Crochet the perfect Valentine's Day shawl in bright Cherry Red yarn and a lacy cluster stitch design. This easy crochet pattern makes a beautiful shawl for Valentine's Day or any time of the year.
Materials:
- Yarn: RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 3 Skeins 319 Cherry Red.
- Crochet Hook: 6mm [US J-10].
- Yarn needle.
Size: Shawl measures 24” from neck to bottom.
Gauge: 3 shells (15 sts) = 4”; 5 rows of shells = 4”.
Stitches:
Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in same space.
Shell over shell: shell in the ch-1 space of shell below.
Cluster: [yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times all in same space, yarn over and draw through 3 loops, yarn over and draw through last 2 loops.
Instructions:
SHAWL: Ch 17.
Row 1: Dc in 5th ch from hook (counts as dc, ch 1, dc), * ch 1, dc in next ch; repeat from * to last ch; [ch 1, dc] twice all in last ch; turn – 15 dc.
Row 2 (Right Side): Ch 3, (counts as dc), * 2 dc in next space, dc in next dc; repeat from * to last space; 2 dc in last space, dc in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn – 43 dc.
Row 3: Ch 4, dc in first dc, * ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc; repeat from * across working last dc in top of ch-3; turn – 23 dc.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2 – 67 dc.
Row 5: Ch 4, skip first 2 dc, * dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc; repeat from * to last st; dc in top of ch-3; turn – 34 dc.
Row 6: Ch 3, cluster in first ch-1 space, * ch 1, cluster in next ch-1 space; repeat from * to last st; dc in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn – 33 clusters.
Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), * [hdc in next ch-1 space, ch 1] twice **, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 1; repeat from * to last st, end at **; hdc in top of ch-3; turn – 44 hdc.
Row 8: Ch 3, skip ch-1 space, * shell in next ch-1 space, skip next ch-1 space; repeat from * to last st; dc in 2nd ch of ch-3; turn – 21 shells.
Row 9: Ch 3, * shell over shell; repeat from * to last st; dc in top of ch-3; turn.
Rows 10 and 11: Ch 3, * shell over shell **, ch 1; repeat from * to last st, end at **; dc in top of ch-3; turn.
Rows 12-14: Ch 3, * shell over shell **, ch 2; repeat from * to last st, end at **; dc in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first dc, * ch 1, skip dc, sc in next dc, ch 1, skip ch-1 space, sc in next dc, ch 1 **, skip dc, sc in ch-2 space; repeat from * to last st, end at **; dc in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 16: Repeat Row 6 – 63 clusters.
Row 17: Repeat Row 7 – 84 hdc.
Rows 18-24: Repeat Rows 8-14 – 41 shells.
Row 25: Repeat Row 15.
Row 26: Repeat Row 6 – 123 clusters.
Row 27: Repeat Row 7 – 164 hdc.
Rows 28-34: Repeat Rows 8-14 – 81 shells.
FINISHING-Rnd 1: With right side facing, * sc in next st or space, ch 1, skip next st or space; repeat from * around working (sc, ch 1, sc) all in each corner; join with a slip st in first sc; turn.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, * sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, skip sc; repeat from * around working (sc, ch 1, sc) all in each corner; join; turn.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, slip st in first sc, * ch 1, skip sc, slip st loosely in next ch-1 space; repeat from * around. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
