Sunny citrine shawl by Andrea Cretu

Sunny citrine shawl

Crochet
June 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Tss
6.0 mm (J)
984 - 1640 yards (900 - 1500 m)
both US and UK
English
This pattern is available for €8.00 EUR
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About the pattern

Easily make a crescent Tunisian crochet shawl that has lovely drape and a simple lace pattern of growing chevrons.

Use it for a chilly spring or autumn wedding, worked up in luxurious alpaca, or make it in thicker yarn for a winter shawl.

Skip the first few rows to make it into a capelet or add more repeats for a circle, or do both to make a skirt.

Blocking reveals the rows upon rows of eyelets that create a geometric and highly symmetrical texture, like the facets of a highly polished citrine gemstone.

The shaping inherent in the pattern creates cute spikes on the edge, which can also be blocked into scallops.

Skill level

Experienced beginner or intermediate, due to eyelets and decreases.

Size and measurements

This shawl can be made larger or smaller, depending on the row you stop on. For a larger shawl, continue working until the end of the instructions.

The sample made in the mentioned yarn has 90 rows and measures 150 cm in length along the top and 75 cm in width, after blocking.

Materials

  • Yarn: about 900-1500 meters or 150-250 grams of yarn of your preference in fingering, superfine or size 1 weight at 400-550 meters per 100 grams;
  • Hook – 6 mm Tunisian crochet hook with 100-150 (40”-60”) cable or hook that gets you gauge;
  • Tapestry needle and scissors;
  • Tools for blocking (iron with steam or other steamer), blocking mats and pins.

Sample made in 5 balls of Love to Craft Sport- und Sockenwolle, 45% Polyester, 30% acrylic and 25% Elastane, 190 m per 50 grams.

Videos

Videos are available for the first 5 rows of this pattern, as it begins just like the Fiery opal shawl.

Right-handed video: https://youtu.be/sZ3PVU60UUU

Left-handed video: https://youtu.be/HFK80zHZ17c