Harmony Shawl
This Shawl is worked from the bottom to the top. It builds a spine along the way and has increases on each side of the pattern and wing-points that create a more shallow depth to the body and will give the wings a slight curve.
This shawl is a modification of TuesdayFortnite's Cloudburst shawl pattern, which is a great pattern. Her pattern is available on Ravelry. Just press CTRL and click on the link below to see the pattern. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cloudburst-shawl For my Harmony I used: Worsted wt.-Caron Simply Soft -Pagoda 315 yds. (This will vary depending on how many pattern repeats you choose to do and if you choose a lighter weight yarn.) (Choose the hook size to allow shawl to have movement and drape Book or DVD case--to wrap yarn around to make fringe. Every row will begin with a Ch5 which will count for the first DC and ch2 for each row. You will turn after every row to work back across. All DC stitches are worked into the Ch-sp of the previous row. Never into the DC stitches of the previous row. Parentheses will indicate a group of stitches worked in same ch-sp.
Pattern Symbol Key:
Double Crochet or DC Chain or Ch Ch-sp = chain space
Pattern:
Starting Chain-- Ch 5, slip stitch into first ch, creating a loop. Row 1-- (All of these stitches working into starting loop) Ch 5, 2DC, ch2, 2DC, ch2, DC. Turn. Row 2-- Ch5, (2DC, ch2, DC, into ch-2space on previous row) ch1, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, into next ch-2space) ch1, (DC, ch2, 2DC, ch2, DC, into ch-5space). Turn. Row 3-- Ch5, (2DC in ch-2 space), ch2, (4DC in next ch-2 space), ch-1, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, in center ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC in next ch-2 space), ch2, (2dc, ch2, DC, in ch-5 Harmony Shawl 2012 space). Turn. Row 4-- Ch5, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, in first ch-2 space), ch1, (DC, ch2, DC, into next Ch-2 space), ch1, (DC, ch2, DC, into ch-1 space), Ch1, (2DC, Ch2, 2DC, into center Ch-2 space), ch1, (DC. Ch2, DC, into ch1 space), ch1, (DC, ch2, DC, into ch-2 space), Ch1, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, ch2, DC, into ch-5 space). Turn. Row 5-- Ch5, (2DC into ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC into next Ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC into next ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC into next ch-2 space), ch1, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, into center ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC into next ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC into next ch-2 space), ch1, (4DC into next ch-2 space), ch1, (2DC, ch2, DC, into Ch-5 space). Turn. Row 6-- Ch5, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, in ch-2 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, into center ch-2 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch1 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (DC, Ch2, DC, in ch-1 space), ch1, (2DC, ch2, 2DC, ch2, DC, in Ch-5 space). Rows 5 and 6 are the repeat rows for this pattern. Each “row 5"'should increase by 2 (4dc into ch-2 space) one on each side of the center point. ·Each “row 6" should increase by 4 groupings of (DC, ch2, DC, into Ch-1 space). Two of these on each side of the center point. · End the pattern on a Row 6 when you reach the size that you want. Finish off and leave the finishing tail to the length you are going make your fringe. This will camouflage it and you don't have to weave it in. Of course, if you choose not to fringe your shawl then go ahead and weave it in. To make fringe: Wrap remaining yarn, or however much you desire for fringe, around a book or DVD case lengthwise. When it is all wound around, cut along one end to make uniform pieces of fringe. I counted the spaces on my shawl and then placed the same amount of fringe pieces for each fringe. The fringe will go into each CH-2 space on the last row, which should be a “row 6".
To place the fringe in each Ch-2 space:
Loop over the fringe pieces so all the ends are even and pull the loop through CH- 2 space with crochet hook. Then pull the ends through the loop. Voila. Fringe.
