Picnic Basket Shawl Crochet Along: Week 1

Welcome to the Picnic Basket Shawl Crochet Along! If you’re just learning about the CAL, read this post for more details and links to the rest of the crochet along. Today, I’m sharing the first clue. We’ll be starting our foundation chain and working through Row 3.

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Picnic Basket Shawl Crochet Along Week 1

Rectangular Pineapple Shawl Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter

This variation on the pineapple motif reminds me of a little picnic basket, and this shawl is light enough to pack in your picnic basket in case it gets chilly! This pattern is part of the Picnic Basket Shawl Crochet Along. This week’s clue includes the foundation chain through Row 3.

Finished Size

• Adult: 48” (122 cm) wingspan x 12” (30.5 cm) width unblocked; 52” (132 cm) wingspan x 16” (40.5 cm) width blocked.

Materials

• Malabrigo Sock yarn (3.5 oz/100 g/440 yds/402 m/100% superwash Merino wool) – 2 skeins 120 Lotus, or approximately 770 yds/704 m in any super fine weight yarn.
• US Size E-4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook or any size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn needle.

Gauge

• 1 motif in pattern = 3” (7.5 cm) wide unblocked. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Gauge is measured across widest point of motif in Row 5 or Row 8, so I will share more details next week.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

• ch – chain
• cl – cluster – (Yo, insert hook in st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops) twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook. A video tutorial for this stitch is available below.

• If you can’t see the tutorial above for the cluster stitch, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
• dc – double crochet
• ea – each
• rep – repeat
• sc – single crochet
• sp(s) – space(s)
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• t-ch – turning chain
• yo – yarn over
• * Rep instructions after asterisk as indicated.

Pattern Instructions

Shawl

You can watch this week’s video below for a walk through of the first 3 rows, or scroll down for the written pattern.

If you can’t see the video above, click here to watch it on YouTube.

• Ch 254 (or any multiple of 28 sts + 2 sts). The video below has helpful tips for working with a long foundation chain.

• If you can’t see the video tutorial above with easy fixes for working with a foundation chain with too few or too many chains, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
• Row 1: Turn, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch and in ea ch across. (253 sts)
• Row 2: Turn, ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc in next st; rep from * across.
• Row 3: Turn, (ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp) 3 times, *[dc, ch 1, (cl, ch 1) 3 times, dc] in next ch-5 sp,** (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 5 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at ** with three ch-5 sps remaining, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 2 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, dc in last st.

© 2015 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/picnic2015. Thanks for supporting indie designers!