Concerto Shawl

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18 inches x 66 inches without fringe

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" NYLON or NYLON POMPADOUR or
"DAWN" SWEATER & SOCK YARN
("SANFORLAN" WONT SHRINK OUT OF FIT)

13 ounces Lt. Blue or Baby Blue or color of your choice
Plastic crochet hook size E

Gauge: 3 popcorn sts = 1 inch

Chain (ch) 143, double crochet (dc) in 8th stitch (st) from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 sts of ch, dc in next st, repeat from * across row (46 meshes), ch 4, turn.
2nd Row: Dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in same space, ch 1, dc in same space, ch 1, dc in next dc, * ch 1, 3 dc with ch 1 between each dc in next dc (shell), ch 1, dc in next dc, repeat from * once, **ch 1, popcorn st in next dc (popcorn st: 6 dc in same space, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 1st dc, pick up loop and pull through), ch 2, popcorn st in next dc, ch 2, popcorn st in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, * ch 1, shell in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, repeat from * twice, repeat from ** 3 times, ending last repeat with ch 1, skip 1 st of end ch, dc in next st, ch 4, turn.
3rd Row: * Dc in center dc of next shell, ch 1, skip last dc of same shell, shell in next dc, ch 1, repeat from * twice, dc in next popcorn st, * ch 2, dc in next popcorn st, repeat from * once, ch 1, shell in next dc, ch 1, repeat from beginning 3 times, * dc in center dc of next shell, ch 1, skip last dc of same shell, shell in next dc, ch 1, repeat from * once, dc in center dc of next shell, ch 1, dc in 3rd st of end ch, ch 4, turn.
4th Row: Shell in next dc, ch 1, dc in center dc of next shell, * ch 1, skip last dc of same shell, shell in next dc, ch 1, dc in center dc of next shell, repeat from * once, ** ch 1, popcorn st in dc over the popcorn st of 2nd row below, *ch 2, popcorn st in next dc, repeat from * once, * ch 1, dc in center dc of next shell, ch 1, skip last dc of same shell, shell in next dc, repeat from * twice, ch 1, dc in center dc of next shell, repeat from ** 3 times ending last repeat with ch 1, dc in 3rd st of end ch, ch 4, turn.
Repeat the 3rd and 4th rows until stole measures 66 inches ending with 4th row of pattern.
Next Row: * Dc in center dc of next shell, ch 2, skip last dc of same shell, dc in next dc, ch 2, repeat from * twice, * dc in next popcorn st, ch 2, repeat from * twice, dc in next dc, ch 2, repeat from beginning 3 times, * dc in center dc of next shell, ch 2, skip last dc of same shell, dc in next dc, ch 2, repeat from * once, dc in center dc of next shell, ch 2, dc in 3rd st of end ch (46 meshes), cut yarn.
Fringe: Wind yarn over an 18 inch cardboard, cut one end. Using 8 strands, double in half and knot through every other mesh of last row.
Next Row: * Take half of one group of fringe and half of next group of fringe, knot together ½ inch from 1st row of knots, repeat from * across row.
Next Row: Take each group of fringe and knot about ½ inch from last row of knots.
Next Row: * Take half of one group of fringe and half of next group of fringe, knot together ½ inch from last row of knots, repeat from * across row. Trim fringe evenly. Finish opposite end to correspond.


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