Download pdf - Crocheted CloudsEach pair of CC rows is a stripe. Crochet 3 stripes of CC1, 2 stripes of CCs 2, 3, and 4, and 1 stripe of CC5, while adhering to the alternating bubble pattern. End

Materials

1 Fuzz Family Baby Feet Sock Custom Bundle

MC - 433 yds

CC1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 - 80 yds each

Size E US (3.25mm) hook

Gauge

17 sts = 4” in half double crochet stitch

Finished Dimensions

53” wide by 11” high

Abbreviations

ch - chainsk - skiphdc - half double crochetsc - single crochetBLO - back loop only

Notes

Perform the first half of the stitch (ex: insert hook and draw up loop for sc) and complete the stitch using the new color for a clean color change.

Crocheted Clouds

Spike Stitch

Single crochet around the previous two rows, insertingthe hook at the base of the first CC row, the top of thelast MC row, directly below the stitch you would workinto normally. Keep this stitch snug enough to fitcomfortably around the previous rows, yet looseenough to avoid scrunching the fabric.

Pattern

Foundation row: With MC, ch 23. Sk 1 ch and hdc across. Ch 1 and turn. (22 sts)

Row 1: Hdc 3 in first st, hdc to last st, hdc 3 in last st. Ch 1 and turn. (26 sts)

Rows 2-28: Repeat row 1. (134 sts) Change to CC1 on very last st.

Cloud pattern:

Rows 1-2: With new color, repeat row 1 twice. Change back to MC on last stitch. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 3: (WS) *Sc 2, spike st 2, repeat from * across to last two sts, sc 2. Ch 1 and turn.

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[The first and last set of spike sts are in the 3hdc inc st.]

Row 4: (RS) Sc BLO across. Change to CC on last st. Ch 1 and turn.

Rows 5-6: Repeat rows 1-2.

Row 7: (WS) Sc 4, spike st 2, *sc 2, spike st 2, repeat from * to last 6 st, spike st 2, sc 4. Ch 1 and turn.

[The first and last spike sts are in the 3hdc inc st.]

Row 8: (RS) Repeat row 4.

Each pair of CC rows is a stripe. Crochet 3 stripes of CC1, 2 stripes of CCs 2, 3, and 4, and 1 stripe of CC5, while adhering to the alternating bubble pattern. End on row 8 without changing color. Ch 1 and DON’T turn.

Border: Hdc evenly along the sides of the shawl with MC, putting two stitches at each corner of the foundation row at the very bottom to round it out. Fasten off at the opposite end of the last row, weave in ends and block.