Mermaid Tears Rectangle Shawl

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Beautiful, lacy crochet stitches are my favorite part of crochet! Working up the fun combinations of stitches to create texture and interest is so much fun.

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A purple crochet lace shawl wrap on a mannequin.

So many of you have asked me for a rectangular version of my most popular shawl, the Mermaid Tears Shawl, that I had to make one!

This lovely crochet lace stitch is made of shells and airy V stitches. There are 4 row repeats, but once you get through those the shawl works up really easily- perfect for crocheting with an audiobook or tv show on in the background.

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Close up of a purple striped yarn in a crochet lace stitch used in the Mermaid Tears Crochet Wrap Pattern.

Materials

K/6.5mm Crochet Hook; Caron Cakes, Dk [4] weight, 80% acrylic, 20% wool yarn, 7.1 oz / 200 g; 383 yds/350 m; shown in Bumbleberry colorway; Yarn Needle; Scissors

Abbreviations

Ch- chain; Dc – double crochet; Prev- previous; Sc- single crochet; Sk- skip; St- stitch;

Finished Size

54″ x 17″ unblocked, 60″ by 18″ blocked

Special Stitches

V Stitch (V-st)- (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st

Shell- work 5dc into the same st or ch indicated.

Notes

Worked in wide, turned rows. Either side is up!

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Mermaid Tears Rectangle Shawl Pattern Instructions

Ribbing

Row A: Ch 182 (Multiple of 6, +1, +1 turn chain), sc in 2nd ch and each ch across the row. [181 sc]

Row B: Ch 2, turn, dc in first st, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st,* repeat * to * until 1 st remains, dc in last st.

Row C: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.

Closeup of the Mermaid Tears Crochet Lace Pattern in purple.

Mermaid Tears Stitch Section

Row 1: Sc in 2nd st, *ch 1, sk 2 sts, work a V-st in next st, ch 1, sk 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat * to * across. [30 V-sts]

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, *sk 2 sts, work a Shell in V-st from prev row, sk 2 sts, sc in sc from prev row,* repeat * to * across. [30 Shells]

Row 3: Ch 3, turn, dc in 1st st, ch 1, sk 2 sts, sc in center st of Shell, *ch 1, sk 2 sts, V-st into sc, ch 1, sk 2 sts, sc in center of Shell,* repeat * to * across, work V-st into last st. [31 V stitches]

Row 4: Ch 2, turn, 3dc in 1st V-st of prev row, sk 2 sts, sc in sc from prev row, *sk 2 sts, Shell in V-st from prev row, sk 2, sc in sc from prev row,* repeat * to * across until 1 V-st remains, sk 2, 3dc in last st. [29 Shells and 2 3dc half Shells]

Rows 5-32: Repeat Rows 1-4.

Row 33: Repeat Row 1.

Close up photo of the shawl collar of a purple crochet lace shawl.

Ribbing

Row D: Repeat Row C.

Row E: Repeat Row B.

Row F: Repeat Row C.

Finishing:

Fasten off and weave in all ends. Block to size if desired.

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