Princess Diana Vintage Crochet Shawl Pattern By: Roseanna Beck for AllFreeCrochet.com

For a shawl that embodies so much grace and beauty, you will want to work up the Princess Diana Vintage Crochet Shawl Pattern. Whether you make it as a fashion statement for a night out or as a prayer shawl for a strong woman you're thinking about, this shawl is a gorgeous find.

Made up of classic shell stitches as well as v stitches, this is one of the prettiest crochet wraps and shawls patterns you'll ever find. Plus, you will be warm and feel wonderful in this shawl. The rose blush colored yarn will look good with any complexion and adds to the coziness of the crochet pattern.

It has the air of pure regality that will make anyone feel royal while wearing this lovely shawl.

Crochet Gauge: 4 rows = 2"; Shell in sc = 2" Finished Size: 18 inches x 63 inches

Materials Needed: Abbreviations Used:

Crochet Hook: I/9 or 5.5 mm hook Shell: (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in space or stitch as indicated in instructions.

V Stitch (V st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in space or stitch as Yarn Weight: (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight indicated in instructions. and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Red Heart Soft: 4 skeins 9770 Rose Blush Note: Shawl is worked in two halves. The first half begins at the center of the shawl and is worked to

one end. The second half begins across the opposite side of the foundation chain and is worked to the other end.

For more projects, tips, and inspiration, visit www.allfreecrochet.com First Half Crochet Shawl Pattern: (beginning at center of shawl)

Row 1 (RS): Ch 74, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [skip ending with Shell in last V St, 2 dc in last stitch, 3 chs, Shell in next ch, skip 3 chs, sc in next ch] turn. across, turn. Rows 4 – 51: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for pattern. Row 2: Ch 3, dc in same stitch, [ch 1, V St in ch space of next Shell, ch 1, V St in next sc] across Row 52 (WS): (Sc, ch 3, sc) in first sc, *ch 3, sc ending with ch 1, 2 dc in last stitch, turn. in ch 1 space of Shell, ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, repeat from * across ending (sc, ch 3, sc) in Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first stitch, [Shell in ch space last sc and fasten off. of V St, sc in ch space of next V St] across,

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Second Half Crochet Shawl Pattern: Row 1 (RS): With right side facing and working ending with Shell in last V St, 2 dc in last stitch, across opposite side of foundation ch, sc in first turn. sc, [Shell in ch below Shell, sc in next sc] across ending sc in last sc, turn. Rows 4 – 51: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for pattern.

Row 2: Ch 3, dc in same stitch, [ch 1, V St in ch Row 52 (WS): (Sc, ch 3, sc) in first sc, *ch 3, sc space of next Shell, ch 1, V St in next sc] across in ch 1 space of Shell, ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ending with ch 1, 2 dc in last stitch, turn. sc, repeat from * across ending (sc, ch 3, sc) in last sc and fasten off. Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first stitch, [Shell in ch space of V St, sc in ch space of next V St] across,

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