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Ultra Alpaca Fine

 

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Skill level:  Easy

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 54” square

MATERIALS
4 Hanks BERROCO ULTRA ALPACA FINE (100 grs), #1288 Blueberry Mix (MC) and 2 hanks each #1285 Oceanic Mix (A), #1277 Peat Mix (B) and #1294 Turquoise Mix (C)
Crochet hook, size 3.25 mm (D-3) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

GAUGE
24 sc’s = 4”  30 rows = 4” in sc
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

STITCH GLOSSARY

Dec A

Yo, insert hook in dc st and draw up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, skip 1 st, insert hook in next st, draw up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook

Dec B

Yo, insert hook in dc st and draw up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, skip 3 sts, insert hook in dc st, draw up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook

Inc

Dc, ch 3, dc all in same st

SHAWL (Center Section)

With crochet hook, using MC, ch 203.

Row 1:  Sc in 3rd ch from hook, ch 1, skip 1 ch, * sc in next ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, rep from * across, end sc in last ch – 101 ch-1 spaces.  Turn.

Row 2:  Ch 2, * sc in ch-1 space, ch 1, rep from * across.  Turn.  Rep Row 2 198 times more.  Turn.  Change to C.

BORDER

Rnd 1:  With C, ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and ch-1), skip ch-1 space, * (dc in next sc, ch 1, skip ch-1 space) 3 times, skip next ch-1 space, dec A, ch 1, skip ch-1 space, (dc in next sc, ch 1, skip ch-1 space) 3 times, Inc, rep from * to corner, dc, ch 3, Inc in corner st, rep from * around, working in every other row each side, end dc in last row, ch 3, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-4.

Rnd 2:  Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * (dc in ch-1 space, dc in next dc) twice, dc in ch-1 space, dec B, (dc in ch-1 space, dc in next dc) 3 times, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc all in ch-3 space), dc in next dc, rep from * to corner, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc in corner ch-3 space, rep from * around, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.  Change to A.

Rnd 3:  With A, ch 4, skip dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc) twice, dec A, ch 1, skip next dc, * (dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc) 3 times, inc in ch-3 space, ch 1, skip 1 dc, (dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc) 3 times, dec A, ch 1, skip 1 dc, rep from * to corner, in corner space work dc, ch 1, dc, ch 3, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1; rep from * around, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4.

Rnd 4:  Rep Rnd 2.

Rnd 5:  Rep Rnd 3.

Rnd 6:  Rep Rnd 2.

Rnd 7:  Rep Rnd 3, except in corner spaces, work dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 5, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1).

Rnd 8:  Rep Rnd 2.

Rnd 9:  Rep Rnd 6.

Rnd 10:  Rep Rnd 2.  Change to C.

Rnd 11:  Rep Rnd 7.

Rnd 12:  Rep Rnd 2.  Change to B.

Rnd 13:  Rep Rnd 7.

Rnds 14, 16, 18 and 20:  Rep Rnd 2.

Rnds 15, 17 and 19:  Rep Rnd 7.

Rnds 21 and 22:  Rep Rnds 11 and 12.  Change to MC.

Edging:  Ch 1, work 1 sc in each st and ch-1 space around, (in each corner ch-3 space, work 2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc), join with a sl st in beg ch-1.  Fasten off.