The Cocktails by the Sea Shawl is designed for the Midsummer Countdown Calendar hosted by Chefwol with the same theme. The result is a beautiful summer shawl you can wear on one of those long summer nights, or to keep you covered from too much sunlight.

This pattern is available in DUTCH and US ENGLISH

This shawl is made using a (semi-)solid commercial yarn throughout. Participants of the Advent Calendar recieved handdyed yarn, dyed in colors representing cocktails, together with the Green-blue Main Color.

Yarn:

• Scheepjes Metropolis ‘022 Passay’, 2 balls of 50gr, are used for the sample. Alternatives are any fingering weight hand dyed or commercial yarn.
• Scheepjes Metropolis, 21 balls of 10 gr in different colors are used as contrast colors for the sample. Alternatives are any fingering weight hand dyed or commercial yarn.

Hook:
This shawl is crocheted with a 4.0mm hook. The size you need depends on your gauge.

Gauge
In single crochet: 24 stitches x 26 rows measures 10x10 cm, using fingering weight (400-420m/100gr) and 4.0mm hook.

Notions
Needle for weaving ends, scissors, stitchmarkers.

Techniques to indulge in

• switching colors

• lace crochet from either chart or written directions