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For the shawl in the picture I used 3 skeins of Country Blue Caron's Simply Soft, and a Susan Bates size H hook.
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The Foundation Chain
There are two ways of determining how many chains you'll need for this pattern: use the pattern repeat to determine a number and then make that many chains, or just start chaining. If you prefer the first method, pick a multiple of 10 and add 14. If you like the second, make a chain that will reach from the fingers of one hand to the fingers of the other when your arms are outstretched, plus a little extra. |
Special Stitch
dc2together:I'd actually call it a cluster, except that there are only two dc--
yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull through loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook, yarn over, insert hook in SAME stitch, yarn over, pull through loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook, yarn over and pull through remaining loops on hook.
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Pattern Rows
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Row 1:Sc in 9th ch from hook, ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, (ch 3, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch) across until you have fewer than 10 ch left, ch 3, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch, turn. If you have any chains in the foundation chain left, leave them unworked. When you complete the shawl, undo those chains and weave in the end. |
| Row 2:Ch 1,sc in 1st dc, (ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, in ch-1 sp work [dc2together, ch 2, dc2together, ch 2, dc2together], ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp) to the end, working last sc in 4th ch from the last sc of previous row, turn. |
| Row 3:Ch1, sc in 1st sc, ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, (ch 1, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp) to end, placing last sc in last sc of previous row, turn. |
| Row 4:Ch 5, sk ch-3 sp, sc in 1st ch-1 sp,(ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, in ch-1 sp work [dc2together, ch 2, dc2together, ch 2, dc2together], ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp) to last ch-1 sp, turn. (Note that this is the first decreasing row) |
| Row 5:Ch 5, sk ch-3 sp, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, (ch 1, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp) to end, placing last sc in last sc of previous row, turn. |
| Row 6-?:Alternate rows 4 and 5 as many times as needed, ending with row 5. Each row will decrease at both the beginning and the end of the row. |
