Date Night Shawl
The light and lacy design of this crochet pattern makes it the perfect thing to wear out on the town with that someone special. The Date Night Shawl is an elegant accessory that is perfect for a fancy dinner, an evening at the opera, or a sunset stroll through the park. It's also a great item to wear to other formal occasions including graduations, weddings, baptisms, and more. Lion Brand Vanna's Glamour yarn is used to work up this crochet shawl pattern. One size fits all.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(2) Fine (23-26 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Lion Brand Vanna's Glamour Yarn: Topaz (4 balls)
- Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size G-6 (4 mm)
- Lion Brand Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)
SIZE: One Size
About 18 x 60 in. (45.5 x 152.5 cm), including edging.
GAUGE:
19 sts + 9 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm) over pattern st.
Stitch Explanation:
Picot-shell (3 dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 3 dc) in indicated sp.
NOTES:
- Shawl is worked back and forth in rows in filet crochet.
- A picot edge is worked around the outside edge of completed Shawl.
SHAWL
Ch 82.
Row 1: Dc in 6th ch from hook (beg ch counts as 1 base ch, dc, ch 1), *ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch; rep from * across – 40 dc and 39 ch-1 sps.
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch 1 in this row and in all following rows), turn, sk first ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, *ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc; rep from * to turning ch-sp, ch 1, dc in 4th ch of turning ch.
Rows 3-131: Ch 4, turn, sk first ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, *ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc; rep from * to turning ch-sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch.
Do not fasten off.
Edging
Work in ends of rows across long side edge of Shawl: Ch 3, do not turn, work 2 dc in end of first row (corner), sc in end of next row, *sk next row, picot-shell in end of next row, sk next row, sc in end of next row; rep from * 31 more times, picot-shell in end of last row (corner made); do not turn.
Work in ch-sps across opposite side of foundation ch: Sk first ch-sp (same sp as corner just made), sc in next ch-sp, *sk next ch-sp, picot-shell in next ch-sp, sk next ch-sp, sc in next ch-sp; rep from * 8 more times, picot in next ch-sp (corner); do not turn.
Work in ends of rows across next long side edge of Shawl: Sk end of first row (same sp as corner just made), sc in end of next row, *sk next row, picot-shell in end of next row, sk next row, sc in end of next row; rep from * 31 more times, picot-shell in end of last row (corner made); do not turn.
Work in sts of Row 131: Sk first ch-sp (same sp as corner just made), sc in next ch-sp, *sk next ch-sp, picot-shell in next ch-sp, sk next ch-sp, sc in next ch-sp; rep from * 8 more times, 2 dc in next ch-sp (same sp as beg corner), ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 86 picot-shells. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.