Crochet Now - UK (2019-10)

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Accessory

4-ply 3.5mm

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Yarn used

Rico Essentials Cotton

6 balls in Navy Blue 006 (MC)

Rico Creative Lamè

2 balls in gold 002 (CC)

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About the yarn

Cotton

4-ply; 170m per 50g ball;

100% cotton Lamé

Thread; 135m per 25g ball; 62% polyester,

38% polyamide

Tension

19 sts x 10 rows = approximately

10cm over tr

1 motif = approximately 10cm square

Hook used

3.5mm

Other supplies

12cm-square cardboard

Sizing

62cm length x 124cm wingspan

Start crocheting

Main Shawl
Row 1: With MC and working into a
magic ring, 3 ch (counts as 1 tr here and
throughout), 2 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr. Turn. 6 sts
Row 2: 3 ch, 2 tr in first st, 2 tr, [2 tr, 2 ch,
2 tr] in 2ch-sp, 2 tr, 3 tr in last st. Turn. 14 sts
Row 3: 3 ch, 2 tr in first st, tr across to
corner 2ch-sp, [2 tr, 2 ch, 2 tr] in 2ch-sp,
tr across to last st, 3 tr in last st. Turn.
(8 sts inc’d) 22 sts

Rows 4-35: As Row 3. 278 sts

Fasten off.

Motif (make 15)

Make 7 in colourway 1:

Rnd 1: MC.

Rnd 2: CC.

Rnd 3: MC.

Rnd 4: CC.

Rnd 5: MC.

Make 8 in colourway 2:

Rnd 1: CC.

Rnd 2: MC.

Rnd 3: CC.

Rnd 4: MC.

Rnd 5: CC.

Motif

Rnd 1: Working into a magic ring, 3 ch

(counts as 1 tr here and throughout), 2 tr,

2 ch, [3 tr, 2 ch] 3 times, join with sl st in

top of beg 3 ch. Fasten off. 12 tr

Rnd 2: Join in any 2ch-sp, [3 ch, 1 tr, 2 ch,

2 tr] in corner 2ch-sp, 3 tr, *[2 tr, 2 ch, 2

tr] in corner 2ch-sp, 3 tr; rep from * twice

more, join with sl st in top of beg 3 ch.

Fasten off. 28 tr

Rnd 3: Join in any 2ch-sp, [3 ch, 1 tr, 2 ch,

2 tr] in corner 2ch-sp, tr across to next

corner 2ch-sp, *[2 tr, 2 ch, 2 tr] in corner

2ch-sp, tr across to next corner 2ch-sp;

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rep from * twice more, join with sl st in

top of beg 3 ch. Fasten off. 44 tr

Rnds 4-5: As Rnd 3. 76 tr

Fasten off.

Half Motif (make 2)

Rep rows 1-5 of Main Shawl changing

colour on each row as in colourway 1.

Making up

Arrange motifs as shown in schematic. With

RS facing, sew together with whipstitch,

then sew to last row of Main Shawl. Weave

in ends.

Edging

Row 1: With RS facing, join MC at top-left

corner, 1 ch (does not count as a st here

and throughout), dc across bottom edge

of Shawl. Turn.

Row 2: 1 ch, dc across. Fasten off.

Tassels (make 3)

Wrap CC around 12cm piece of cardboard

100 times. Thread a 20cm length of yarn

under loops and tie at top. Cut yarn along

the bottom of cardboard. Wrap and tie

another length of yarn about 1cm down

from initial tie at top. Trim tassels evenly.

Straighten yarn in tassel with steam from

iron, do not touch iron to yarn.

Attach a tassel to each corner of shawl.

Schematic