This pattern is written in short hand, so basic notes, as it has a corresponding tutorial on You tube, https://youtu.be/4eYWadQ-mrw , to clarify the notes.

No gauge is needed as it is a loose fitting shawl, and this project should only take a weekend to finish hence the name The Weekend Shawl. you could do different variations with the same stitch count used, by not doing back loop double crochet, you can choose to do normal double crochet in the rows required or even alternate the back loop only rows with normal double crochet for a staggered texture of “lines” please enjoy