Verdant Hooded Shawl by Sue Pearson

Verdant Hooded Shawl

Crochet
April 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 13 rows = 4 inches
in Tunisian Net Stitch
7.0 mm
1295 - 1424 yards (1184 - 1302 m)
One size
UK
English
This pattern is available for £3.30 GBP buy it now

This is worked in Tunisian crochet. I wanted to keep the Tunisian crochet stitches simple while exploring some dramatic colour changes. The bulk of the shawl is worked in Tunisian net stitch. There is a honeycomb stitch border to stop any curling. The shawl starts at the bottom edge and is worked up. The hood is worked on one side edge,using honeycomb stitch, and is seamed along the top edge. Pattern is written in English and uses UK terms.

Verdant Hooded Shawl - Materials
Yarn: King Cole Fashion Aran (68% acrylic, 30% wool, 2% viscose) 100g/200m
4 balls x shade 3056 Eucalyptus
1 ball x shade 3059 Pink
2 balls x shade 3510 Olive

Hook: 7mm Tunisian crochet hook with a 75cm extension cord.
Stitch markers.

Verdant Hooded Shawl - Dimensions
Finished size of shawl after blocking: 83 inches by 14.5 inches.
Gauge: 13 rows and 14 stitches to 4 inches over Net stitch.

Verdant Hooded Shawl - Abbreviations (English)
Ch - chain
Inc - increase
St(s) - stitch(es)
Tps - Tunisian purl stitch
Tks - Tunisian knit stitch
Tksp - Tunisian knit stitch purled. Bring yarn to front, insert hook as for Tks, take yarn across the front of the stitch to the back to work yarn over hook and pull through.
Tss - Tunisian simple stitch
Yo - yarn over

RS - right side of work

Honeycomb stitch - alternating Tss and Tps. First row start Tps 1, Tss 1, repeat across. Second row, start Tss 1 (above the previous Tps), Tps 1 (above the previous Tss), repeat across. These two rows are repeated.

Net stitch - alternating Tunisian knit stitch and knit stitch purled. First row starts Tks 1, Tksp 1, repeat across. Second row, start Tksp 1, Tks 1, repeat across. These two rows are repeated.

Bind off - work a slip stitch row after completing last Return Pass. Insert hook into next stitch, yo and pull yarn through both loops on hook. Repeat for each stitch until one loop remains. Cut yarn and draw through loop to fasten off.

Verdant Hooded Shawl - Pattern Notes
Pattern rows are Forward Pass instructions only. Follow each row with a Return Pass.
Return Pass instructions: Ch1, yo, pull through next 2 loops on hook; repeat from until 1 loop remains on hook.
Instructions in brackets are worked the number of times specified eg x2.
Instructions marked by an asterisk * are worked once, and then repeated the specified number of times.
The colour changes are at the end of the Return Pass - when you have two loops left on the hook, drop the old colour, pick up the new colour and pull through the last two loops, ready to start the next Forward Pass.