We have now reached the finale of our four week crochet-along. We can now see in our sights the end of the harvest as we draw into September and we can enjoy a final crochet community celebration as we finish our Lammas Day shawls.
Although we are on the last part of our CAL, if you are joining in at a later date you can find all the information you need on the CAL landing page where all the CAL posts are one place. If you want to join in the CAL using the same yarn I did I have put together a list of stockists on a previous post.
During the duration of the CAL this pattern will be released part by part here on the blog, after the full CAL has finished there will be a FREE PDF ebooklet available on the Anchor Crafts website (link below).
This week we will continue our decreases as we till the earth by harrowing and ploughing the fields we have sown, and gather together in the abundance of the harvest. We will have a bit of crochet heritage with the familiar treble cluster (as seen in a traditional granny square) and think of our cluster of stitches as also representing a time where every available man, woman and child, was needed to get the crops in.
Lammas Day CAL: Part 4 – Bringing in the Wheat
Yarn: Anchor Organic Cotton (4ply)
The amount listed below is the amount required to make the whole Lammas Day Shawl
- 5 x 50g / 125 m Organic Cotton: 00105 (Natural) – YARN A
- 1 x 50g / 125 m Organic Cotton: 00178 (Sunflower) – YARN B
- 2 x 50g / 125 m Organic Cotton: 00103 (Rocky Orange) – YARN C
- 2 x 50g / 125 m Organic Cotton: 00338 (Red Dunes) – YARN D
- 1 x 50g / 125 m Organic Cotton: 00038 (Earthy Brown) – YARN E
Hook: You will need a 3.75mm (US size F/5) for this shawl. I have hooks, and other useful crochet tools, linked in my Amazon Store if this is something you need.
You will also need: Scissors, A yarn needle and stitch markers (mine were from Mrs G Makes).
Gauge: 5htr = 2.5cm (1inch). Gauge is not critical for this design, with each part I will provide the size of my work. If your gauge does not meet mine it will just mean you will end up with a bigger or smaller shawl and will possibly use more or less yarn than quoted as a consequence. If you wish to match my gauge you might try going up a hook size if your tension is quite tight, or going down a hook size if your tension is looser.
Finished Size:
If you need a reminder of the shawl schematic you can find it on the CAL Planning post.
The pattern below is in UK Terms:
ABBREVIATIONS
- RS Right Side
- cm Centimetre
- ch Chain
- sp Space
- st(s) Stitch(es)
STITCH GUIDANCE
- Half Treble (htr): Yarn over, insert hook in indicated st and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all three loops on hook.
- Treble (tr): Yarn over, insert hook in indicated st and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops on hook.
- Spike Stitch (SPtr): A Spike treble st is a treble in the stitch directly in the row below; yarn over, insert hook in top of the stitch 1 row below, yarn over, pull to height of working row, (three loops on hook), complete treble stitch as normal (e.g. yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through two loops).
- Double Treble (dtr): Yarn over hook (twice), insert hook in indicated st and pull up a loop (four loops on hook), Yarn over, pull yarn through two loops on hook (three loops remain on hook). Yarn over, pull yarn through two loops on hook (two loops remain on hook). Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops on hook.
PATTERN NOTES
- This pattern is for a triangular shawl that starts from one point and grows with each row; increases are made on one side only.
- Add a stitch marker on the increase side, moving it onto the row as you work to help mark increase side.
- You may also find it useful to add a stitch marker in the first stitch and the last stitch of each row.
- Check stitch counts at the end of each row to keep on track
- Keep any turning chains on the start of each row fairly loose so it doesn’t pull your work too tightly
CHART STITCH LEGEND
PATTERN – PART 3
Attach YARN A to the top of the first st of row 97 worked of part 2;
Notes:
- The ch1 at the start of each row does not count as a st.
- Work the SPtr’s into the middle tr of the 3tr’s of the previous row;
Attach YARN A to the top of the last st worked of Part 3;
Row 134: (RS): Starting with a decrease;Ch1, 1htr in the first st, htr2tog, 1htr in each st across, turn. 59sts
Row 135: Ch1, 1htr in each st until the last 3sts, htr2tog, 1htr in the last st, turn. 58sts
Row 136: Ch1, 1htr in the first st, htr2tog, 1htr in each st across, turn. 57sts
Fasten off YARN A and weave in ends; attach YARN E to the top of the last st worked;
Row 137: Ch1, 1htr in the next 2st, SPtr in the next st, (1htr in 3sts, SPtr in the next st), repeat eleven more times across the row, 1htr in the next 3sts, htr2tog, 1htr in the last st, turn. 56sts
Rows 138 – 139: Repeat row 136 and 135, turn. 55 / 54sts
Fasten off YARN E and weave in ends. Attach YARN A to the top of the last st worked;
Row 140: Ch1, 1htr in the next st, htr2tog, 1htr in the next 2sts, SPtr in the next st, (1htr in 3sts, SPtr in the next st), repeat ten more times across the row, 1htr in the last 4sts, turn. 53sts
Rows 141 – 142: Repeat rows 135 – 136, turn. 52 / 51sts
Fasten off YARN A and weave in ends. Attach YARN E to the top of the last st worked;
Row 143: Ch1, 1htr in the next 2st, SPtr in the next st, (1htr in 3sts, SPtr in the next st), repeat ten more times across the row, 1htr in the next st, htr2tog, 1htr in the last st, turn. 50sts
Rows 144 – 145: Repeat row 136 and 135, turn. 49 / 48sts
Fasten off YARN E and weave in ends. Attach YARN A to the top of the last st worked;
Row 146: Ch1, 1htr in the next st, htr2tog, SPtr in the next st, (1htr in 3sts, SPtr in the next st), repeat nine more times across the row, 1htr in the last 4sts, turn. 47sts
Rows 147 – 148: Repeat row 135 and 136, turn. 46 / 45sts
Fasten off YARN A and weave in ends. Attach YARN E to the top of the last st worked;
Row 149: Ch1, 1htr in the next 2st, SPtr in the next st, (1htr in 3sts, SPtr in the next st), repeat eight more times across the row, 1htr in the next 3sts, htr2tog, 1htr in the last st, turn. 44sts
Rows 150 – 151: Repeat row 136 and 135, turn. 41 / 42sts
Fasten off YARN E and weave in ends. Attach YARN A to the top of the last st worked;
Row 152: Ch1, 1htr in the next st, htr2tog, 1htr in the next 2sts, SPtr in the next st, (1htr in 3sts, SPtr in the next st), repeat seven more times across the row, 1htr in the last 4sts, turn. 41sts
Rows 153 – 154: Repeat row 135 and 136, turn. 38 / 39sts
Fasten off YARN A and weave in ends
Please note in the chart below there are more repeats than shown:
Attach YARN E to the top of the last st worked;
The next panel of the shawl will be worked in a repeating two row stitch pattern. The ch4 in the pattern counts as a dtr;
Row 155: Ch4, 1dtr in the next st, miss next st, (3dtr in the next st, miss 2sts) repeat nine more times across the row, 3dtr in the next st, miss the next st, 1dtr in the next st, dtr2tog, 1dtr in the last st, turn. 38sts
Row 156: Ch1, 1tr in the next st, tr2tog, (3tr in the sp before the 3dtr’s of the previous row) repeat nine more times across the row, 1tr in the last 2sts, turn. 37sts
Row 157: Ch4, (3dtr in the sp before the 3tr’s of the previous row) repeat ten more times across the row, dtr2tog, 1dtr in the last st, turn. 36sts
Row 158: Ch1, 1tr in the next st, tr2tog, (3tr in the sp after the 3dtr’s of the previous row) repeat nine more times across the row, 3tr in the last st, turn. 35sts
Row 159: Ch4, 1dtr in the next st, (3dtr in the sp between the 3tr’s of the previous row) repeat nine more times across the row, dtr2tog, 1dtr in the last st, turn. 34sts
Row 160: Ch1, 1tr in the next st, tr2tog, (3tr in the sp after the 3dtr’s of the previous row) repeat nine more times across the row, 1tr in the last st, turn. 33sts
Row 161: Ch4, (3dtr in the sp after the 3tr’s of the previous row) repeat nine more times across the row, dtr2tog, turn. 32sts
Row 162: Ch1, 1tr in the next st, tr2tog, (3tr in the sp between the 3dtr’s of the previous row) repeat eight more times across the row, 1tr in the last 2sts, turn. 31sts
Fasten off YARN D and weave in ends
Attach YARN A to the top of the last st worked;
Row 163: Ch1, 1htr in each st until the last 3sts, htr2tog, 1htr in the last st, turn. 30sts
Row 164: Ch1, 1htr in the first st, htr2tog, 1htr in each st across, turn. 29sts
Rows 165 – 189: Repeat rows 163 – 164, turn. 4sts
Row 190: Ch1, 1htr in the first st, htr2tog, 1htr in the next st, turn. 3sts
Row 191: Ch1, dc3tog. 1st
Fasten off with a sl st, weave in all ends.
Video Tutorial:
Click on the image below to be taken to a helpful video tutorial for this section …
Or alternatively find on Youtube here.
Blocking your shawl:
The design of this wrap will benefit from being wet blocked;
- Completely soak your item in cold water then gently squeeze (without wringing it) out some of the excess water.
- Using your tape measure and pins carefully pin your item on your blocking board
- Double check your measurements if necessary (e.g. check the height and width are correct)
- Leave to dry completely over 24 hours, and then unpin.
If you were wondering what I use to block my shawls I use this simple foam playmats to pin my shawls down, I swear by these Knitpro blockers and I also use these T-pins for lacy bits and corner points.
Written Pattern Link:
Now that we are on the last part of the CAL a PDF document of the pattern has been put together by Anchor Yarns which you can find as a free download on their website here.
And that’s it!
Your shawl is now finished! Maybe to celebrate you can go break bread somewhere nice wearing your new shawl.
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Thank you for crocheting along with me – I can’t wait to see your finished shawls.
Until next time; keep calm and crochet on my friends xx
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