Gradient Color Shawl with Crochet Fringe

Free Shawl Crochet Pattern

Materials:Lace weight 100% wool yarn 1640 m (1794 yds)/ 100 g beige - 6 skeins.
Lace weight 100% wool yarn 1640 m (1794 yds)/ 100 g brown - 8 skeins.
Hook size E (3.5 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

The shawl was crocheted using 5 strands of yarn. The color gradient achieved by substituting one strand of beige yarn with one strand of brown yarn after each 15 rows.

Gauge:3dc = 0.5" (1.25 cm)

Size:Width - 98" (250 cm), depth - 49" (125 cm) without a fringe.

Directions: See drawing below.
Crochet back and forth.
Start with 5 strands of beige yarn. Chain 6, join with a sl st to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 7, 3 dc into the ring, ch 6, 3 dc, ch 2, 1 tr (treble crochet).
Row 2: ch 7, 2 dc into the ch 2 of the prev row, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 6 of the prev row, ch 3, 3 dc in the same ch 6, ch 3, 2 dc into the ch 7, ch 2, 1 tr.
Row 3: ch 7, 2 dc into the ch 2 of the prev row, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 3, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 6 of the prev row, ch 6, 3 dc in the same ch 6, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 3, ch 3, 2 dc into the ch 7, ch2, 1 tr.
Row 4: ch 7, 2 dc into the ch 2 of the prev row, ch 3, (3 dc into the ch 3) twice, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 6 of the prev row, ch 3, 3 dc in the same ch 6, (ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 3) twice, ch 3, 2 dc into the ch 7, ch2, 1 tr.
Row 5: ch 7, 2 dc into the ch 2 of the prev row, ch 3, (3 dc into the ch 3) 3 times, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 6 of the prev row, ch 3, 3 dc in the same ch 6, (ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 3) 3 times, ch 3, 2 dc into the ch 7, ch2, 1 tr.
Rnd 6: ch 7, 2 dc into the ch 2 of the prev row, ch 3, (3 dc into the ch 3) 4 times, ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 6 of the prev row, ch 3, 3 dc in the same ch 6, (ch 3, 3 dc into the ch 3) 4 times, ch 3, 2 dc into the ch 7, ch 2, 1 tr.
Continue to crochet adding groups of (3 dc into the ch 3) in each row.
Rows 1-15: 5 strands of beige yarn.
Rows 16-30: Continue with 4 strands of beige yarn and 1 strand of brown yarn.
Rows 31-45: Continue with 3 strands of beige yarn and 2 strands of brown yarn.
Rows 46-60: Continue with 2 strands of beige yarn and 3 strands of brown yarn.
Rows 61-75: Continue with 1 strand of beige yarn and 4 strands of brown yarn.
Rows 76-96.: 5 strands of brown yarn.
Row 88: Ch 8, 1 sc into ch 3, (ch 8, 1 sc into ch 3) repeat along the row, end with ch 8, 1 tr.
Rows 89-90: ch 8, 1 sc into the ch 8 from the prev row, (ch 8, 1 sc into the ch 8 of prev row) repeat along the row, end with ch 8, 1 tr.
Row: 91: work like rows 89-90 substituting every 4th sc with popcorn stitch.
Rows 92-93: like rows 89-90.
Row 94: like row 91, crocheting popcorn sts in-between the popcorn stitches from row 91.
Row 95: like row 89.
Row 96 (fringe): (4 sc into ch 8, ch 80, 4 sc into the same ch 8) repeat along the row. Tie off.
Enjoy!