Worked in rows using mostly treble crochet, this half-circular shawl is a fairly simple project, allowing the beauty of the yarn to shine through. The offset increases (caused by not alternating the increase placements) creates a feathery sort of feel, which the edging continues. The feathery and loose feel, as well as the rainbow of colors in the yarn, made me think of the character Papagena from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, so it’s called the Papagena Shawl.

Usually, when working an increase pattern like this one, it’s worked in rounds so the increases line up; if it’s worked in rows, the increases are often alternated so that on the wrong side rows, the increases are worked before the un increased stitches and the increases are made to line up. I deliberately chose not to do so here, because the alternating placement felt more feathery to me. When starting a row, the turning chain does not count as a stitch; this is because it makes the edge stitches of the shawl thicker (matching the increase at the end of each row) and because it fudges the stitch count to add an extra stitch on the last body row, so the edging pattern needs no adjustment.

You need about 1.5 balls of red heart unforgettable for this project.