Undercurrents Shawl
An original design by Lahoma Nally-Kaye
This shawl pattern perfectly harmonizes with the deep watery tones of this gorgeous tonal sock yarn. When crocheted in this soft, springy sock yarn, Undercurrents is light weight and has beautiful drape and the stitch pattern really makes the color changes pop.
Materials:
Gosh! Yarn, Cadence Tonal Sock Yarn - colorway "Torch Lake" 2 balls (\~650-700 yards) Alternate - Gosh! Yarn, Sui Generis 150g skein - 100% Blue Faced Leicester wool (The BFL skeins are 650 yards which should be enough for this particular pattern) Crochet Hook size "E"-3.5mm Yarn needle, blocking mat and pins
Special Stitches:
6dc cluster - Yarn over, insert hook into indicted stitch and draw the yarn through 2 loops on hook (you will have 2 loops left on the hook), yarn over and insert your hook into the next stitch and draw the yarn through 2 loops, leaving the rest of the loops still on the hook - do this 4 more times until you have worked a partial double crochet into 6 stitches - you will have 7 loops on your hook - draw the yarn through all 7 loops on the hook and ch1 to lock the stitch. This ch1 does NOT count towards the 7 ch betweenclusters.
Abbreviations:
Dc - double crochet Sc - single crochet Skp - skip Ch - chain Slp - slip stitch
Set up Rows.
Row 1: Ch5, \*dc into the first ch on the hook, ch1, repeat from \* 3 more times, dc into first chain on the hook. You should have 5 ch1 spaces Row 2: Ch5 - dc, ch2, dc into the first ch1 space. \*dc,ch2, dc in next ch1 space, repeat from \* 2 more times, dc, ch2, dc, ch2, dc in last ch1 space. - You should now have 7 ch2 spaces Row 3: Ch1 and slip stitch into the first ch1 space. Then ch5, dc into that same space, 3 dc in the next ch space, 6 dc in the next chain space (this is the 3rd chain space), 3dc, ch4, 3dc into the next ch space (this is your 4th chain space - this will be the center of the shawl from here out), 6dc into the next ch space, 3 dc into the next ch space, dc, ch2, dc into the last ch2 space. Row 4: ch 1 and slip stitch into the first ch space, ch5, dc, ch2, dc into the same space. Ch7 - skip 1 dc (this is the first dc you did in the last ch space of the row below), work a 6dc cluster over the next 6 dc (this includes the first 3 dc of the 6 dc shell from the row below), Ch7, 6dc cluster over the next 6 dc, ch 7, sc, ch5, sc into the center ch4, ch7, 6dc cluster over the next 6 dc, ch7, 6 dc cluster over the next 6 dc, ch7, skp the next dc, and dc, ch2, dc, ch2, dc into the last ch space.
From here on out you will be repeating the following rows, ending on a row 5 before you do your borderrows.
Row 5: ch1, slp stitch into the first ch2 space of the row, ch5, dc into the same space, 3 dc into the next ch2 space, work 6 dc into the center chain of the next ch7 space, until you get to the middle ch5 - in the middle ch5, work (3dc, ch4, 3dc), then do 6dc shells in each ch7 space until you have 6dc shells in each of the ch7 spaces, then work 3dc into the next ch2 space, and a dc, ch2, dc into the last ch2 space Row 6: ch1, slip stitch into the first ch2 space, ch5 and dc, ch2, dc into the same space. Ch7, skip the next dc, and do a 6 dc cluster over the next 6 dc (this is the 3 dc in the ch2 space from the row below, and the first 3 dc of the next shell you put in the ch7 space in the row below), ch7, \*6dc cluster over the next 6 dc, ch7 repeat from \* to \*\* til you have done 6dc clusters into all the dc before the center ch4 space, sc, ch5, sc, into the center ch4 space. Ch7, \*6dc cluster over the next 6 dc, ch7\*\* repeat from \* to \*\* until you get to the last ch2 space at the end of the row, work dc, ch2, dc, ch2, dc into the last ch2 space. Repeat Rows 5 and 6 until you have 11 full pattern repeats (counting the first one in the center - you should have 11 "wavey" parts with open/chain parts between. Do one more repeat of row 5, then begin the edging. You can do additional rows if you want your shawl to be larger and have enough yarn.
Border rows:
Border row 1: ch1 and slp stitch into the first ch2 space, ch6, dc into the same space, dc into the next dc, skp 3 dc, and then \*work 2dc into each of the 6 dc of the next 6dc shell from the row below , skip the next 2dc, sc into the next dc, ch4, sc into the next dc, skip 2 dc\*\* repeat from \* to \*\* til you get to the last 6dc shell before the center ch space, work 2dc into each of the dc from the last 6dc shell before the center, skp the next 3 dc, and sc ch6, sc into the center ch space, skp the next 3 dc and repeat from \* to \*\* until you reach the last 6dc shell before the end of the row. Work 2 dc into each of the next 6 dc,skp 3dc, sc into the next dc, ch5 and dc into the last ch space Border row2: ch1 and slp into the ch space, ch6 and work 10 trbl into the same space, \*skp 1 sc and 5 dc, sc into the next dc, ch4, sc into the next dc, skp 5 dc and 1 sc, and work 10 trbl into the next ch4 space\*\* repeat from \* to \*\* until you get to the last shell before the center, skp 1 sc and 5 dc, sc in next dc, ch4, sc into next dc, skp 5dc and 1sc, and into center ch space work: 4trb, ch2, 2trb, ch3, 2trbl, ch2, 4trbl, then repeat from \* to \*\* til you get to the last shell before the ch spaces at the end of the row. Skp 1sc, and 5dc, sc into the next dc, ch4, sc into the next dc, skp all the stitches to the last ch space and work 10 trbl, ch1, trbl into the last ch space. Border row 3: ch1 and slp stitch into the ch space, ch6, work 10 trbl into the same space. Skp 4 trbl, sc into the next trbl, ch4, sc into the next trbl (this is done over the center 2 trbl from the 10 trbl from the row below). Work 10 trbl into each ch4 space from the row below and work a sc, ch4, sc into the center 2 trbl of each 10trbl shell until you get to the center cluster that you did in the last row - work sc, ch4, sc into the first ch2 space, work 5 trbl, ch3, 5 trbl into the center ch3 space, , work sc, ch4, sc into the next ch2 space, then work 10 trbls into each ch4 space and a sc, ch4, sc into the center of each shell from the row below til you get to the last ch space of the row, work 10trbl, ch2, trbl into that last ch space. Border row 4: ch1 slp into the first ch space, and ch6, work 10 trbl into the same space. Work 10 trbl into each ch4 space and work sc, ch4, sc into the middle 2 trbl of the 10 trble shells from the row below til you get to the center ch space - in the center ch space, work sc, ch6, sc, and continue to work 10 trbl into each ch4 space and a sc, ch4, sc into the center 2 trbl of the 10 trbl shells from the row below til you get to the last ch space of the row. Work 10 trbl, ch1, trbl into the last ch space of the row. Border row 5: (finishing row) ch 1 and slp stitch into the first ch space of the row, ch3, sc into the same space. Over the next 10 trbl shell work: sc into the first trbl, ch3, sc into the next 2 sc, ch3, sc over the next 2 sc, ch3, sc over the next 2 sc, ch3, sc over the next 2 sc, ch3, sc into the last sc of the 10trbl shell from the row below - you will have 10sc and 5 ch3 space picots in the shell, work 3sc, ch3, 3sc into the next ch4 space, continue to work like this til you get to the center ch space, work 4sc, ch3, 4sc into the center ch spc, and then continue to work the rest of the row in the same manner, working 5 ch3 picots into each 10 trbl shell, and 3sc, ch3, 3sc into each ch 4 space til you get to the last ch space of the row, sc, ch3, sc into the last ch space, and bind off. Weave in ends and block. I hope you love this pattern! Please message me on Facebook (Gosh Yarn Facebook page) or via Ravelry if you have any issues or need help!
