Black Shawl
Difficulty level: 
Intermediate
Free Crochet Pattern
Materials: Wool yarn fingering weight, 8 balls (50 g). Hook size C (3 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Gauge:Motif size = 5.5"/14 cm square.
Size:Width - 80" (200 cm), depth - 40" (100 cm) without fringe.
Directions: Square Motif (make 36):
Chain 7, join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: 12 sc(single crochet) in ring.
Rnd 2: Ch (chain) 7, *1 tr (triple crochet) in sc of the previous rnd,
ch 3*. Rep from * to * 10 times more.
Rnd 3: ch 4, 3 tcl (treble cluster) in ch 3, *ch 5, 4 tcl, ch 7, 4
tcl, ch 5, 4 tcl *. From * to * repeat 2 more times. Ch 5, 4 tcl, ch 7, 4
tcl, ch 5.
Rnd 4: 2 sl st (slip stitch), *1 sc, ch 2, 5 dc (double crochet) in ch
7, ch 5, 5 dc in the same ch, ch 2, 1 sc, ch 7*. From * to * rep 3 more
times.
Rnd 5: 2 sl st, *ch 3, 7 dc (in the next rep make 8 dc instead), ch
5*. From * to * rep 3 more times.
Rnd 6: *Cn 3, , 10 dc (in the next rep make 11 dc instead), ch 5, 11
dc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 5, 1sc, ch 3*. From * to * rep 3 more times.
Triangle Motif (make 9):
Chain 8, join with a sl st to form a ring.
Row 1: 7 sc in the ring.
Row 2: ch 7, *1 tr in sc of the 1st row, ch 3*. From * to * rep 4 more
times. 1 tr.
Row 3: ch 8, * 4 tcl in ch 3, ch 5*. From * to * rep 5 more times
(Make ch 7 between 3rd and 4th tcl). 1 tr.
Row 4: ch 3, 4 dc in ch 5, ch 2, 1 sc, ch 7, 1 sc, ch 2, 5 dc, ch 5,
5dc, ch2, 1 sc, ch 7, 7 sc, ch 2, 5 dc.
Row 5: ch 3, 7 dc, ch 5, 1 sc, ch 5, 8 dc, ch 5, 8 dc, ch 5, 1 sc, ch
5, 8 dc.
Row 6: ch 3, 10 dc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 5, 1 sc, ch 3, 11 dc, ch 5, 11 dc,
ch 3, 1 sc, ch 5, 1 sc, ch 3, 11 dc.
Connect motives while crocheting the last row (see drawing 1).
After joining the motives, finish the shawl with 1 row of *1 dc, ch 1*.
On the longer side also crochet additional row of *1 sc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2,
1 dc in the same ch, ch 2.
Make fringe 5-5.5" (13-14 cm).
