Crochet Shawl – Shellscape is a lengthwise rectangle shawl constructed from one of my preferred shell patterns. It is an ideal setting for a color-changing textile or your preferred solid hue—a landscape of shells.
Materials
- 1 x Scheepjes Whirl 60% cotton / 40% acrylic
- 1000 metres
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- 4 mm crochet hook for foundation chain (optional)
Finished shawl size
- 180 cm x 40 cm
Abbreviations – US Crochet Terms
- ch ==> chain
- sc ==> single crochet
- dc ==> double crochet
- tr ==> treble crochet
- ch-1sp ==> chain space made with 1 ch
- ch-2sp ==> chain space made with 2 ch
- ch-3sp ==> chain space made with 3 ch
- FPdc ==> Front Post dc – see Special Stitches
- SM ==> stitch marker
Pattern Notes:
- Odd numbered rows are right side rows.
- The rectangle shawl is worked lengthways
- Yarn usage – First Edge uses 17g of the Whirl. Each 8 row pattern repeat uses 38g of the Whirl
- Wet block your shawl using measurements as a guide.
Special Stitches
FPdc:
Front Post double crochet:
Yarn over hook, insert hook from front to back, around the indicated stitch from previous row, and to the front again, yarn over hook, draw yarn through, yarn over hook pull through 2 loops, yarn over hook, pull through remaining 2 loops.
Cluster – tr 3 together in same stitch – [yarn round hook twice, insert hook into stitch/space indicated, yrn round hook, pull loop through, yarn round hook, pull through 2 loops, yarn round hook, pull through 2 loops] 3 times in same stitch/space, yarn round hook, pull through all 4 loops.
shell – (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in same stitch or space
First Edge:
Using the 4mm hook, Chain 328, then change to a 3.5mm hook
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch to end. Turn 327 sc
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in next sc, [ch 1, skip sc, dc in next sc] to last sc, dc in last sc. Turn 165 dc, 162 ch-1sp
Row 3: Ch1, sc in first dc, sc in next dc, [ch 3, skip ch-1sp, cluster in next dc, ch 3, skip ch- 1sp, sc in next dc] to last dc, sc in last dc. Do no turn
Fasten off. Turn work 180 degrees and join yarn with right side facing to the first foundation chain to start working the shawl in the opposite direction. Or Instead of fastening off, ss into the side of the stitches to the first foundation chain.
Body of Shawl
Row 1: Working into the base of each foundation chain, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc now and throughout), dc in next and each foundation chain to end. Turn 327 dc
Row 2: Ch 3, FPdc in next and each dc to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc] to last dc, dc in last dc. Turn 165 dc, 162 ch-1sp
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, sc in each dc and ch-1sp to end. Turn 327 sc
Row 5: Ch 4 (counts as 1st tr), tr in each of next 3 sc, [skip next 3 sc, shell in next sc, skip 3 sc, tr in next sc] across to last 3 sc, tr in each of next 3 sc. Turn 40 shells
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in next tr, ch 1, skip tr, dc in next tr, [ch 3, skip next 3 tr, sc in ch-2sp of shell, ch 3, skip 3 tr, dc in next tr] across to last 3 tr, ch 1, skip next tr, dc in each of next 2 tr. Turn
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, sc in next dc, sc in ch-1sp, sc in dc,[ 3 sc in ch-3sp, sc in next sc, 3 sc in ch-3sp, sc in next dc] across to last ch-1sp and 2 dc, sc in ch-1sp, sc in each of next 2 dc. Turn 327 sc
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in next sc, [ch 1, skip sc, dc in next sc] to last sc, dc in last sc. Turn 165 dc, 162 ch-1sp
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in next dc, dc in each dc and ch-1sp to end. Turn 327 dc
Rows 10 – 41: Repeat Rows 2 – 9 four times more. 327 dc
Last Edge
Row 42: As Row 2
Row 43: Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, sc in each dc to end. Turn 327 sc
Row 44: Ch 3, dc in next sc, [ch 1, skip sc, dc in next sc] to last sc, dc in last sc. Turn 165 dc, 162 ch-1sp
Row 45: Ch1, sc in first dc, sc in next sc, [ch 3, skip ch-1sp, cluster in next dc, ch 3, skip ch- 1sp, sc in next dc] to last dc, sc in last dc. Fasten off.
Fasten off, sew in ends. Wet block using measurements as a guide.
