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SIZES:

Version 1: 25” L x 50” W (64 cm x 127 cm), blocked

Version 2: 25” L x 43” W (64 cm x 109 cm), blocked

MATERIALS:

Expression Fiber Arts Crema Sock or Expression Fiber Arts All Good Things Fingering yarn

Version 1: Shown in Hideaway Hues Crema Sock Kit (1050 yds/960 m per 3-skein kit)

Version 2: Shown in Grateful For It All All Good Things Fingering (437 yds/400 m per skein)

If those colors aren’t available, any from this category will work.

HOOKS:

Version 1: US size E4 (3.5 mm) hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Version 2: US size F (3.75 mm) hook or size needed to obtain gauge

SKILL LEVEL:

Beginner: This pattern is suitable for crocheters who are ready to combine basic stitches to create a simple mesh lace.

Notes from the Designer:

Whulge is a phonetic spelling of the Coast Salish name for Puget Sound. According to natural history writer David B. Williams, it means “the saltwater” or “the salt,” and emulates the sound of waves washing on shore. Conceptually, it denotes both a place and a relationship: people of the salt, people of this place.

Lace can seem intimidating at first, but it doesn’t have to be. This pattern combines double crochet and chain stitches to create a simple mesh lace in an elegant shawl. The edging adds a few single crochet stitches into the mix to create some scalloped peaks. This shawl adapts Elizabeth Zimmermann’s knit pi shawl formula into crochet for a more-than-semicircular piece that comes fully around the shoulders. This method keeps the number of increase rows to a minimum, so you don’t have to count stitches as often.

• Click here to watch a video tutorial on how to get started working this pattern.
• Version 1 used approximately 1050 yds / 960 m total: Color A (Pink/Gold Multi): 350 yds / 320 m, Color B (Blue/Gray Multi): 350 yds / 320 m, and Color C (Blue Multi): 350 yds / 320 m.
• Version 2 used approximately 917 yds / 840 m total.
• Gauge is not crucial to this project, but will affect yardage and size.
• Version 1 used almost every inch of each skein, so you will need to reclaim any yardage used for a gauge swatch.
• To work gauge swatch, ch 24, dc in 5th ch from hook, (ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch) across. Then work Row 5 until you have 11 mesh rows.
• Pattern uses three colors, but can be made with fewer or more if preferred

Designed by Janica York Carter

Erratum:
Row 52: Ch 5 counts as dc plus 2 ch sts, turn; (dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp) three times, (dc in next dc, sk next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp) three times; rep from across to last 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in last dc (third ch of beg ch-4). 594 dc, 197 ch-1 sps, and 2 ch-2 sps

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Happy crocheting!

Chandi

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