Tropical Nights

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Difficulty level:

Easy

Free Shawl Crochet Pattern

Size: Width - 80" (200 cm), depth - 40" (100 cm)

Materials: Berroco (affiliate link) Softwist worsted weight yarn (59% Rayon, 41% Wool) 100 yards (91 meters) / 50 g - 12 skeins

Hook: H (5.5 mm)

Gauge is not important

Directions

Chain 12, join with sl st to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 7, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc (all sts into the ring), ch 4, 1 dc into the ring, turn.
Row 2: ch 3, 1 dc into ch 4, ch7, 1 sc into ch 4, ch 7, 1 sc into ch 2, ch 5, 1 sc into ch 2, ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7 (beginning of row 1), ch 7, 2 dc into same ch 7, turn.
Row 3: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc over 1 dc, ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7, ch 7, 1 sc into next ch 7, ch 7, [2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc] into ch 5, ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7, ch 7, 1 sc into next ch 7, ch 7, 2 dc over 2 dc of the previous row, turn.
Row 4: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc, *ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, [1 sc, ch 5, 1 sc] into ch 2, *ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, 2 dc, turn.
Row 5: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc, *ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, [2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc] into ch 5, *ch 7, 1 sc into ch 7, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, 2 dc, turn.
Rows 6-57: Repeat rows 4-5, increasing the repeats of [ch 7, 1 sc] by 1 on either side of the center of the shawl in every row. For example, in row 6 repeat 5 times on each side, in row 7 repeat 6 times on each side, in row 8 repeat 7 times on each side, etc. To change the size of the shawl, increase or decrease the number of rows.

Border (see drawing)

Row 1: ch 3, *[3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 6, ch 2, sc into next ch 6, ch 2, repeat from * to the end of the row. At the corner (which will be the center of the shawl), work 3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc.
Row 2: ch 3, *[3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 3, repeat from * to the end of the row. At the corner work ch 3, [3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 3.
Row 3: ch 3, *[3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 3, repeat from * to the end of the row. At the corner work: ch 3, 1 dc into ch 3, ch 3, [3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 3, 1 dc into ch 3, ch 3.
Row 4: ch 3, *[3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 3, repeat from * to the end of the row. At the corner work: ch 1, [3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] over 1 dc, ch 1, [3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 1, [3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] over 1 dc, ch 1.
Row 5: ch 3, *[3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc] into ch 4, ch 3, repeat from * to the end of the row.
For wider border repeat rows 1-5.