Knitting Friday:

For my first knitting Friday, I’m posting a crochet pattern. I guess I’m using the term “knitting” very, very loosely. Like when you look up a word in the dictionary and the 50th definition is not at all what you think the word means.

Sky’s Shawl - I came up with the pattern for a 10-year old girl who only knew how to make a crochet chain. She made the shawl in one day. You only have to know how to make a crochet chain, a single crochet stitch, and a slip stitch - all of which are explained on the Internet.

Materials: Any size hook; any type of yarn. For a very, interesting shawl, use a large hook and thin yarn. Definitions: ch = chain; sc = single crochet; sl st = slip stitch

Ch 5. Sl st in last ch from hook to make a ring.

*Ch5 and make one sc in the ring* (one ch5-space made) twice, then ch5 and turn. (two ch5-spaces made in all)

Row 1: Work one sc in first ch5-space, then *ch5 and sc* in each ch5-space across to the last ch5-space. (On Row 1, you will have only two ch-5 spaces, the first and the last.) In the last ch5-space: work *ch5 and sc* twice (the 2nd ch-5 and sc is your increase of one ch5-space.) -three ch 5-spaces made on Row 1.
Ch 5 and turn.

Continue Row 1 increasing one ch5-space at the end of each row to the size shawl you want.

For clarity, mark the bottom of the shawl and mark last ch 5 -space of every row since this is where you will be making your increases . This is a great take-along-everywhere project.

This shawl converts easily from a triangle to a rectangle but that’s for another Knitting Friday.
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