Madelyn is a half circle shawl that can be dressed up or down for warmer days. This lightweight design is done in a granny style pattern intermittent with rows of Solomon Knot.  Finished with an edging of Solomon Knots and picots, Madelyn is an intermediate design you’ll be proud to crochet.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 51” wide x 21” long

Gauge: 4 3-dc group and 8 rows = 4” [10 cm]

Materials

Yarn: Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk Paints (85% Wool, 15% Mulberry Silk; 437 yards [400 meters]/100 grams): 9817 Water Lilies (1 ball)

Hook: US Size H/8 (5.0 mm)

Notions: Tapestry needle

Special Stitches

Solomon Knot (SK): Pull up lp on hook to 0.5”, yo, pull through long lp, sc in back strand of long lp.

Elongated Solomon’s Knot (ESK): Pull up lp on hook to 0.75”, yo, pull through long lp, sc in back strand of long lp.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of sc.

Pattern

Ch 5, tr in 5th ch from hook.
Row 1: Ch 3, 12 dc in ch-4 sp. (13 dc)

Rows 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 3, sk 1 st, sc in next st; rep from * 5 more times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (7 sc, 6 ch-3 sp)

Row 3: Ch 3, (3 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 1) 5 times, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 6 3-dc groups, 5 ch-1 sp)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 6 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (7 sc, 6 ch-4 sp)

Row 5: Ch 3, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in each ch-4 sp, ending with (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 12 3-dc groups, 11 ch-1 sp)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 12 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (13 sc, 12 ch-4 sp)

Row 7: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook (ch 4 counts as tr), SK, sc in next ch-4 sp, *2 SK, sc in next ch-4 sp; rep from * 10 times, SK, tr in last st, turn. (2 tr, 24 SK, 12 sc)

Row 8: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 4, skip next (SK, sc, SK), sc in next SK, *ch 4, skip next (sc, SK), sc in next SK; rep from * 10 times, sc in last st, turn. (13 sc, 12 ch-4 sp)

Row 9: Ch 3, *3 dc in ch-4 sp, ch 1; rep from * 10 more times, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 12 3-dc group, 11 ch-1 sp)

Row 10: Rep Row 6. (13 sc, 12 ch-4 sp)

Row 11: Ch 3, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in each ch-4 sp, ending with (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 24 3-dc group, 23 ch-1 sp)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 24 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (25 sc, 24 ch-4 sp)

Row 13: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook (ch 4 counts as tr), SK, sc in next ch-4 sp, *2 SK, sc in next ch-4 sp; rep from * 22 times, SK, tr in last st, turn. (2 tr, 48 SK, 24 sc)

Row 14: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 4, skip next (SK, sc, SK), sc in next SK, *ch 4, skip next (sc, SK), sc in next SK; rep from * 22 times, sc in last st, turn. (25 sc, 24 Ch-4 sp)

Row 15: Ch 3, *3 dc in ch-4 sp, ch 1; rep from * 22 more times, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 24 3-dc group, 23 ch-1 sp)

Rows 16-18: Rep Rows 12 and 15. Row 12 (25 sc, 24 ch-4 sp) Row 15 (2 dc, 24 3-dc group, 25 ch-1 sp)

Row 19: Ch 3, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in each ch-4 sp, ending with (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 48 3-dc group, 47 ch-1 sp)

Row 20: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 48 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 21: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook (ch 4 counts as tr), SK, sc in next ch-4 sp, *2 SK, sc in next ch-4 sp; rep from * 46 times, SK, tr in last st, turn. (2 tr, 96 SK, 48 sc)

Row 22: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 4, skip next (SK, sc, SK), sc in next SK, *ch 4, skip next (sc, SK), sc in next SK; rep from * 46 times, sc in last st, turn. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 23: Ch 3, *3 dc in ch-4 sp, ch 1; rep from * 46 more times, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 48 3-dc group, 47 ch-1 sp)

Row 24: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 48 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 25: Ch 3, *3 dc in ch-4 sp, ch 1; rep from * 46 more times, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. 2 dc, 48 3-dc group, 47 ch-1 sp)

Row 26: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 48 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 27: Rep Row 21. (2 tr, 96 SK, 48 sc)

Row 28: Rep Row 22. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 29: Rep Row 23. (2 dc, 48 3-dc group, 47 ch-1 sp)

Row 30: Rep Row 24. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 31: Ch 3, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in each ch-4 sp, ending with (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. (2 dc, 96 3-dc group, 95 ch-1 sp)

Row 32: Ch 1, sc in first st, (ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp) 96 times, ending with last sc in last st, turn. (97 sc, 96 ch-4 sp)

Row 33: Ch 3, *3 dc in ch-4 sp, ch 1; rep from * 94 more times, 3 dc in next ch-4 sp, dc in last st, turn. 2 dc, 96 3-dc group, 95 ch-1 sp)

Row 34: Rep Row 32. (97 sc, 96 ch-4 sp)

Row 35: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook (ch 4 counts as tr), SK, sc in next ch-4 sp, *2 SK, sc in next ch-4 sp; rep from * 94 times, SK, tr in last st, turn. (2 tr, 192 SK, 96 sc)

Row 36: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 4, skip next (SK, sc, SK), sc in next SK, *ch 4, skip next (sc, SK), sc in next SK; rep from * 94 times, sc in last st, turn. (49 sc, 48 ch-4 sp)

Row 37: Rep Row 35. (2 tr, 192 SK, 96 sc)

Cont to Border. 

Border

Row 1: Ch 1, (sc, picot) in first st, *ESK, skip (SK, sc, SK), (sc, picot) in next SK, repeat from * across, cont, ESK, (sc, picot) evenly along top of shawl, join with sl st to beg ch.

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Block.