Worked in a fancy treble pattern this is a light and dainty Shetland shawl. This Shetland shawl is worked for the center and is square.
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Free Crochet Shawl Pattern:
Crochet a Shetland Shawl
REQUIRED MATERIALS
8 ozs. BEEHIVE Shetland Wool
A No. 11 Celluloid Crochet Hook
NOTES
Worked in a fancy treble pattern this is a light and dainty Shetland shawl. This Shetland shawl is worked for the center and is square.
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Commencing at the center of the Shetland shawl make 4 ch., join into a ring with 1 s.c.
1st Round – 3 ch., 2 tr. into the ring, * 1 ch., 3 tr. into the ring, repeat from * until there are 8 groups of trebles with the ch. between each (do not join or turn at the end of the round or of those which follow).
2nd Round – 1 d.c. at the top of the first stitch of the previous round; * under the next ch. after the first group of tr. work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch., 3 tr., 1 ch., 3 tr.; 1 d.c. under the next ch., repeat from * to the end of the round, finishing with 1 d.c. over the 1st d.c.
3rd Round – Under the first ch. of the corner group work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr., 1 ch.; under the second ch. of the corner group work 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr.; 1 d.c. over the next d.c. repeat from * to the end of the round.
4th Round – * Under the first ch. of the corner group work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr., 1 ch.; work 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the second ch. of the corner group, 1 ch. and work another group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the third ch., 1 d.c. ovr the next d.c., repeat from * to the end of the round.
5th Round – Work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the ch. of the first group, 1 d.c. in the space after the first group; under the ch. of the corner group work 3 tr., 1 ch., 3 tr., 1 ch., and 3 tr.; 1 d.c. in the space after the corner group, 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the ch. of the next group, 1 d.c. over the next d.c., repeat from * all around.
6th Round – Into each group along the sides work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr., and work 1 d.c. over each d.c. At the corners work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the first ch. of the corner group, 1 ch., work another group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the second ch. of the corner group.
7th Round – Into each group along the sides work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr., and work 1 d.c. over each d.c. At the corners work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the ch. of the first corner group, 1 ch., work another group of 3 tr., 1 ch., and 3 tr. under the ch. between the groups, 1 ch. and work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the ch. of the second corner group.
8th Round – Into each group along the sides work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. and work 1 d.c. over each d.c. At the corners (over the three corner groups) work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the ch. of the first group; 1 d.c. in the space after the first group; under the ch. of the corner group work a group of 3 tr., 1 ch., 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr.; 1 d.c. in the space after the group and work another group of 3 tr., 1 ch. and 3 tr. under the ch. of the third group of the corner. Continue repeating the 6th, 7th and 8th rounds until the shawl measures 36 inches square, or the required size.
Finish with a repetition of the 8th round, then work the border of the Shetland shawl as follows:
1st Round – Under each ch. of every group make a group of 3 long tr., 1 ch. and 3 long tr. There will be two groups at each corner. Do not work any d.c. between the groups.
2nd Round – Into the center of each group of the previous round work a group of 4 tr., 1 ch. and 4 tr., working the extra group in the corner, and work 1 d.c. into the space between each group.
3rd Round – 1 d.c. over the next d.c., 3 ch., * 1 tr. into the center of the group. 5 ch., 1 d.c. in the first ch. to make a picot, repeat from * until a group of 7 tr. and picots are worked, 3 ch., repeat from the beginning of the round into each group. Fasten off and run in the ends.
This free crochet Shetland shawl pattern was originally published in 1915 in Woolcraft: A Practical Guide to Knitting & Crochet.
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