Glaucus Shawl - Benjamin Krudwig
Glaucus was the name of Athena's owl in Greek mythology. I felt like this shawl emanated a sense of class and wisdom, qualities which Athena was known for. The shape is vaguely reminiscent of the textured wings of an owl. The shawl starts in a simple single crochet, then evolves into an undulating section, which blooms into a triple crochet fan-lace pattern. Though a bit of a challenge, this shawl is a quick project, taking only a few hours.
Yarn: One skein each of Anzula's Oasis in Lapis and Terra Cotta or any other DK weight yarn in two colorways. Yardage: 375 yards per skein, 750 yards total Crochet Hook: size G Gauge: 14 st X 14 rows = 4" X 4" square Finished wingspan: Approximately 6o” tip to tip For stitch diagrams, refer to the last page. Start in color A Row 1: create a sc foundation row of 32. Place stitch markers in stitcl. Row 2: inc, inc, sc, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 15, inc. Row 3: sc 38 Row 4: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 8, inc, sc 16, inc. Row 5: sc 44 Row 6: sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 17, inc. Switch to color B Row 7: spike stitch over the next 50 stitches. Row 8: sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 18, inc. Switch to color A Row 9: sc 56 Row 10: sc 4, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 5, sc 7, inc, sc 11, inc, sc 19, inc. Row 11: sc 62 Row 12: sc 5, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 8, inc, sc 12, inc, sc 20, inc. Row 13: sc 68 Row 14: sc 6, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 13, inc, sc 21, inc. Switch to color B Row 15: Spike stitch over the next 74 stitches Row 16: sc 7, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 8, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 14, inc, sc 22, inc. Switch to color A Row 17: sc 80 Row 18: sc 8, inc, sc 8, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 11, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 23, inc. Row 19: sc 86 Row 20: sc 9, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 12, inc, sc 16, inc, sc 24, inc. Row 21: Sc 92 Row 22: sc 10, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 11, inc, sc 13, inc, sc 17, inc, sc 25, inc Switch to color B Row 23: spike stitch over the next 98 stitches Row 24: sc 11, inc, sc 11, inc, sc 12, inc, sc 14, inc, sc 18, inc, sc 26, inc. Switch to color A Row 25: (sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc) X 13 Row 26: sc 12, inc, sc 12, inc, sc 13, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 19, inc, sc 27, inc Row 27: sc 110 Row 28: sc 13, inc, sc 13, inc, sc 14, inc, sc 16, inc, sc 20, inc, sc 28, inc. Row 29: sc 2, (sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc) X 14, sc 2. Row 30: sc 14, inc, sc 14, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 17, inc, sc 21, inc, sc 29, inc. Switch to color B Row 31: Spike stitch over then next 122 stitches. Row 32: sc 15, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 16, inc, sc 18, inc, sc 22, inc, sc 30, inc. Switch to color A Row 33: (sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc) X 16 Row 34: sc 16, inc, sc 16, inc, sc 17, inc, sc 19, inc, sc 23, inc, sc 31, inc. Row 35: sC 134 Row 36: sc 17, inc, sc 17, inc, sc 18, inc, sc 20, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 32, inc. Row 37: sc 2 (sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc) X17, sc 2 Row 38: sc 18, inc, sc 18, inc, sc 19, inc, sc 21, inc, sc 25, inc sc 33, inc. Switch to color B Row 39: spike stitch over the next 146 stitches Row 40: sc 19, inc, sc 19, inc, sc 20, inc, sc 22, inc, sc 26, inc, sc 34, inc. Switch to color A Row 41: (sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc) X 19 Row 42: sc 20, inc, sc 20, inc, sc 21, inc, sc 23, inc, sc 27, inc, sc 35, inc. Row 43: sc 158 Row 44: sc 21, inc, sc 21, inc, sc 22, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 28, inc, sc 36, inc. Row 45: sc 2, (sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc) X 20, sc 2 Row 46: sc 22, inc, sc 22, inc, sc 23, inc, sc 25, inc, sc 29, inc, sc 37, inc. Switch to color B Row 47: spike stitch over the next 170 stitches Row 48: sc 23, inc, sc 23, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 26, inc, sc 30, inc, sc 38, inc. Continue using color B Row 49: (dc, skip 2, tr 3 in next stitch, tr 3 in next stitch, skip 2, dc) X 22 Row 50: sc 24, inc, sc 24, inc, sc 25, inc, sc 27, inc, sc 31, inc, sc 39, inc. Row 51: dc 3 (dc, skip 2, tr 3 in next stitch, tr 3 in next stitch, skip 2, dc) X 22, dc 3 Row 52: sc 25, inc, sc 25, inc, sc 26, inc, sc 28, inc, sc 32, inc, sc 40, inc. Row 53: dc 2 (dc, skip 2, tr 3 in next stitch, tr 3 in next stitch, skip 2, dc) X 23, dc 2 Row 54: sc 26, inc, sc 26, inc, sc 27, inc, sc 29, inc, sc 33, inc, sc 41, inc. Switch to color A Row 55: sc 194 Row 56: sc 27, inc, sc 27, inc, sc 28, inc, sc 30, inc, sc 34, inc, sc 42, inc. Switch to color B Row 49: (dc, skip 2, tr 3 in next stitch, tr 3 in next stitch, skip 2, de) X 25 Row 50: sc 28, inc, sc 28, inc, sc 29, inc, sc 31, inc, sc 35, inc, sc 43, inc. Row 51: dc 3 (dc, skip 2, tr 3 in next stitch, tr 3 in next stitch, skip 2, dc) X 25, dc 3 Row 52: sc 29, inc, sc 29, inc, sc 30, inc, sc 32, inc, sc 36, inc, sc 44, inc. Row 53: dc 2 (dc, skip 2, tr 3 in next stitch, tr 3 in next stitch, skip 2, dc) X 26, dc 2 Row 54: sc 30, inc, sc 30, inc, sc 31, inc, sc 33, inc, sc 37, inc, sc 45, inc. Switch to colorA RoW 55: SC 218 Row 56: sc 31, inc, sc 31, inc, sc 32, inc, sc 34, inc, sc 38, inc, sc 46, inc. Edging: This edging is worked over 4 stitch repeats. sc 2, (sc, ch 4, tr 3 times in the same stitch, skip 2, slst in 4th stitch) X 54, sc 2. Finish by gently hand-washing and then blocking.
The Glaucus Shawl can also be worn in a kerchief style.
