Summer's Coolest Accessory
Take cover in the prettiest shawl of all

By Photographs by Jenny Acheson

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Rose Filet Shawl
Summer’s coolest accessory has long, fabulous fringe and a graceful triangular shape that always drapes beautifully. And it’s all done with two super-simple stitches!

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How to Follow Chart:
White square = 1 mesh; blue square = 1 block. To work block over mesh, dc in dc, dc in next ch-1 sp. To work block over block, dc in each dc. To work mesh over block, dc in dc, ch 1, sk next dc.

Abbreviations:
Beg–begin(ing); ch–chain st;
dc–double crochet; dec–decrease;
sk–skip; sl st–slip stitch; sp–space.

Size: Triangle about 50" x 25"

Yarn: 5 balls of J. & P. Coats LusterSheen 1.75-oz/50-gr ball. This should leave a quarter ounce left over. (It would be a good idea to buy 6 balls.)

Crochet hook: size F (3.75 mm) or size that gives you the correct gauge

Guage: 6 sts = 2"; 6 rows = 2" in pattern

Shawl: Starting at top, ch 293. Row 1: Dc in 5th ch from hook (first mesh made); *ch 1, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch; repeat from *, end with dc in last ch (145 mesh)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Sl st in first dc, sl st in ch-1 sp and in next dc (1 mesh decreased at beg of row); ch 4, dc in next dc (first mesh made), *ch 1, sk ch-1 sp, dc in next dc; repeat from * across, ending with dc in next to last dc; do not work in last dc (1 mesh decreased at end of row)

Rows 3 - 6: Repeat Row 2. Mark center mesh (68th) on last row (135 mesh).

Rose: Working as for Row 2, follow chart to work rose in dc. See How to Follow Chart.

Row 7: Repeat Row 2 until 2 mesh remain before marked center (black square on chart); following rose right to left, work 4 blocks, 2 mesh, 6 blocks; work in mesh to end.
Row 8: Repeat Row 2, following rose from left to right. Continue in this manner. When chart is completed, work until 1 mesh remains. Fasten off.

Fringe: Cut two 36" lengths of yarn. Fold together in half, then in half again. At side of shawl, use hook to pull folded end partway through first space; draw ends through loop; pull to tighten (fringe made). Knot fringe in every second space on slanted sides of shawl. Trim ends.