Summer Nights Crochet Shawl

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials

• Summer Nights Yarn from Lion Brand Yarn less than 874 yards (2 skeins) or any Super Fine 1 weight yarn
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• yarn needle
• scissors

Crochet Abbreviations

• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• x = times

Finished Size

• 60″ from the widest point to the widest point x 28″ height unblocked

Gauge

• 15 sts are approximately 4″
• Gauge is not important for this shawl, and will still fit great if a different gauge is used.

Notes

Please read the note section to fully understand the pattern

• The entire pattern is worked, by holding 2 skeins of yarn together at the same time.
• Ch 1’s do NOT count as a ST
• ch 3’s at the beginning of the row DO count as a dc st.
• Each row will start with a ch 3, dc 2x in the next st
• Each row will end with a 3 dc’s at the top of the turning chain from the row before.
• Written in standard US terms

The Easy Crochet Shawl Pattern

*see the stitch chart below the pattern for extra help with stitch placement for the first 4 rows.

Row 1: Start with a ch 3, in the 3rd ch from the hook dc 2 times, ch 2, dc 3 times in the same stitch, turn. (6)

Row 2: ch 3, 2 dc in first st, sk 2 st’s and ch 1, dc 3 times in the ch 2 space from the row before, ch 2, dc 3 more times in the same ch 2 space, sk 2 sts, ch 1, end with 3 dc’s in the last st, turn. (12)

Row 3: ch 3, dc 2 times in the first st,  ch 1, dc, hdc, sc in the next ch 1 space, ch 1, dc 3 times in the next ch 2 space from the row before, ch 2, dc 3 times in the same ch 2 space, ch 1, sc, hdc, dc in the next ch 1 space, ch 1, sk 2 sts, dc 3 times into the last st(or turning ch), turn. (18)

Row 4: ch 3, dc 2 times in the first st, ch 1, * dc, hdc, sc, in the next ch 1 space, ch 1, repeat from * 1 time, dc 3 times in the next ch 2 space from the row before, ch 2, dc 3 times in the same space, ch 1, **sc, hdc, d, ch 1 in the next ch 1 space from the row before, repeat from * 1 time, dc 3 times in the top of the last st (or turning ch), turn. (24)

Row 5 – 28: The remaining rows are worked like row 4 but since we are increasing each round there will always be two more chain 1 spaces in each row to work into. For example, in row 3 there were 4 chain 1 spaces, in row 4 there were 6 chain 1 spaces which means that each row has an increase of six stitches since we always work 3 stitches into each ch 1 space.

Row 29 – 35: Work the same as row 4 but use ONLY double crochets in place of the single and half double crochets throughout the remaining rows.

Since there are TWO additional chain 1 spaces in each round, then we will always have an increase of SIX stitches in each round.

The count of each round will be as follows, starting with row 5

Stitch Count for Rows 5- 35: 30,36,42,48,54,60,66,72,78,84,90,96,102,108,114,120,126,132,138,144,150,156, 162,168,174,180,186,192,198, 204 & 210

Finishing: Fasten off and weave in loose ends with a yarn needle.