Diamond Lace Shawl
Skill Level
Finished Measurements
Approximately 65" long x 16" wide, excluding edging
and fringe.
Materials
Yarn: Deborah Norville Collection SERENITY
GARDEN – 8 balls DN800-11 Earth (100% microfine
acrylic; 170 yards/156 meters; 2 ounces/60 grams)
Crochet Hook: F-5 (3.75mm)
Gauge
20 sc and 22 sc rows = 4" (gauge is difficult to measure
in lace pattern – work swatch entirely in sc). Use any
size hook necessary to obtain the specified gauge.
Abbreviations
beg – beginning
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
lp – loop
mm – millimeter
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
RS – right side
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sp – space
st(s) – stitch(es)
[ ] – repeat instructions inside brackets the number of times
specified
* – rep the instructions after the asterisk as specified
Shawl
Beg at long bottom edge, ch 362.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in second ch from hook and in each of next 3 sc, ch
7, sk next 5 ch, [sc in each of next 7 ch, ch 7, sk next 5 ch] 29 times,
sc in each of last 4 ch; turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sc, ch 4, sc in center of next ch-7
sp, [ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc, ch 4, sc in center of
next ch-7 sp] 29 times, ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of last 3 sc; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sc, ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in
next sc, sc in next ch-4 sp, [ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc,
ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-4 sp] 29 times,
ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of last 2 sc; turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in each of next
3 sc, sc in next ch-4 sp, [ch 4, sk next sc, sc in next sc, ch 4, sc in
next ch-4 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-4 sp] 29 times, ch 4, sk
next sc, sc in last 2 sc; turn.
Row 5: Ch 9, sc in first ch-4 sp, sc in each of next 5 sc, sc in next ch4 sp, [ch 7, sk next ch-4 sp and sc, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in each of
next 5 sc, sc in next ch-4 sp] 29 times, ch 7, dtr in last sc; turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first dtr, ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc,
[ch 4, sc in next ch-7 sp, ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc] 29
times, ch 4, sc in fifth ch of turning ch below; turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in first sc and in next ch-4 sp, ch 4, sk next sc, sc in each of
next 3 sc, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4, sk
next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc] 29 times, ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in last
sc; turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sc and in next
ch-4 sp, ch 4, sk next sc, sc in next sc, [ch 4, sc in
next ch-4 sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch4 sp, ch 4, sk next sc, sc in next sc] 29 times, ch 4,
sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in each of last 2 sc; turn.
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sc and in next
ch-4 sp, ch 7, sk next sc [sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in
next each of next 5 sc, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 7, sk
next sc] 29 times, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in each of
last 3 sc; turn.
Rep Rows 2-9 eight more times; fasten off.
Border: Working along long edge, with RS
facing, join yarn with a sl st in first sc.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 5, dc in
fourth ch from hook and in next ch, *(sc, ch 3, sc)
in next ch-7 sp, ch 5, dc in fourth ch from hook
and in next ch, sc in center sc of next 7-sc group,
ch 5, dc in fourth ch from hook and in next ch;
rep from * across, ending with sc in last sc;
fasten off. Rep along other long edge.
Rnd 2: With RS facing, join yarn with a sl st in
first ch-5 lp along one long edge, ([dc, ch 3, sl st
in third ch from hook – picot made, dc] 3 times)
in same ch-5 lp, * ([dc, picot, dc] 3 times) in next
ch-5 lp; rep from * across long edge, (dc, ch 2)
evenly along short edge; rep from * across rem
edges; join with a sl st in first dc; fasten off.
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