Schmetterwurm
a Tunisian crochet shawl by Christiwa Adorjaw in tunisian simple stitch and tunisian full stitch, inspired by "Kaarisilta" by Tina Kuu Yarw: Sport or fingering Yardage: Solid colour ca. 2x50g (here 1 x black and 1 x grey Drops Alpaca) Contrasting colour ca. 1x 50g (here Drops Fabe/ blue lagoon) Hook: 6 + Needle cable
Instructions
The idea is to start with the longest side, decrease every row on both sides and increase the size of the triangle short row insert on the left side. Chain 248 in contrasting colour, TSS setup stitches in contrasting colour, RR, change colour tosolidcolour 1. TSS, TSS2tog, TSS until only 3 stitches left to go: TSS2tog, TSS, RR 2. TSS, TSS2tog, TSS2tog, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR 3. TSS, TSS2tog,, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR 4. TSS, TSS2tog, TSS2tog, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR 5. TSS, TSS2tog, , TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, 1. short row triangle: RR: stop after 8 stitches, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog,TFS,TSS2tog,TSS, RR 6． TSS, TSS2tog, TSS2tog, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR 7. TSS, TSS2tog,, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, 2. short row triangle: RR: stop after 12 stitches, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS, RR: stop after 7 stitches, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog,TFS,TSS2tog, RR 8. TSS, TSS2tog, TSS2tog, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR 9. TSS, TSS2tog, , TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, 3. short row triangle: RR: stop after 18 stitches, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog,TFS,TSS2tog,.,TSS, RR: stop after 13 stitches, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog,TFS,..,TSS2tog, RR stop after 8 stitches, skip first loop, TSS2tog, TFS, TSS2tog,TFS,TSS2tog,TSS, RR 10. TSS, TSS2tog, TSS2tog, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR
| row | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| RRin black short rows | 8 | 12 7 | 18 13 8 | 22 17 12 7 | 28 23 18 13 8 | 32 27 22 17 12 7 8 | 38 33 28 23 18 13 | 42 37 32 27 22 17 12 7 | 48 43 38 33 28 23 18 13 8 | 52 47 42 37 32 27 22 17 12 7 |
| row | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| RRin grey | 60 55 | 64 59 | 70 65 |
| short | 50 | 54 | 60 |
| rows | 45 | 49 | 55 |
| 40 | 44 | 50 | |
| 35 | 39 | 45 | |
| 30 | 34 | 40 | |
| 25 | 29 | 35 | |
| 20 | 24 | 30 | |
| 15 | 19 | 25 | |
| 10 | 14 | 20 | |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | |
| 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 |
But you don't have to count every RR of the short rows - only the first of each triangle: Then just crochet every return row until 4+1 loops of the previous row is left on your hook. 30. TSS, TSS2tog, TSS2tog, TSS until 3 stitches left: TSS2tog, TSS, RR, Finish with Tunisian slip stitch. Block to open the lace pattern. Abbreviations: TSS Tunisian simple stitch, I TSS2tog decrease by crocheting 2 stitches together in TSS, ^ RR return row, TFS Tunisian full stitch, Φ
4+1 loop
