Have you ever fallen in love with a yarn? And then immediately regret that you didn’t buy more? That’s how I feel about this Louisa Harding Mazzo Yarn. And I can’t find it anywhere. Luckily, I think this pattern I’ve created will hold up to any worsted weight yarn.
When I first got my hands on this ribbon like yarn, I had endless ideas of what to make. The limiting factor was that I had 5 skeins total. This shawl ended up taking 4 skeins total.
The final product has a lovely drape, partially due to the chains that link the two panels together. The idea for the chains came because I wanted to have the two arcade panels facing each other. I tried a variety of ways to link the panels and this was my favorite.
I have a video tutorial up for the shawl here:
And if you need a review of the arcade pattern that is more in depth, I have a video tutorial here:
What you’ll need:
Worsted weight yarn, about 750-800 yards
5 mm crochet hook, I used Furls Odyssey Hooks for this tutorial
Tape measure
Tapestry needle
Stitch Markers
Gauge: Arcade Stitch – 4″ x 4″ = 16 sts by 14 rows
Abbreviations:
Ch: Chain
St: Stitch
Slst: Slip Stitch
Sc: Single crochet
Hdc: Half double crochet
Dc: Double crochet
Sk: Skip
Pattern:
Chain 242 sts. This will create a shawl that is approximately 74 inches long and 12 inches tall. The foundation chain is worked in sets of 5 + 2.
Row 1: Skip the loop closest to the hook, and Sc in the next ch. Sc in all the sts until the end. You should have 241 Sc. Ch 1 and turn your work. The ch 1 does not count an anything.
Row 2: Sc in the first two sts, then **Ch 3, Sk 2 and place 1 Sc in the next 3 sts**. Repeat **** until the end of the row. After the last chain, you will have 2 sts left. Place 1 Sc into each st. Ch 1 and turn your work. The ch 1 does not count as anything.
Row 3: Place 1 Sc into the first st. ^^Sk the next St, and place 5 Dc into the chain space. Sk 1 St and place 1 Sc into the next st^^. Repeat until the end. After the last set of 5 Dc, sk 1 st and place 1 Sc in the last st of the row. Ch 3 and turn your work. The Ch 3 counts as a Hdc and Ch 1.
Row 4: After your Ch 3, find the 5 Dc from the previous row. “”Skip the first Dc, and in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dc, place 1 Sc. Ch 3.”” Repeat “””” until the end of the row. After placing the last three Sc, Ch 1 and place a Hdc in the last stitch. Ch 3 and turn your work. This ch 3 counts as your first Dc for the next Row.
Row 5: Place 2 Dc in the ch space from the previous row created by the last ch 1 and Hdc. {Sk the next st and place 1 Sc in the 2nd of the three Sc. Sk the next st, then place 5 Dc in the ch space.} Repeat {} until the end of the row. You will end with 3 Dc in the last ch space. Ch 1 and turn your work. This ch 1 does not count as anything.
Repeat Rows 2-5 until you reach the desired height of the panel you want. I repeated this twice for a total of 6 rows of shells.
To finish the panel, repeat Row 2, ch 1, then place 1 Sc in each Sc from the previous row and 2 Sc in each ch space. You will end up with 241 Sc at the end.
Repeat all the steps above to create two panels.
Lay the panels long ways with the shells facing each other. You will begin working on the rows of Sc on the panels facing each other. The panel on the left in panel 1, and the panel on the right is panel 2.
Sl st into one corner on panel 1, and ch 15. Sl st into opposing corner on panel 2, then [[sl st into the next two sts on panel 2. Ch 15. Attach the chain of 15 to panel 1, skipping 1 st from the previous ch. Sl st into the next two sts on panel 1. Ch 15. Attach the chain of 15 to panel 2, skipping 1 st from the previous ch.]]. Repeat [[]] unti both panels are joined. This is a good opportunity to watch the video if you haven’t joined panels with chains before.
Weave in any ends and block your work. I blocked mine using a wet block technique with my blocking mats from Wecrochet.com.
