Ruthie's Sunshine
I get a little sad each year around Mother's Day. I had a wonderful mother and I miss her terribly. So I decided to design a shawl in her honor and offer it for free as my Mother's Day gift to everyone. I wanted this rectangular stole to be an easy, watch-TV-while-you-crochet type, or pack-and-go project. Even though this pattern has an easy-to-remember one row repeat, the combination of stitches gives an interesting design with lots of texture. The first half of the shawl is crocheted completely, and then the yarn is joined and the second half is worked. There is no sewing involved, and each half is a mirror image of the other. The length of the shawl is easily adjusted. There are written instructions and helpful charts. You will need to know how to read instructions or charts, join yarn, chain, double crochet, half double crochet, and work into a starting chain. Rated—Advanced Beginner US terminology used
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Materials:
656 yds sport or dk weight yarn. Other yarn weights will also work, because size is easily adjusted. 6mm, (J) hook Gauge: Gauge is not important for this shawl, and any weight yarn will work. Adjust your hook size accordingly. Length is easily adjusted by number of repeats completed. Width will be determined by yarn weight and hook size. This shawl will grow in length and width when blocked. Size: Unblocked 52"x 16" Lightly blocked without pins 64" x 17
Abbreviations:
Ch—chain Sc—single crochet Dc—double crochet Sp—space St—stitch Sl-st—slip stitch V-st—v-stitch (2dc in same st or space) Tch—turning chain Shell—5dc in same st Sk—skip Hdc—half double crochet
Notes and Tips:
For this pattern, v-st refers to 2dc in the same st or space. Work the next row's v-st between the 2dc(s) making up the “legs of the v-st on the previous row. Brackets [..] indicate a group of stitches to be repeated or a group of stitches to be made in the same stitch. Follow the instructions after the 2nd bracket to determine what to do with the bracketed instructions. The ch2 tch does not count as a stitch. This method of starting your row will give a decorative scalloped edge.
Body Instructions: (See Chart 1)
Chain 67
Row 1: 2dc in 3rd ch from hook. [Sk ch, v-st in next ch] 2 times. [Sk ch, dc in next ch, ch1] 5 times. Sk ch, dc in next dc. Ch2, sk 4ch, shell in next ch, sk 2ch, dc in next ch. [Ch1, sk ch, dc in next ch] 2 times. [Sk ch, v-st in next ch] 3 times. [Sk ch, dc in next dc, ch1] 2 times. Sk ch, dc in next ch. Ch2, sk 4ch, shell in next ch, sk 2ch, dc in next ch. [Ch1, sk ch, dc in next ch] 5 times. [Sk ch, v-st in next ch] 3 times. Turn. (18 dc, 9 v-st, and 2 shells) Row 2: In this row, you will skip ch-sp(s) and place stitches in the top of dc(s) or between dc(s) in v-st. When pattern says to dc in next dc, skip to next dc that is NOT part of a v-st. See chart 1 for more detail. Ch2, [v-st in middle of next v-st] 3 times. Dc in next dc. [Ch1, dc in next dc] 5 times. Ch2, sk 4dc of shell, shell in next dc. [Dc in next dc, ch1] 2 times. Dc in next dc. [v-st in middle of next v-st] 3 times. [Dc in next dc, ch1] 2 times. Dc in next dc. Ch2, sk 4dc of shell, shell in next dc. Dc in next dc, [Ch1, dc in next dc] 5 times. [V-st in middle of next v-st] 3 times. Turn. (18 dc, 9 v-st, and 2 shells) Row 3: Repeat row 2 until shawl is half the size you desire. Final Row: (See chart 2) Ch2, hdc in each stitch across. Break yarn and finish off
Side 2 (See Chart 1)
Turn the shawl around. Join the yarn in the very first chain of the foundation chain, and ch2. Working into the foundation chain, begin at row 1 and repeat side 1 instructions.
Copyright Nancy Drew (AKA YarnPumpkin), 2014. Please respect my copyright and do not resell, publish, or distribute this pattern. However, you are free to use the final items you make from the pattern for charity, gifting, or selling in limited numbers. www.nancydrewdesigns.etsy.com http://www.ravelry.com/designers/nancy-l-drew yarnumpkin@gmail.com http://www.nancydrewdesigns.net
