Shawlette

Found on Moogly blog
http://www.mooglyblog.com/sunset-shawlette/

Zauberball is a Fingering / 4 ply wool and nylon blend yarn with a long color repeat. And in this colorway it reminds me of a spectacular sunset. But you don’t have to use Zauberball to make the Sunset Shawlette – use the fingering weight yarn of your choice, solids, stripes, you name it! It would be gorgeous in something sparkly…

The Sunset Shawlette is a lightweight wrap with unique trapezoid shape, which is perfect for draping around the shoulders, tying as a fashion scarf, or wrapping up as a cowl. If you prefer a traditional triangular shawl, just add a second ball of yarn and keep going with the easy 2 row repeat.

Sunset Shawlette

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• US – H, 5.0 mm hook
• 459 yds Fingering / 4 ply weight yarn (Zauberball in Fuchsia shown)
• Gauge: 15 sts x 14 rows = 4″ in pattern
• Finished size: 60″ long, 11.5″ wide
• To change the size, add or subtract a multiple of 8 sts.

I would a couple more #1 rows so that it would be wider than 11.5".

Instructions:
Row 1: Ch 203. Dc in the 4th ch from hook, dc in the next ch, ch 3, skip 3 ch. *Dc in the next 5 ch, ch 3, skip 3 ch. Repeat until 3 ch remain, dc in each of the remaining ch. Turn. (201 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2 (does not count as st), skip the first 2 sts, dc in the next st. *Working over the ch 3 from the previous row, work 3 dc sts into the center ch of the skipped ch section of the starting chain directly below. Dc in the next 5 sts. Repeat from * until 6 sts remain. Work 3 dc into the center ch of the starting chain below the last 3 ch section, then dc2tog over the next st and the last st (top of the ch 3), skipping a st in the middle. Turn. (197 sts)

Row 3: Ch 2, skip the first 2 sts, dc in the next 3 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts. *Dc in the next 5 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts. Repeat from * until 5 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts, then dc2tog over the next st and the last st, skipping a st in the middle. Turn. (193 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, skip the first 2 sts, dc in the next st. *Working over the ch 3 from the previous row, work 3 dc sts into the center st of the skipped st section of the row below the previous row. Dc in the next 5 sts. Repeat from * until 6 sts remain. Work 3 dc into the center st of the skipped st section of the row below the previous row, then dc2tog over the next st and the last st, skipping a st in the middle. Turn. (189 sts)

Row 5 – 28: Repeat Rows 3 – 4. (The st count will reduce by 4 sts every row, so that at the end of Row 28 there should be 93 sts.)

Row 29: Ch 2, skip the first 2 sts, dc in the next st. Dc2tog over the next 2 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts. *Dc in the next 5 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts. Repeat from * until 5 sts remain, dc2tog in the next 2 sts, then dc2tog over the next st and the last st, skipping a st in the middle. Turn. (87 sts)

Row 30: Ch 2, skip the first st, dc in the next st. *Working over the ch 3 from the previous row, work 3 dc sts into the center ch of the skipped ch section of the starting chain directly below. Dc in the next 5 sts. Repeat from * until 5 sts remain. Work 3 dc into the center ch of the starting chain below the last 3 ch section, then dc2tog over the last 2 sts. Turn. (85 sts)

Row 31: Do not ch. Skip the first st, sc in the next st and in each st across until 1 st remains, sl st in last st. Turn. (84 sts)

Row 32: Do not ch. Skip the first st and sl st in the next st and in each st across until 1 st remains  Break yarn and use seamless join in last st to finish off. (82 sts)


The photo above is the Sunset Shawlette being modeled by my 11 year old daughter – and though she’s smaller than your average adult you can see the great shape and look you get with this stitch pattern. I hope you give it a try!