Shetland Shawl

Size 48 inches square

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Shetland Floss

8 skeins white

3 skeins colored

1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 4

INSTRUCTIONS

(Written for white and blue.)

Begin with a chain of 4 stitches and join to a ring.

1st row: Make a single crochet in the ring; then make a chain of 3 stitches and a single crochet and repeat this, until you have the chain of 3 stitches, 8 times. Join row with a slip stitch in 1st single crochet.

2nd row: Make a slip stitch in the chain of 3 stitches and a single crochet in center of same chain, taking up in double stitch. Now make a chain of 3 stitches and a single crochet in center of next chain of 3 stitches on 1st row, then a chain of 3 stitches and a single crochet again in center of same chain. This makes the increasing for the corner.

Repeat increasing in every other chain on 1st row (4 corners). Join row by making a slip stitch in the single crochet.

3rd row: Make a chain of 3 stitches and a single crochet in center of 1st chain of 3 stitches on preceding row. Repeat this; increase in the corners same as on 2nd row and work around without joining.

Continue until you have about 14 inches from center.

Next row. Start border with blue yarn: Make a loop on the hook (to start with). * Put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop in space below the chain of 3 stitches; yarn over, take up another loop in same space. Put yarn over hook and pull through 4 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops; make a chain of 2 stitches and repeat from * to end of row, increasing 1 stitch in each corner.

Make another row in white and 1 in blue.

Work 5 rows in white, same as at start, 4 rows in blue, with the stitch for border, 5 rows in white, same as at start, 1 row in blue, 1 row in white and 1 row in blue with the stitch for border, then 5 rows in white same as at start.

Make scallops on edge.

1st row, in white: Make 2 double crochet, 1 chain and 2 more double crochet in every other space on preceding row, closer in corners.

2nd row, in blue: Make a slip stitch over the chain of 3 stitches between 2 scallops on preceding row, then make a chain of 8 138stitches and another slip stitch over the next chain between 2 scallops, and repeat.

3rd row, in white: Make 2 double crochet, 1 chain and 2 more double crochet over the blue chain and the 1 chain in center of scallop on preceding row and repeat this in every scallop.

4th row, in blue: Make a slip stitch between 2 scallops on preceding row. Make 1 chain and 1 double crochet in space between the 1st and 2nd double crochet, 1 chain and 1 double crochet in next space.

Make the picot: A chain of 3 stitches, make 1 single crochet in the 2 loops below the chain. Make 1 double crochet in same space in center, 1 chain and 1 double crochet in next space, 1 chain and the slip stitch between the scallops and repeat to end of row.

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