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The shawl measures 275×75 cm.
I used Catona by Scheepjes. (25gr)
100,101,113,128,157,164,173,179,189,205,208,212,222,226,240,
242,244,245,246,247,249,251,252,253,254,256,257,258,261,263, 264,281,282,383,385,386,387,388,391,392,393,394,396,397,398,
399,401.
And 9x 248
You can by this wonderfull 100% mercerized cotton in lovely 25 gr balls
and 82 colors at Deramores ( UK, USA, AU, CA,) and here at Wool Warehouse, they both
send worldwide.
Hook: 3,5mm
91 flowers
12 half flowers
Yarn usage per flower:
Centre of each flower (centre chain circle and round 1) : 1,5 meters
Petals (round 2) 5,25 meters
Basic color around the flowers (round 3 & 4) 5,5 meters
So this is how you crochet the flowers and how you join them.Take a look at the picture at the top of this post, to see how I placed the flowers. Or look at this schematic:
To make a straight edge you have to crochet half flowers like
this:
Now crochet around the shawl like this:
For the fringes I cut 30cm strings, 8 strings through corners.
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