 2. 2. d.c. in next space. (centre space of scallop). Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next space. Repeat from * around the centre working the succeeding corners to correspond with 1st. Join with s.s. 5th round: s.s. into 1st. space. Ch. 8. 1. s.c. in 5th Ch. from hook. 1. d.c. in next space. Make 1 picot as follows:– Ch. 5. 1. s.c. in top of last d.c. worked. 1. d.c. in next space. Picot. 1. d.c. in centre d.c. of 3. d.c. group. (Picot. 1. d.c. in centre space of scallop) 4 times. Picot. 1. d.c. in centre d.c. of 3. d.c. group. (Picot. 1. d.c. in next space) 3 times. *Ch. 1. 1. s.c. in each of next 2 loops. Ch. 1. 1. d.c. in next space. Picot. 1. d.c. in same space. (Picot. 1. d.c. in centre space of scallop) 4 times. (Picot. 1. d.c. in next space) twice. Repeat from * around the centre, working the succeeding corners to correspond with 1st. Join with s.s. Fasten off.