FORTUNE’S SHAWLETTE

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FORTUNE’S SHAWLETTE
US – J, 6.0 mm hook (Furls Fiberarts used)
357 yds fingering weight yarn (Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering: “1” Fingering weight; 80% superwash wool/20% polyamide; 357 yds/100 grams; Colorway: Goddess Kettle Dye)
Gauge: 6 boxes measured along one side of the pattern (not the top) = 4″
Finished Size: 52″ wide, 20″ deep, 33″ along each side

Row 1: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in last ch; turn. (1 block)
Row 2: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in last ch, (slip st, ch 3, dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-3 sp of previous row; turn. (2 blocks)
Row 3: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in last ch, [(slip st, ch 3, dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-3 sp of previous row] twice; turn. (3 blocks)
Row 4: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in last ch, [(slip st, ch 3, dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-3 sp of previous row] 3 times; turn. (4 blocks)
Row 5 – 40: Continue as above, increasing 1 block on each row until there are 40 blocks across. If you want a bigger shawl, continue until desired width.
Row 41: Ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in last ch, [(slip st, ch 1, sc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-3 sp of previous row] 41 times; do NOT turn. Continue to edging.
Edging Row 1: Working along sides, ch 1, sc 2 sts in each block (each dc and each ch-3 sp) along both sides, working an extra sc at the point of Row 1; turn. (165 sts – 82 sts per side, plus 1 at the point) NOTE: Place a stitch marker in the extra stitch at the point.
Edging Row 2: Ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in 1st st, [skip 2 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st] until 1 st remains before the marked stitch, skip the next st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in the marked st (place marker in this ch-2 sp), skip 1 st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st, [skip 2 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st] until 3 sts remain, skip the next 2 sts, (dc, ch 3, dc) in the last st; turn. (57 V sts)
Edging Row 3: Ch 2, dc in 1st st, (2 dc, ch 2) in each ch-2 sp until you get to the marked ch-2 sp, 5 dc in marked ch sp (remove marker), ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2) in each remaining ch-2 sp until only 1 ch-2 sp remains, dc 2 in the last ch-2 sp, dc in the last st; turn. (61 dc sts)
Edging Row 4: Ch 1, sl st in 2nd st, ch 3, sl st in next st, (ch 2, sl st in next dc, ch 3, sl st in next dc) until you get to the dc-5 set at the point, ch 2, sl st in first dc, ch 3, sl st in second dc, (sl st, ch 3, sl st) in third dc, sl st in fourth dc, ch 3, sl st in 5th dc, (ch 2, sl st in next dc, ch 3, sl st in next dc) along the remaining sts, sl st in last st; break yarn and finish off.