Abstractly Chic Shawl Week 1
The Free Crochet Pattern Abstractly Chic Shawl Week 1 is the first set of instructions for this 2018 Marly Bird Crochet-Along sponsored by Red Heart Yarns. Below, you will find the written instructions for this part of the shawl as well as a video tutorial.
Your goal is to finish this weeks instructions so that you are ready to work on next weeks instructions when that part of the pattern is released. Without further chat, here are the instructions…
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Free Crochet Pattern Abstractly Chic Shawl Week 1
by Marly Bird
Materials
Yarn RED HEART® Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™: 3 balls of #5693 Poolside A, 1 ball each of #5254 Sunset B and #5311 Lace C. [Art. R170 100% Merino Wool available 3.5 oz (100 g), 186 yd (170 m) balls]
Hook start with a size H/8 (5mm), adjust as necessary to get gauge (I go over this in the video)
Notions
- Bent Tip Yarn needle
- Tassel Maker
Measurements
GAUGE: 5 v-sts = 4.5″ (11.5 cm); 9 rows = 4.25” (11 cm) in V-st stitch pattern. 16 sts= 4” (10 cm); 17 rows = 4” (10 cm) in cable stitch pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Project measures 62” [157.5 cm] in wingspan, 21” [53.5 cm] in height.
Abbreviations
Special Stitches
V-st: (dc, ch 1, dc) in stitch or space indicated
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc): Yarn over hook, insert hook from the front around post of stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Yarn over hook, insert hook from the back around post of stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
Abstractly Chic Shawl Week 1 Pattern
RIGHT SECTION
Chain 4 with B.
Foundation Row (WS): 4 dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped 3 chains counts as dc). Turn – 5 dc.
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc throughout), 2 dc in first dc, dc in each dc to tch, dc in top of tch. Turn – 2 sts increased.
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, dc in each dc to tch, 3 dc in top of tch, turn–2 sts increased.
Rows 3-5: Repeat Rows 1 and 2 once, then Row 1 one more time. – 15 dc.
Lower V-st section
Row 6: Ch 3, *skip 1 dc, V-st in next dc; repeat from * to last 2 sts, skip next dc, 3 dc in top of tch. Turn – 6 V-sts, 1 dc to start, 3 dc at increase edge.
Row 7: Ch 3, 2 dc in first dc, *V-st in space between next V-st; repeat from * to tch, V-st in space between last V-st and tch. Turn – 7 V-sts, 3 dc at increase edge.
Row 8: Ch 3, *V-st in space between next two V-sts; repeat from * to last 3 sts, 3 dc in top of tch. Turn – 7 V-sts, 1 dc to start, 3 dc at increase edge.
Rows 9-17: Repeat Rows 7 and 8 four times, then Row 7 once. – 12 V-sts, 3 dc at increase edge.
Post Stitch Section
Row 18: Ch 3, *dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 2 dc; repeat from * across to last 2 sts, dc in next dc, 3 dc in top of tch. Turn – 41 dc.
Row 19: Ch 3, 2 dc in first dc, *fpdc in next dc, bpdc in next dc; repeat from * to last 2 sts, fpdc in last dc, dc in top of tch. Turn – 2 sts increased.
Row 20: Ch 3, *fpdc in next dc, bpdc in next dc; repeat from * to last 2 sts, fpdc in last dc, 3 dc in top of tch. Turn – 2sts increased.
Rows 21-23: Repeat Rows 19-20 once, and Row 19 once more. Fasten off B – 51 sts.
Rows 24-29: Join C, repeat Row 20, and Rows 19-20 twice, then Row 19 once more. Fasten off C – 63 sts.
Rows 30-35: Join A, repeat Row 20, and Rows 19-20 twice, then Row 19 once more – 75 sts.
Upper V-st section
Row 36: Ch 3, skip first 2 dc, *V-st in next dc, skip 2 dc; repeat from * to tch, 3 dc in top of tch. Turn – 24 V-sts, 1 dc to start, 3 dc at increase edge.
Row 37: Ch 3, 2 dc in first dc, *V-st in space between next V-st; repeat from * to tch, V-st in space between last V-st and tch Turn – 25 V-sts, 3 dc at increase edge.
Row 38: Ch 3, *V-st in space between next two v-sts; repeat from * to last 3 sts, 3 dc in top of tch. Turn – 25 V-sts, 1 dc to start, 3 dc at increase edge.
Rows 39-49: Repeat Rows 37-38 five times, and Row 37 once more – 31 V-sts.
Abstractly Chic Shawl Week 1 Stitch Diagram / Chart
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Abstractly Chic Shawl Week 1 Tutorial Video
