crochetmania.myfastforum.org :: Glorious Shawl

YvonneW

Hello All,

Someone on this board made this shawl http://www.bernat.com/data/patter...rnat_Masala400_cr_shawl.en_US.pdf I would like to make one for myself but im having problems understanding how to do the decrease in this pattern. I believe row 3 starts the decrease for this shawl and im having problems figuring how to end row 3. Can anyone help me? I appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Yvonne

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Bump Bump,
Who was it on here that made this shawl? I remember seeing
that too Yvonne but I can't remember who it was

YvonneW

Heres the original post about this shawl
http://crochetmania.myfastforum.org/about1684.html

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Ahhh, OK, that member is no longer here at our board.
Tomorrow I have the day to myself and I will give a go at this one
and I will see if I can help you with explaining the decreases in this
pattern

YvonneW

Thanks so much. I know if I can figure out how to do the first and last stitch in each row that decreases I will be ok. All I really need to know is what stitches will I need to decrease it right.

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

I sent you a PM

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

I figured it out Yvonne,
We were doing it correctly, we just needed to crochet over one
more on the alt decrease row (in the end chains - dc)

The pattern decreases up only on the one side and it crochets
with no decrease up the other side.

The decrease side is actually the neck that we are crocheting.
The other side that does not decrease is actually making the
bottom V and up to the top right corner front (neck) of
shawl when it is finished.

I will post some pics of it later on today after I get a few rows finished
to show you.

NOTE: At the end of the decrease row,
crochet over one more, counting the end chain group as a dc

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

PICS.....

click on pics to enlarge...then click in right hand corner
on the little icon to enlarge bigger.....

Right side with no decrease,
this side will eventually end up at the top right corner of the shawl:

Alternate row decreases,
this side is what makes the neck of the shawl:

Here is a view of the neck side (alt row decrease) set at a horizontal view:

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Here is end of row 2...
pic #2
Do a ch 2, dc in the top of the chain group on the end (top of the dc ch 3)
not in the sc side point of the diamond but in the ch just next to that.
clickable:

Turn now and work row three...

At the end of row three will be the first decrease

Next, do a tr in the top of the chain group just above the diamond, left of the
diamond point (top of the dc ch 3) not in the sc but in the ch just next to that.

Turn and work back accross, repeating row's 2 and 3

YvonneW

Kathy thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

It was fun

Did you get it all figured out with the swatch we did?
I want to see some pics when you get a few rows done now

YvonneW

Ive got it going ok.Ill get some pictures together soon. If you have some picts id like t see what youve got

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

I am off to start us a CAL.

I got out some aqua color yarn last night and did about 6 rows.
Look in the CAL's and join me