Crochet Santa Shawl
You’ll need:
2,5 balls of Red Heart With Love yarn in Holly Berry color;
1 ball of Bernat Pipsqueak yarn in Whitey White color;
Crochet hook 7 mm.
Size: up to 2 XL.
Stitches control: 12 sts x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Yoke
Round 1: Fsc-70 (or Ch-70, join to first sc without twisting chain. Ch-1, sc in each ch around) Join to top of first sc. (70)
Round 2: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 6 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (80)
Round 3: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (90)
Round 4: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 8 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (100)
Round 5: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 9 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (110)
Round 6: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 10 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (120)
Round 7: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 11 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (130)
Round 8: Ch-1, turn, * sc in next 12 sts, 2sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first sc. (140)
Body
Round 9: Do not turn. Ch-3, (dc, ch-1, 2dc) in first st. * sk 3 sts, (2dc, ch-1, 2dc) in next st * repeat between * * around. Join to third ch from beg ch. (35 shells)
Rounds 10 – 20: Turn, sl st in first two sts, sl st in ch-sp. Ch-3, (dc, ch-1, 2dc) in same ch-sp. * Shell in next ch-sp (the ch-sp in the center of next shell) * repeat between * * around. Join to third ch from beg ch. (35 shells)
Split into “front” and “back”, changing from “rounds” to “rows” worked back and forth.
Back
Row 21: Ch-3, turn, dc in same as join. * ch-1, shell in center of next shell * repeat between * * 17 more times. Ch-1, 2dc in between next two shells. (18 full shells and two half shells)
Rows 22 – 30: Ch-3, turn, dc in same st. * ch-1, shell in center of next shell * repeat between * * to end. Ch-1, 2dc in last st. (18 full shells and two half shells)
Rows 31 – 39: Ch-3, turn, dc in same st. * ch-2, shell in center of next shell * repeat between * * to end. Ch-2, 2dc in last st. (18 full shells and two half shells)
Front
Attach yarn in same ch-sp as the end of row 21 above.
Row 21: Ch-3, dc in same ch-sp. * ch-1, shell in center of next shell * repeat between * * 16 more times. Ch-1, 2dc in between next two shells. (17 full shells and two half shells)
Rows 22 – 30: Ch-3, turn, dc in same st. * ch-1, shell in center of next shell * repeat between * * to end. Ch-1, 2dc in last st. (17 full shells and two half shells)
Rows 31 – 39: Ch-3, turn, dc in same st. * ch-2, shell in center of next shell * repeat between * * to end. Ch-2, 2dc in last st. (17 full shells and two half shells)
Trim
Attach at any bottom corner with sl st.
Row 1: Ch-1, sc in each st around entire bottom, placing 3sc in each corner and just one sc at the top of the arm slit.
Rows 2 – 4: No need to turn. Sc in each st around, placing 3sc in each corner and one sc at the top of the arm slit.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Neck
Attach in any stitch with sl st.
Row 1: Ch-1, sc in each st around. Join to top of first sc with sl st.
*it helps if you mark your first st of each of these rows with a stitch marker.
Rows 2 – 4: Sc in each st around. Join to top of first sc with sl st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.