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LION BRAND

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CROCHET COTTON

Crochet Country Cotton Shawl

Lacy, light and lovely!

Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 2

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Skill Level: Intermediate

SIZE
56” wide across top, 30” from center of top to bottom of point

Materials
• LION BRAND Lion Crochet Cotton
4 balls #124 Ecru or color of your choice
• LION BRAND Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge
After 5 rows, Shawl should measure approximately 6” across top and 3” from center of
top to bottom of point.
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

NOTE
Entire Shawl is worked holding 2 strands of thread together.

STITCH EXPLANATION
Point Shell (Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) all in same stitch.

SHAWL
Ch 4.
Row 1 (WS) Dc, (ch 1, dc) 3 times in 4

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ch from hook. Ch 4, turn.

Row 2 (RS) Dc in first dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, point shell in next dc, ch 1, dc in next
dc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc) in 3rd ch of turning ch4. Ch 4, turn.
Row 3 Dc in first dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 3 times, point shell in next dc (this is
center dc of point shell of last row), ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 3 times, (dc, ch 1, dc) in
3rd ch of turning ch4. Ch 4, turn.
Row 4 Dc in first dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times, point shell in next dc (this is
center dc of point shell of last row), ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times, (dc, ch 1, dc) in
3rd ch of turning ch4. Ch 4, turn.
Row 5 Dc in first dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) across to center dc of point shell, point
shell in this dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) across to turning ch4, (dc, ch 1, dc) in 3rd ch of
turning ch4. Ch 3, turn.
Row 6 2 dc in first dc, dc in each dc and ch1-space across to center dc of point shell, 5 dc
in this dc, dc in each dc and ch1-space across to turning ch4, 3 dc in third ch of turning
ch4. Ch 4, turn.
Row 7 Dc in first dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) across to 3rd dc of 5 dc shell at
point, ch 1, point shell in this dc, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc)
across to turning ch3, (dc, ch1, dc) in top of turning ch3. Ch 4, turn.
Row 8 Dc in first dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) across to center dc of point shell, point
shell in this dc, ch 1, (dc in next dc, ch 1) across to turning ch 4, (dc, ch 1, dc) in 3rd ch of
turning ch4. Ch 4, turn.
Rows 9 – 11 Repeat Row 8.

Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 3

© 1998-2003 Lion Brand Yarn Company, all rights reserved

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Rows 12 – 47 Repeat Rows 6 – 11 six times more. At the end of Row 47, do not ch 4,
just turn.

Shell Border
With RS facing, skip first 2 dc, (5 dc in next dc, skip next dc, slip st in next dc, skip next
dc), across to center dc of point shell, 7 dc in this dc, skip next dc, slip st in next dc, (skip
next dc, 5 dc in next dc, skip next dc, slip st in next dc) across to end of row. Working
along top edge of Shawl/Sarong, 5 dc in base of first dc, skip next dc, (slip st around post
of next dc, skip next dc, 5 dc in base of next dc, skip next dc) across to center of top edge,
slip st in starting ch, 5 dc in base of next dc, (skip next dc, slip st around post of next dc,
skip next dc, 5 dc in base of next dc) across to corner. Slip st in corner st. Fasten off.

ABBREVIATIONS:

ch = chain
dc = double crochet
RS = right side

st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side

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Lion Crochet Cotton

(Article #770) is an all-natural, 3 ply fingering-weight yarn of 100% cotton. It comes in 3.3

oz/94g 400 yards/360m balls

Every effort has been made to have the knitting and crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of

individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or typographical mistakes.