Hi there!

LongJingTea is a flowing crochet shawl whose rounded, elongated motifs echo the tender green leaves of LongJong tea gently unfurling in hot water.

This is not a beginners’ pattern, but I’ve tried to add as much detail as possible and step-by-step pictures for every row.

Yarn & Hook size: For the step-by-step pictures I used Sultan Deluxe yarn with a 3.5 mm hook, but you can use whatever yarn & hook size you like, as long as they match and you are happy with the resulting tension

Gauge: 18 dc and 10 rows in 10 cm

Difficulty: intermediate

Terminology: US terms

Materials required:
• 1 cake of Cotton Kings Sultan Deluxe in colorway #12 (Paraiba Tourmaline) or any equivalent yarn (1000 m)
• Matching crochet hook
• Tapestry needle to sew ends
• Scissors

Stitches used in this pattern:
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Treble crochet (tr)
• Front post single crochet (fpsc)
• Front post double crochet (fpdc)
• Back post double crochet (bpdc)
• Puff stitch (see below)
• Three double crochet together cluster (dc3tog cluster)

Other abbreviations:
• Ch-sp: chain space
• Sk st: skip stitch