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Evening Shades Crochet Stole

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Just a little bit of sparkle is always a good thing. With the Evening Shades Crochet Stole, you'll be able to take that sparkle with you wherever you go. This crochet shawl is comfy and cozy for your night out with just enough style to be perfect in any scene. Dinner, dates, the movies, and more are waiting for you and your crochet stole to hit the road. All you need are 6 balls of yarn, your crochet hooks, and a need for the perfect accessory.

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge12 sts = 4 (10 cm); 6 rows = 4 (11.5 cm) in double crochet.

Finished SizeShawl measures 56 (142 cm) wide x 28 (71 cm) long

Materials List

  • RED HEART Boutique Midnight: 6 balls 1942 Serenade
  • Susan Bates Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]
  • Stitch Marker
  • Yarn Needle

Special Stitches

  1. Bptr (Back post treble crochet) = [Yarn over] twice, insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around post of the indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times.

  2. dc2tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook. 

  3. Fptr (Front post treble crochet) = [Yarn over] twice, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of the indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times.

Stole

  1. Ch 4.

  2.  Row 1: Work 6 dc in 4th ch from hook (beginning ch counts as first dc), turn7 dc. 

  3. Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in first st (increase made), dc in next 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in top of turning ch, turn 13 dc. 

  4. Row 3: Ch 3, dc in first st, dc in next 5 sts, 5 dc in next st, place marker in 3rd (middle) dc of 5-dc group just made, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in top of turning ch, turn-19 dc.

  5.  Rows 4-29: Ch 3, dc in each st to marked st, 5 dc in marked st, move marker to 3rd dc (middle) of 5-dc group just made, dc in each st to turning ch, 2 dc in top of turning ch, turn - 175 sts at the end of Row 29.

  6.  Row 30 (right side): Working in back loops only, repeat Row 4 - 181 sts. 

  7. Rows 31-34: Working in both loops, repeat Row 4 four more times -205 sts. Do not fasten off.

Edging

  1. Lower Ruffle Edging Row 35 (wrong side): Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each st to turning ch, 3 dc in turning ch, turn-412 sts, 

  2. Row 36: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, *FPtr around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across, turn-51 groups of 4 FPtr. 

  3. Row 37: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, *BPtr around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across, turn. 

  4. Rows 38 and 39: Repeat last 2 rows once more. Fasten off. 

  5. Upper Ruffle Edging: To work first row of upper ruffle, hold shawl with wrong side facing you and lower ruffle at top. Reach over the top of the lower ruffle to work into the free loops of Row 29. This ensures that FPtr sts of Row 2 of the upper sparkly yarn.
    Row 1 (wrong side): Working in free loops of Row 29, join yarn with sl st in first st, ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st across, turn350 sts. 

  6. Row 2 (right side): Ch 3, dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts, FPtr around each of next 4 sts, *dc in next 4 sts, FPtr around each of next 4 sts; repeat from * to last 5 sts, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog - 348 sts. 

  7. Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, *BPtr around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across, turn-43 groups of 4 BPtr. 

  8. Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, *FPtr around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across, turn. 

  9. Row 5: Repeat Row 3. Fasten off.

Finising

Weave in ends.

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