I have the best group ever (ELK Studio Crocheters) but probably one of the most demanding too….. (I still love ya’ll)! Everyone is so excited about getting the Southern Diamonds Shawl Crochet-Along Week 3 done, and I figured I might as well so some of you will stop yourself from crocheting multiple shawls of Rows 1-11 that just end up WIP’s (Works in Progress) anyway! Maybe not right? How many of you will actually finish all those shawls you think?

It’s been an amazing week seeing all the pictures for Week 2! Wanna see them? Scroll down to the bottom of the blog post to see just a portion of the beauties!

Here ya go everyone! Let’s get started with Week 3!

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Pattern Instructions

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Supplies:

Premier Cotton Fair Yarn, 3.5 oz/317 yards, 52% cotton, 48% Acrylic, Colorway is Blue Iris (3 Skeins)
Hook Size: G/4.0 mm
Tapestry Needle for weaving in the ends.

Abbreviations:
beg – beginning
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
rem – remaining
sc – single crochet
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)

Special Stitches:
V Stitch (V-st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp
Shell: (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp

Gauge: 6 V-sts and 8 rows = 4”

Finished Measurements: 41” x 24”

Notes:
Ch 3 counts as the first dc unless otherwise stated.

Week 3/Rows 12-27

Row 12: Ch 3, V-st in first st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 17 times, skip next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 17 times, skip next st, V-st and dc in top of ch 3, turn. (38 V-sts, 6 dc)

Row 13: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 19 times, dc in last 2 sts before center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 19 times, skip next st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (130 dc)

Row 14: Ch 3, V-st in first st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 20 times, dc in last st before center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 20 times, skip next st, V-st and dc in top of ch 3, turn. (44 V-sts, 8 dc)

Row 15: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 22 times, skip next 2 sts, 3 dc in st, skip next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next st, 3 dc in next st, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 22 times, skip next st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (150 dc)

Row 16: Ch 3, V-st in first st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 23 times, dc in last 2 sts before center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 23 times, skip next st, V-st and dc in top of ch 3, turn. (50 V-sts, 10 dc)

Row 17: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across until center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across until last st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (170 dc)

Row 18: Ch 3, 2 dc in first st, skip next st, shell in next st, (skip next 4 sts, shell in next st) 16 times, skip next 2 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next 2 sts, shell in next st, (skip next 4 sts, shell in next st) 16 times, skip next st, 3 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (34 shells, 10 dc)

Row 19: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, dc in next st, skip next 2 sts and ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next st, [skip next (ch-1 sp, 2 sts, ch-1 sp), 5 dc in next st] 16 times, skip next ch-1 sp and st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, skip next st and ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next st, [skip next (ch-1 sp, 2 sts, ch-1 sp), 5 dc in next st] 16 times, skip next ch-1 sp and 2 sts, dc in next st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (190 dc)

Row 20: Ch 3, 2 dc in first st, skip next st, shell in next st, (skip nex 4 sts, shell in next st) 18 times, skip next 2 sts, (2 dc ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next 2 sts, shell in next st, (skip next 4 sts, shell in next st) 18 times, skip next st, 3 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (38 shells, 10 dc)

Row 21: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across until center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across until last st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (210 dc)

Row 22: Ch 3, V-st in first st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 33 times, skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 33 times, skip next st, V-st and dc in top of ch 3, turn. (70 V-sts, 10 dc)

Row 23: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 35 times, skip next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st, skip next st, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next st, skip next st, 3 dc in next st, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 35 times, skip next st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (230 dc)

Row 24: Ch 3, V-st in first st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 37 times, skip next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 37 times, skip next st, V-st and dc in top of ch 3, turn. (78 V-sts, 6 dc)

Row 25: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 39 times, dc in last 2 sts before center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in nst 2 sts, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 39 times, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (250 dc)

Row 26: Ch 3, V-st in first st, skip next st, V-st in next St, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st 40 times, dc in last st before center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next st, skip next st, V-st in next st, (skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st) 40 times, skip next st, V-st and dc in top of ch 3, turn. (84 V-sts, 8 dc)

Row 27: Ch 3, 3 dc in first st, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across until center, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across until last st, 4 dc in top of ch 3, turn. (270 dc)