Adella is a beautiful half circle shawl that is worked from top down. In fact, it is more of a three-quarter shawl which will stay on the shoulder because of the shape. To create an eye-pleasing look, popcorns have been added at points of increases every other row until shawl is at the appropriate length. The bottom edge is a row of popcorns and to complete the look.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 46” length x 23” depth

Gauge: 9 dc = 4” [10 cm] in pattern stitch after wet blocking

Materials

Yarn: Red Heart Chic Sheep (100% Wool; 186 yards [170 meters]/100 grams): 5632 Polo (3 balls)

Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm)

Notions: Tapestry needle. 

Special Stitches

V-stitch: (Dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-sp.

Popcorn stitch: Work 5 dc in same sp, drop the hook from lp, insert hook from front to back under the 2 lps of the first dc in the group, grab the dropped lp, pull it through stitch.

Popcorn V-stitch: (popcorn, ch 3, popcorn) in the next v-stitch.

Pattern Notes

Ch 4 at the beginning of each row count as dc, ch 1.

Pattern

Make a slip-knot.

Row 1 (WS): Ch 4, (dc, ch 1) 8 times in slip-knot, dc in slip-knot, turn. (10 dc)

Pull the end of the yarn to tighten the slip-knot. Secure.

Row 2 (RS): Ch 4, (dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) twice, (v-stitch in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch, turn. (14 dc)

Row 3: Ch 4, v-stitch in next ch-sp, [(ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1, v-stitch in next v-stitch] 3 times, (ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1, v-stitch in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch, turn. (20 dc)

Row 4: Ch 4, [popcorn v-stitch in next v-stitch, ch 1, *dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * until you reach next v-stitch] 4 times, popcorn v-stitch in next v-stitch, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 5: Ch 4, [v-stitch in next popcorn v-stitch, ch 1, *dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * until you reach next popcorn v-stitch] 4 times, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Rows 6-35: Rep Rows 4-5, 15 times.

Row 36: Rep Row 4.

Row 37: *Ch 3, (sc in next ch-sp) twice; rep from * to end, turn.

Row 38: Ch 3, *popcorn stitch in next ch-sp, ch 5; rep from *, ending with popcorn stitch.

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Block shawl to size.