Whew! We made it! I attended the SNAP Conference last week and was able to squeeze in some time during the sessions and “chat time” with my other yarnie friends to finish the beautiful edging of the Naturally Southern Shawl! I hope you really like it. I totally think it gives the shawl such an elegant look don’t you?
If this is the first you are seeing of this project, you’ll need to get started with the body of the Naturally Southern shawl first then come back here for the edging.
Supplies:
- Premier Cotton Fair, #2 Sport Weight Yarn, 52% Cotton, 48% Acrylic, 317 yards/100g, Colorway: Turquoise (2 balls) NOTE: I had approximately 10 yards of yarn leftover after completing the pattern. If you crochet “loose”, you may need 3 balls to complete the entire shawl (body and edging).
- Hook Size: G/4.00
- Tapestry Needle for Weaving in the ends.
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
RS – Right Side
sc – single crochet
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
Gauge: 20 dc st and 8 rows = 4″
Finished Measurements: 74″ x 16″
Notes:
- Multiples of 15 plus 2
- Ch 3 counts as the first dc in the pattern. (See Alternative Technique)
- Should you decide to use the alternative method, when the pattern states to ch 4, crochet the alternative method then chain 1.
- Should you decide to use the alternative method, when the pattern states to ch 5, crochet the alternative method then chain 2.
- Ch 4 counts as the first dc and ch 1 in the pattern (not using the alternative method).
- Ch 5 counts as the first dc and ch 2 in the pattern (not using the alternative method).
- On Row 1, you’ll want to make sure you have multiples of 15 plus 2, so I marked Row 66 with a stitch marker and row 72 with a stitch marker. That is what I considered my “center” because it’s where there was no increasing in the shawl pattern. I had 128 sc sts coming up to the first stitch marker, so I knew that I needed 128 sts going down the side after the other stitch marker. That would give me 256 sts. The closest to multiples of 15 plus 2 would be 272 sts. So, I crocheted 16 sc sts from the first stitch marker to the second stitch marker. Your count may be different that mine but this was just to show you an example of how I decided to do Row 1. Because there were “extra” stitches between Rows 66-72, it gave the center a nice drape.
Special Stitches:
- V-stitch (V-st): (dc, ch 1, dc)
- Picot: ch 3, insert hook in back loop of first sc, yo, pull through back loop and stitch on hook.
Pattern Instructions
Row 1: (RS) sl st in first st, ch 1, sc in first st, sc evenly across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (See Pattern Notes), skip next st, V-st (See Special Stitches), in next st, *skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st, repeat from * across until last 2 sts, skip next st, dc in last st, turn.
Row 3: Ch 5, (See Pattern Notes), sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 5, sc) in each ch-1 sp across to last ch-1 sp, ch 2, dc in top of ch 3, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, *(sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sc in next ch-5 sp**, 7 dc in next ch-5 sp, repeat from * across, ending last repeat at ** 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in top of ch 3, turn.
Row 5: Ch 4 (See Pattern Notes), (dc in next st, ch 1) 3 times, *(sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 2 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 1**, (dc in next st, ch 1) 7 times, repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **, (dc in next st, ch 1) 3 times, dc in top of ch 3, turn.
Row 6: Ch 5, skip next ch-1 sp, (dc in next st, ch 2) 3 times, *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, skip next ch-1 sp**, (dc in next st, ch 2) 7 times, repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **, (dc in next st, ch 2) 3 times, dc in top of ch 3, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in first st, picot (See Special Stitches), (sc in ch-2 sp, picot, dc in next dc) 3 times, *picot, sc in next ch-2 sp, picot**, (sc picot, sc) in next ch-5 sp, picot, (sc in next ch-2 sp, picot, dc in next dc) 7 times, repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **, (sc in ch-2 sp, picot, dc in next dc) 3 times, picot, sc in ch-2 sp, sc in last st. Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
Optional Top Edging:
With RS facing, sl st to first st, ch 1, sc in each sp evenly across. Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
