Width at neck edge: 37 inches
Width at bottom edge: 95 inches
Length: 16 inches
MATERIALS
Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima light (DK) weight pima cotton yarn (3 1/2 oz/220 yds/100g per skein) (3):
2 skeins each #3732 aqua and #3739 lime
Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima Hand Paints light (DK) weight pima cotton yarn (3 1/2 oz/220 yds/100g per skein):
3 skeins #9782 carnival mix
Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
When instructed to work into a V-stitch, work into the chain-1 space of the V-stitch unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.
Increase V-stitch (inc V-st): (Dc, [ch 1, dc] twice) in indicated st.
Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
Picot: Ch 3, sl st in back bar of 3rd ch (see illustration) from hook.
SHAWL
Row 1 (RS): With carnival mix, ch 155, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (154 sc)
Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in next st, sk next st, V-st (see Special Stitches) in next st, *sk next 2 sts, V-st in next st, rep from * to last 3 sts, sk next st, dc in each of last 2 sts, turn. (4 dc, 50 V-sts)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, [V-st in each of next 4 V-sts (see Pattern Notes), inc V-st (see Special Stitches) in next V-st] 5 times, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 4 V-sts] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 40 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next st, V-st in each V-st across, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 60 V-sts)
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in next st, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 5 V-sts] 5 times, [V-st in each of next 5 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 50 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 6: Rep row 4. (4 dc, 70 V-sts)
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next st, [V-st in each of next 6 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 6 V-sts] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 60 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 8: Rep row 4. (4 dc, 80 V-sts)
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in next st, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 7 V-sts] 5 times, [V-st in each of next 7 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 dc, 70 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 10: With WS facing, join (see Pattern Notes) lime in first dc, ch 3, dc in next st, V-st in each V-st across, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 90 V-sts)
Row 11: Ch 3, dc in next st, [V-st in each of next 8 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 8 V-sts] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 80 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 12: Rep row 4. Fasten off. (4 dc, 100 V-sts)
Row 13: With RS facing, join aqua in first dc, ch 3, dc in next st, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 9 V-sts] 5 times, [V-st in each of next 9 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 90 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 14: Rep row 4. (110 V-sts)
Row 15: Ch 3, dc in next st, [V-st in each of next 10 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 10 V-sts] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4 dc, 100 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Row 16: Rep row 4. (4 dc, 120 V-sts)
Row 17: Ch 3, dc in next st, [inc V-st in next V-st, V-st in each of next 11 V-sts] 5 times, [V-st in each of next 11 V-sts, inc V-st in next V-st] 5 times, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (4dc, 110 V-sts, 10 inc V-sts)
Rows 18 & 19: Rep row 4. At end of row 19, fasten off. (4 dc, 130 V-sts)
Row 20: Rep row 10.
Rows 21 & 22: Rep row 4. At end of row 22, fasten off.
Row 23: With RS facing, join carnival mix (see Tip) in first dc, ch 3, dc in next st, V-st in each V-st across, dc in next st, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn.
Rows 24-31: Rep row 4.
Row 32: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch-1 sp across to beg ch-3, sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (394 sts)
Row 33: With RS facing, sc join (see Special Stitches) lime in first st, 2 sc in next st, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in last st, turn. (396 sts)
Row 34: Ch 1, sc in each rem across, turn.
Row 35: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn. (79 ch-7 sps)
Row 36: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), sc in first ch-7 sp, *ch 7, sc in next ch-7 sp, rep from * across, ch 2, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 2 ch-2 sps, 78 ch-7 sps)
Row 37: Ch 3, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, 5 dc in each ch-7 sp across, dc in last ch-2 sp, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (395 sts)
Row 38: Ch 1, (sc, picot—see Special Stitches, sc) in first st, *sk next st, (sc, picot, sc) in next st, rep from * across. Fasten off. (198 picots)
Edging
Row 1: With WS facing, sc join lime in end of row 34, *working in ends of rows, 2 sc in each row across* to row 1, working on opposite side of foundation ch, 3 sc in first ch (corner), sc in each ch across to last ch, 3 sc in last ch (corner), rep between * to row 34, sc in row 34, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, working 3 sc in center st of each corner. Fasten off.
TIP If the multicolor yarn begins to pool, alternate rows in that section with a second ball of the same yarn to keep the random play of colors.
