Make a bold statement by combining color blocking and thin stripes in this lacy, rectangular shawl. This pattern was designed for the Celebrate Mom Blog Hop with Pattern Paradise.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting flat in rows (for color blocked and striped sections), crocheting in the round (for border)
Changing colors (with linked video tutorial)
Cluster stitches and picots (with linked video tutorials)
Skipping stitches, crocheting in chain spaces
Crocheting in the underside of foundation chain (with linked video tutorial)
Blocking (with linked tutorial)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Size
Adult: 10” (25.5 cm) wide x 66” (167.5 cm) long after blocking.

Materials
Murky Depths Deep Sock yarn (80% superwash Merino wool/20% nylon, 3.5 oz/100 g, 400 yd/366 m) – 1 skein each in Scion (CA) and The Brothers Grimm (CB), or approximately 400 yd (366 m) each in CA and CB in any super fine weight yarn.

US H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain pleasing drape.

Yarn needle.

Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker Set, or locking stitch markers.

Spray blocking supplies (pins, blocking board or mat, and spray bottle with cold water).

Gauge
Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Use a crochet hook that is several sizes larger than what is recommended for your yarn to create a pleasing drape.