Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" PERMANENT "CRIMP SET" NYLON
or
"DAWN" BRAEBURN SPORT YARN
or
"DAWN" SOCK & SWEATER YARN
12 ozs. National Blue or Med. Blue.
2 ozs. Sand.
and
"STAR" RAYON CROCHET, Article 700
5 balls Buttercup.
2 balls each Red and Black.
Plastic crochet hook No. 4 or F.
With Blue, ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 d c in each row) and work 11 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in next d c, * 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next d c (corner), 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from twice, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next d c, join in 3rd st of ch.
3rd Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each d c, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in the ch 2 loop at each corner, join in 3rd st of ch. Repeat last row 3 times, cut yarn (22 d c on each side).
7th Row. Attach Buttercup, ch 1 and work 1 s c in each d c, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in the ch 2 loop at each corner, join in ch 1.
8th Row. Ch 1, work 1 s c in each s c, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in the ch 3 loop at each corner, cut yarn.
9th Row. Attach Blue, work same as 3rd row, cut yarn.
10th and 11th Rows. Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th and 8th rows, cut yarn.
12th Row. Attach Blue, work 1 d c in each s c, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in the ch 3 loop at each corner.
13th to 16th Rows. Work same as 3rd row, cut yarn (54 d c on each side).
17th Row. Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th row, cut yarn.
18th Row. Attach Black, work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
19th to 23rd Rows. Attach Blue, work same as 12th to 16th rows, cut yarn.
24th and 25th Rows. Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th and 8th rows, cut yarn.
26th Row. Attach Sand, ch 3 (counts as part of 1st cluster st), d c in same space, * ch 1, skip 1 st, 2 d c cluster st in next st (2 d c cluster st: 2 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time), repeat from * all around working 2 cluster sts with ch 2 between in the ch 3 loop at each corner, join in 3rd st of ch, cut yarn (43 cluster sts on each side).
27th Row. Attach Red Rayon, work same as 7th row,working 1 s c in each cluster st and 1 s c in each ch 1.
28th Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each s c, working 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in the ch 3 loop at each corner, join.
29th Row. Work same as 7th row, cut yarn.
30th Row. Attach Sand, work same as 26th row, cut yarn.
31st Row. Attach Buttercup, work same as 27th row.
32nd Row. Work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
33rd to 37th Rows. Attach Blue, work same as 12th to 16th rows, cut yarn.
38th Row. Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th row, cut yarn.
39th Row. Attach Black, work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
40th Row. Attach Blue, work same as 26th row, cut yarn.
41st, 42nd & 43rd Rows. Attach Buttercup, work same as 27th, 28th and 29th rows, cut yarn.
44th Row. Attach Blue, work same as 26th row, cut yarn.
45th Row. Attach Black, work same as 27th row, cut yarn.
46th Row. Attach Buttercup, work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
Repeat the 19th to 46th rows once, cut yarn.
75th Row. Attach Blue and work 1 s c in each s c, working 3 s c in the ch 3 loop at each corner, join, cut yarn.
FRINGE: Wind Blue over a 10 inch cardboard, cut loops at one end. Using 2 strands, double in half and knot fringe in every other st across each side and one in each of the 3 sts at each corner around entire shawl. * Take half of one group of fringe and half of next group of fringe, knot together ¾ inch from 1st row of knots, repeat all around, then repeat from * for another row of knots. Trim fringe evenly.
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