Speckled Wings Shawl by Mary Renji

Speckled Wings is a light yet warm shawlette perfect for the fall. It uses crochet short rows to get its unique shape. The shawl is made bottom up.

Size

49” x 15.5” (124x 40 cm)

Yarn

Dubai Knits Luna(100%  merino; 400 yards [366 meters]/ 100 grams): (MC), 1 skein, Madelinetosh Tosh Merino light(100% merino; 420 yards [384 meters]/ 100 grams ): Oceana (CC), 1 skein.

Hook

US D (3.5mm)

Notions

1 removable stitch marker

Gauge

25 rows x 20 sts = 4” [10cm] in sc after blocking.

Schematic

Abbreviations

Sc      single crochet

Dc      double crochet

Sl st   slipped stitch

Ch      chain

Sc2tog  Single crochet 2 together

Rep    repeat

Sk    skip

Rev sc Reverse sc / crab stitch

Pattern Notes

This pattern is written in US terminology. You start at the lowest point of the main body and work your way up using very simple short rows. The ruffles are added at the end.

Pattern

Main body:

Chain 302.

Row 1: Sc in the second stitch and all chains until the end. Place marker (M) on 151st st. Turn (301 sts)

Row 2: Ch1, sc until 3 sts after M, sc2tog, sl st in next st (move marker up with each row). Turn.

Row 3: Ch1, sk the sl st, sc until 3 sts past M, sc2tog, sl st in next st. Turn.

Row 4: Ch1, sk the sl st, sc until you reach to sc2tog, sc2tog using the same sc used for ch 1 in earlier row and the next sc, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, sl st in next st. Turn.

Rep row 4 until all the 301 sts have been worked. Turn.

Next row: Sc along the top edge to keep the top edge neat. Cut yarn.

Join CC with sl st, rev sc along the top edge only. Cut yarn.

Ruffled Edging

Row 1: Join with CC at upper left end with sl st (you’ll have the CC you just worked to your right), sc in the edge sts and in each sc until the other end. Turn.

Row 2: Ch3 (Count as dc), dc in same st, *dc in next st, 2dc in next st, rep from * until the end. Turn.

Rep row 2, 2 more times. Cut yarn.

Finishing

Weave in ends and block the shawl for a lovely finish.