The Second Season Shawl is the perfect accessory for embracing the unpredictable beauty of spring. With its crescent shape and tri-colored pastel palette, this wrap is an effortless way to add a touch of warmth and style as the seasons transition. Crocheted in lightweight cotton yarn, it’s designed to be light and breathable, making it ideal for layering over your favorite spring outfits.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: Crescent shaped, 48” long at top x 96” long at Picot bottom, 10 ½ “wide
Gauge: 10 trs and 4 rows = 2” [5 cm]
Materials
Yarn:
Fibra Natura Cotton True Sport (100% pima cotton; 197 yards [180 meters]/50 grams): #109 Dusk (A, 2 skeins), #111 Violet (B, 2 skeins), #108 Island Blue (C, 2 skeins)
Hook: US size D/3 (3.25 mm) hook
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers
Pattern Notes
When changing yarn colors, drop previous yarn color and complete stitch with new yarn color.
Ch 3 in beg of row counts as dc.
Ch 4 in beg of row counts as tr.
Ch 5 in beg of row counts as tr, ch 1.
Special Stitches
Petal puff (pp): (sc, ch 3, tr3tog, ch 3, sc) in next st.
Front Post Bullion (fpb): (Yo, wrap hook around post of tr in previous row) 6 times, yo, pull through all lps on hook, ch-1 to secure).
5 Double Crochet Shell (5-dc sh): 5 dc worked into one st.
5 Treble Fan (5trf): 5 tr worked into one st
Small Split Treble Fan (sstrf): (2 tr, ch 1, 2 tr) in next st
Large Split Treble Fan (lstrf): (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in next st.
Wide Treble Fan (wtrf): (tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr) in next sp or st.
Large Picot (Lp): (sl st, ch 3, sl st, ch 5, slst, ch 3, sl st).
Small Picot (sp): (sl st, ch-5, sl st).
Pattern
With color (A) Dusk, ch 248, turn.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn.
Row 2: Sc, ch 3, sk next 3 sc, *work pp in next sc, sk next 3 sc; rep from * across to last 4 sc, sk next 3 sc, dc in last sc, turn. (60 petal puffs)
Row 3: Ch 4, work 5 dc in top of pp center at tr3tog across to last 4 sts, sk 3 sts, tr in top of ch-3, turn. (60 5-dc shells)
Row 4: Ch 4, work 2 tr in first st, sk dc shell, work sstrf in the sp between each dc shell across to the last st, work 3 tr in top of ch-4, turn. (60 sstrf)
Row 5: Ch 5, tr in first st, sk sstrf, work wtrf in sp between each sstrf across, (tr, ch 1, tr) in last st in row, turn. (60 wtrf)
Row 6: Ch 4, work 2 tr in first ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk first 2 tr, *tr in next ch-1 sp, tr in next st, tr in ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts; rep from * across to last st, work 3 tr in 4th ch of ch-5, turn. (60 ch-2 sp, 183 tr)
Row 7: Ch-4, tr in each st and 2 tr in each ch-2 sp across, work tr in top of ch-4. Change to color (B) violet, turn. (303 tr)
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (303 sc)
Row 9: Ch 4, tr in next sc, ch 1, sk next st, * tr in each of next 2 sts, sk next st; rep from * across to last 3 sts, tr in each of last 3 sts, turn.
Row 10: Ch 3, dc in next st, *work a fpb, dc in each of next 5 sts, including ch-1 sp; rep from * across, ending with 5 dc in each of last 4 sts and ch-1 sp, dc in top of ch-4, turn. (50 fpb, 253 dc)
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in each st and in top ch-1 of each fpb, turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, work pp in first sc, sk next 3 sc, *work pp in next sc; rep from * across, work 2 tr in last st, turn. (76 pp)
Row 13: Ch 4, tr in same st, *work wtrf in top of pp at center of tr3tog; rep from * across, work 2 tr in top of ch-3, turn.
Row 14: Ch 4, sk next 2 tr and ch-1 sp, work 5 trf into center tr of wtrf across, work 2 tr in top of ch-4, turn.
Row 15: Ch 4, work tr in next st and in each st across, tr in top of ch-4. Change to color (C) Island Blue, turn.
Row 16: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, *fpb, dc in each of next 4 sts; rep from * across, ending with 3 dc in next 2 st and in top of ch-4, turn. (307 dc, 76 fpb)
Row 17: Ch 1, sc in each st and in ch-1 in top of fpb across next 192 sts to center, place st marker here, cont in pattern across to end of row turn. (383 sc)
Row 18: Ch 4, tr in each of next 3 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts, sk 2 sts, *lstrf in next st, sk next 3 sts, tr in each of next 3 sts; rep from * across to center st marker, work xlstrf in center st, place st marker in ch-2 sp, sk next 3 sts; rep from * across to last 3 st in row, tr in last st, turn.
Row 19: Ch 4, sk next tr, lstrf in next st, sk ch-2 sp and 1 tr, tr in each of next 2 sts, sk 3 tr, *work 3 trf in ch-2 sp, sk next 4 tr, work lstrf in next st, sk 4 tr; rep from * across to st marker, work (2 tr, ch-3, 2 tr) in next st, sk next 5 tr, work lstrf in next st; rep from * to last 8 sts, sk 3 tr, tr in each of next 2 tr, sk ch-2 sp and 1 tr, work lstrf in next tr, sk tr, tr in top of ch-4, turn.
Row 20: Ch 3, dc in each tr and 2 dc in all ch-2 sps across, dc in top of ch-4, turn.
Row 21: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 22: Ch 1, sc in each of next 5 sts, *pp in next sc, sc in each of next 7 sts; rep from * across to last 4 sts, sc in each of last 4 sts. Change to color (B) violet, in the last st of row, turn. (61 pp)
Chains and Picots at Bottom
Row 23: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, *ch 5, sc in top of pp center at tr3tog, ch 5, sc in 4th sc of pp; rep from * across to last 4 sts, sc in last st, turn.
Rows 24-25: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, *ch 6, sc in top sc of pp, ch 6, sc next sc; rep from * across row, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 26: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, *ch 6, Lp in next st, ch 6, sp in next st; rep from * across row, sc in last sc, fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in all loose ends and block.