Craving a crochet shawl with some texture and repetition I cast on, letting the pattern flow and grow. I added an elegant edging with 2 different options which can be repeated as often as one chooses. I finished with a picot edge to match the outside turning edge.
“Owl’s Clover” is a species of plant in the same family as Indian Paintbrush, commonly found in the desert areas of California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Yarn
Main Color: 400yds (365 m)/100g of fingering weight yarn; shown in Marianated Scrumptious HT (80% superwash merino/10% cashmere/10% nylon) The forest through the trees
Contrasting Color: For 3 edge rows: 170yds (155 m) 45g; shown in solstice Midsommar Sock (75% superwash merino/15% cashmere/10% silk) Wild Iris
Hook
G hook (4mm)
Notions
Darning needle
Gauge
6 rows & 7 (3hdc) across in body pattern = 4”
Size
18” deep x 64” wide
Abbreviations (US terminology)
Please see our standard abbreviations.
ch2-sp – chain 2 space
ch5-sp -chain 5 space
fan – 3 hdc in same st
dcp – [yo, insert hook through sc, yo & pull through 2 sts] rep twice (4 sts on hook), yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook
p – picot: ch3 sc into sc of row below
ps – (puff stitch) [yo, insert hook through sc, yo, pull lp through st] rep twice, insert hook, yo, pull lp through all 7 loops on hook, ch 1.
ps-cl – (puff stitch cluster): [ps, ch3] twice, ps into same st
Charts
See written instructions for repeats and when to change to CC.
Chart 1
Chart 2
Legend
Shawl Instructions
(see chart 1)
With MC:
Row 1: Ch2, sc into first ch. T.
Row 2: P, ch2, dc into ch2sp. T.
Row 3: Ch3, sc into 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sc into dc. T.
Row 4: P, ch2, fan into sc, dc into ch2-sp. T.
Row 5: Ch3, sc into 3rd ch from hook, ch2, sc into dc, ch2, sc into 1st hdc of fan, ch2, skip middle hdc, sc into last hdc of fan. T.
Row 6: P, ch2, fan into each sc of row below to end, dc into turning ch2-sp. T.
Row 7: Ch3, sc into 3rd ch from hook, ch2, sc into sp between dc and fan, *ch2, sc into last hdc of fan; rep from * to last fan, ending with a sc into ch2-sp. T.
Row 8: P, ch2, fan into each sc of row below to end, dc into turning ch2-sp. T.
Body
(see chart 1 Rows 7 & 8)
Row 7: Ch3, sc into 3rd ch from hook, ch2, sc into sp between dc and fan, *ch2, sc into last hdc of fan; rep from * to last fan, ending with a sc into ch2-sp. T.
Row 8: P, ch2, fan into each sc of row below to end, dc into turning ch2sp. T.
Rep Rows 7 & 8 until you have 46 fans.
Finish by working Row 1 once more. Cut MC.
Edge
(see chart 2)
Repeats of Rows 3 & 4 and/or Rows 5 & 6 can be added/exchanged for a larger shawl.
With MC:
Row 1: Ch3, sc into 3rd ch from hook (this is turning ch2-sp), *ch2, sc into 1st hdc of fan, ch2, skip middle hdc, sc into last hdc of fan; rep from * to last fan. Cut MC.
With CC:
Row 2: Ch3, sk one ch2-sp in row below, *ps-cl into 2nd ch2-sp in row below, sc into next ch2-sp; rep from * to last ch2-sp, ps-cl into turning ch2-sp. T.
Row 3: Ch5, p, *ch5, [sc into ps, ch3] x 2, sc into ps; rep from * through 2nd to last ps-cl in row below, ch5, sc into 1st ps of last ps-ch in row below, ch3, sc into middle ps. T.
Row 4: Ch3, *ps-cl into ch5-sp, sc into middle ps; rep from * to last ps-cl in row below, ps-cl into ch5-sp, sc into p. T.
Row 5: Rep Row 3.
Row 6: Ch1, *3dcp into ch5-sp, sk sc and ch3, sc into 2nd sc; rep from * finishing with sc into p. T.
Row 7: *P into sc, sc into sp between sc and first dcp, sc into dcp, sc into sp between first and second dcp, p into 2nd dcp, sc into sp between second and third dcp, sc into third dcp, sc into sp last dcp and sc; rep from * to p in middle of last fan.
Finishing
Cut yarn, pull through. Weave in ends, soak and gently block your shawl.
About the Designer: Linette Grayum
Linette learned to knit when she was young. She recently picked it back up and has been knitting and designing ever since, pushing her experience and knowledge with every project.
With an active family she knits mostly outdoors–hiking, rock climbing and camping–and finds her inspirations there.
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