This quick-to-stitch shawlette would be perfect for those cool evenings in the Fall. The shawl base is followed by a lace edging, resembling a string of paper dolls. It’s made in one piece and uses less than 2 hanks of Knit Picks Gloss Lace.
Paper Dolls Shawlette
designed by Kim Guzman © Sep. 2014
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Technique: Regular Crochet
Finished Size
After blocking, approximately 66” from side to side and 11” from top to bottom of edging at highest point.
Materials
Knit Picks Gloss Lace, 70% merino wool/30% silk, 440 yards per 50 gram hank: 2 hanks (shown in color mermaid)
Recommended Hook size: F-5 [3.75mm ]
Needle (for weaving ends)
Stitch markers (optional)
Gauge
Due to the nature of this project, gauge will vary dependent on your chosen yarn and hook size. Approximate gauge after blocking is: 6.5 shells for 19 rows = 4”.
Read more about making gauge.
Special Stitches
Shell (sh): (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch or st indicated.
Cluster (cl): yo, insert hook in ch or st indicated, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, [yo, insert hook in same ch or st indicated, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] 2 times, yo, pull through 4 lps on hook.
Beginning Cluster (bcl): ch 2, yo, insert hook in st indicated, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, pull through 3 lps on hook.
Additional Abbreviations
ch=chain; lp(s)=loop(s); mm=millimeters; rep=repeat; sc=single crochet; sk=skip; sl=slip; sp=space; st=stitch; tr=treble crochet; yo=yarn over
Notes
Project is made from top-down, in one piece.
If you crochet tightly, you may want to consider going up in hook size to a G or G7, maybe even an H if you crochet very tightly.
Crochet Pattern Instructions
Shawl Base
Row 1: Ch 279, sh in 3rd ch from hook, [sk 2 ch, sh in next ch] 92 times, turn—93 sh.
Row 2: Ch 2, sh in ch-2 sp of sh to last sh, turn without working into last sh—92 sh.
Rows 3-31: Rep row 2. On final row, 63 sh.
Note: With each repeat of Row 2, the shells decrease by one. If you find that you are inadvertently decreasing more than one shell, it is recommended that you use a stitch marker to mark the ends of your rows.
Row 32: Ch 2, sh in ch-2 sp of sh across [63 sh], sh in ch-2 sp of sh in all rows below [15 sh], turn—78 sh.
Row 33: Ch 2, sh in ch-2 sp of sh across [78 sh], sh in ch-2 sp of sh in all rows below, turn—93 sh. Do not fasten off.
Lace Edging
Row 1: Sl st to ch-2 sp of first sh, ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, [ch 3, cl in 3rd ch from hook, sc in next ch-2 sp of sh] 92 times, turn—92 cl.
Note: When making the cluster, it will tip horizontally across the row (for row 1 only).
Row 2: Bcl in first sc, [ch 3, cl in each sc across] 92 times, turn—93 cl.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first cl, ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, sk next cluster, 3 cl in next ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 cl in next ch-3 sp] 45 times, ch 3, sc in last cl, turn—46 3-cl groups.
Row 4: Ch 4 (counts as first tr), 6 tr in same sc, [ch 3, sc in center cl of 3-cl group, ch 3, 7 tr in next sc] 46 times, turn—47 7-tr groups.
Row 5: Ch 5 (counts as first tr plus ch 1), [tr in next tr, ch 1] 5 times, tr in next tr, *tr in next tr, [ch 1, tr in next tr] 6 times, rep from * across, turn—47 tr groups.
Note: There are no chain spaces between the tr groups.
Row 6: Bcl, [ch 3, sk tr, cl in next tr] 3 times, *cl in next tr, [ch 3, sk tr, cl in next tr] 3 times, rep from * across, turn.
Note: There are 4 clusters worked on the top of each tr group. The first and last clusters of each group have no chain spaces between them.
Row 7: Sl st to ch-3 sp, bcl in ch-3 sp, 2 cl in same ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 cl in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), ch 2, 3 cl in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 45 times, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 cl in last ch-3 sp, fasten off.
Finishing
Block as desired. Weave in ends carefully.