A big, comfy shawl is the perfect breezy summer accessory. Bright and airy enough to be summertime appropriate but thick enough to still be useful for a chilly summer night.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 88” long & 14” wide/224 cm long & 35.5 cm wide after blocking
Gauge: 13 sts and 8 rows 3.75”/9.5 cm in width & 3.25”/8.5 cm in height after blocking
Materials
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima Fine (100% pima cotton; 136 yards [125 meters]/50 grams): #3702 Pink Sapphire (7 skeins)
Hook: US size G (4.0 mm) hook
Notions: Tapestry needle
Special Stitches
Shell (sh): [(Ch1, dc) 6 times, ch1] in st indicated.
V-Stitch (v-st): [Dc, ch 3, dc] in ch-sp indicated.
Pattern Notes
This wrap is worked from the center out. Once the first side is completed, the yarn is reattached and the second side is started from the original cast-on chain.
Pattern
Ch 53.
Set-up Row (RS): Sc in 5th ch from hk, ch3, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch, * sk 3 ch, sh in next ch, sk 3 ch, [sc in next ch, ch 3, sk 2 ch] – 3 times, sc in next ch, rep from * 3 times, across to last 13 ch, sk 3 ch, sh in next ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, sk 2 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 ch, hdc in last ch, turn.
Row 1 (WS): Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch1), dc in hdc, ch3, * sk 1st dc on sh, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3] – 4 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk 1st ch-3 sp, v-st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk last ch-3 sp, rep from * 3 times, across to last sh, sk 1 ch-1 sp on sh, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3] – 4 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch3, sk next ch-3 sp, [dc, ch 1, dc] in 2nd ch of t-ch, turn.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), [dc, ch1] – 3 times in ch-1 sp, sk next ch-3 sp, * [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch3] – 3 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp, sh in next v-st, sk next ch-3 sp, rep from * 3 times, across to last 5 ch-3 sps, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] – 3 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp, [(ch1, dc)- 3 times, dc] in t-ch sp, turn.
Row 3 (WS): Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, [ch3, sc in next ch-1 sp]- 2 times, * ch 3, sk 1st ch-3 sp, [dc, ch 3, dc] in next ch-3 sp, sk last ch-3 sp, sk 1st dc on sh, [sc in next ch-1 sp, c 3]- 4 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times, across to last sh, ch3, sk 1st ch-3 sp, [dc, ch 3, dc] in next ch-3 sp, sk last ch-3 sp, sk 1st dc on sh, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch3] – 2 times, sc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 4 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch-1 sp), sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, * sk next ch-3 sp, sh in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] – 3 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 3 times, across to last 5 ch-3 sps, sk next ch-3 sp, sh in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch1, hdc in last sc, turn.
Rep rows 1-4 a total of 26 times (or to desired length), fasten off.
Reattach yarn and at chain cast-on row, with RS facing, work Set-up Row. Then rep rows 1-4 a total of 26 times (or to desired length), fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in ends and block to measurement.
I what does “hk” mean? My previous request for information was incorrect. I didn’t realize that my auto correct was on.
Hi Kathleen,
HK stands for hook.
Thank you,
Julia Wiatr, editor