Crocheted Lace Triangle Shawl Design by Lisa Gentry

Skill Level Special Stitch dtr (double-treble crochet): Yo 3 times, insert hook in st and draw up a lp, [yo and pull through 2 lps on hook] 4 Finished Measurements times. 23" long by 63" wide, after blocking. (Note: Shawl will stretch slightly in each direction as it is worn.) Special Terms V-St: (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in indicated stitch. Always work V- Materials St in ch-1 sp of Shell unless otherwise indicated. Yarn: Premier Yarns Spangle (75% acrylic/25% metallic; Shell: (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in indicated stitch. Always work 165 yards; 1¾ ounces) Shell in ch-2 sp of V-St unless otherwise indicated. • 11-204 Mardi Gras – 6 balls Crochet Hook: US J-10 (6mm) or size to obtain gauge Abbreviations Extras: Yarn needle, rust-proof T-pins ch – chain; dc – double crochet; lp(s) – loops; patt – pattern; rep – repeat; RS – right side; sk – skip; sp – Gauge: 1 patt repeat (V-St, ch 2, Shell, ch 2) = 2¼", 10 space; st(s) – stitch(es); WS – wrong side; yo – yarn over; rows = 4" in patt. Use any size hook necessary to obtain [ ] – repeat instructions inside brackets the number of the specified gauge. times specified; * – repeat instructions after asterisk as specified.

SHAWL: Ch 6. Row 1 (WS): (V-St, dtr) in 6th ch from hook (skipped ch-5 counts as dtr), turn. Row 2 (RS): Ch 5 (counts as dtr throughout), (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in V-St, dtr in top of turning ch-5, turn. Row 3: Ch 5, 3 dc in first dc, ch 2, V-St in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 1 dc, 3 dc in last dc, dtr in top of turning ch-5, turn. Row 4: Ch 5, 3 dc in first dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, V-St in next dc, ch 2, Shell in V-St, ch 2, V-St in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dtr in top of turning ch-5 – 1 Shell, 2 V-Sts. Row 5: Ch 5, V-St in first dc, ch 2, Shell in next V-St, ch 2, V-St in next Shell, ch 2, Shell in next V-St, ch 2, V-St in last dc, dtr in top of turning ch-5 – 2 Shells, 3 V-Sts. Row 6: Ch 5, * Shell in next V-St, ch 2, V-St in next Shell, ch 2; rep from * to last V-St, Shell in last V-St, dtr in top of turning ch-5 – 3 Shells, 2 V-Sts. Row 7: Ch 5, 3 dc in first dc, ch 2, * V-St in next Shell, ch 2, Shell in next V-St, ch 2; rep from * to last Shell, V-St in last Shell, ch 2, 3 dc in last dc, dtr in top of turning ch-5 – 2 Shells, 3 V-Sts. Row 8: Ch 5, 3 dc in first dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, V-St in next dc, ch 2, * Shell in next V-St, ch 2, V-St in next Shell; rep from * to last V-St, Shell in last V-St, ch 2, V-St in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dtr in top of turning ch-5 – 3 Shells, 4 V-Sts. Row 9: Ch 5, V-St in first dc, ch 2, * Shell in next V-St, ch 2, V-St in next Shell, ch 2; rep from * to last V-St, Shell in last V-St, ch 2, V-St in last dc, dtr in top of turning ch-5 –

4 Shells, 5 V-Sts.

Rows 10-53: Rep Rows 6-9 eleven times – 26 Shells, 27 V-Sts. Last Row (RS): Ch 5, work 6 dc in each Shell and V-St across row, dtr in turning ch-5; fasten off.

Finishing Weave in ends. Pin shawl to measurements on a towel- covered soft surface, such as a mattress. Mist gently with cool water until damp. Let dry before removing pins.