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Crochet Shawl
The crossed treble pattern in which this shawl is worked gives a nice close fabric very suitable for the purpose. Its shell stitch border is both pretty and simple. The original measured 33 x 58 inches.
Excerpted from Woolcraft: A Practical Guide to Knitting & Crochet with Beehive and White Heather Knitting Wools, published in Halifax, England in 1915. This booklet is available as a PDF file from the Antique Pattern Libary
Crochet Shawl
Materials:
- 13 ozs. 2-ply Beehive Real Eider Wool
- A No. 8 Celluloid Crochet Hook
Commence with 250 ch.
1st row: *Miss 4 ch., then, into the next stitch, work 4 tr., 1 ch. and 4 tr., miss 4 ch., 1 D.C. in the next, repeat from * to the end of the row, ending with a half block (i.e. 4 tr. in 1 stitch), turn. The tr. stitches should measure a good inch in height and the top of the stitches be finished off firmly.
2nd row: Miss the half block just made, *4 tr. between the 2nd and 3rd stitches of the next half block, 1 ch., then 4 tr. between the 2nd and 3rd stitches of the half block that was missed (working over the 4 tr. just made), 1 D.C. under the ch. in the middle of the next block, miss the next half block, repeat from * to the end of the row, ending with half a block (in the last half block of the previous row), turn.
Repeat the last row until the shawl measures 52 inches, or the required length.
THE BORDER:
Work 3 rows of treble stitches evenly around the four sides of the shawl, always taking up both threads throughout, joining with 1 S.C. at the end of each row, and turning with 3 ch. At each corner work 3 or 4 tr. to increase.
4th row: Miss 4 stitches, 1 long tr. in the next, *4 ch., 1 D.C. in the first of these ch., 1 long tr. in to the same stitch as that into which the 1st long tr. was worked, repeat from * until there are 9 tr. in the group, miss 4 stitches, 1 D.C. in the next, repeat from the beginning of the row until the groups are worked all round the shawl. Work extra trebles and picots into the corner groups. Fasten off and run in the ends.
Thank You for this site!!! I used to have SO MANY of the Work Basket books, and lost them all in a move, I have been lost without them!!! This is such a help with finding some of the patterns I loved to make!!!! :)
i just want to be sure of one thing before i tackle this bad boy, is pattern in american or english terminology? i just want to make sure my stitches are correct
i am attempting to make the vintage shawl on this site, i am having problem with row 2, the directions are confusing to me. can someone explain how to follow that row of instructions to me.thank you.
It helped me a lot to download the original book. There are pictures and stitch explanations in the first part download but I recommend downloading all 3 parts, there are some very interesting patterns in the whole book.
BTW the patterns are British and I am using a size H American hook and Baby Bee Pitter Patter Eyelash Yarn. I had to use measurements instead of counting chain as the yarns are not total interchangeable.
same as roberta thanks
Thank you so much for offering free patterns. I cannot afford to buy them due to numerous surgeries and this is just such a gift.
I'm making, or trying to make, this for my mother. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'm only on the first row. I got all the way to the end and the pattern is coming out but it says you should end with half a grouping. I ended on a dc. I seem to do better when I have close up pictures to follow the pattern but this was so pretty I had to try. Thanks :)
copy and paste it
Patterns still don't print correctly as of 4-26-09
I was trying to get to the printer-friendly version of this pattern and the page is coming up blank. And the page won't print correctly in this format... I would like to crochet it for my mom for her birthday. If anyone could give me any suggestions?
Thank you.
