The Pay Attention Shawl

     I don't know if this shawl is the most difficult thing I ever crocheted, but I did have to pay attention.  Pay attention to row numbers.  Pay attention to stitch counts as the rows are worked.  Pay attention to the total count at the end of each row.  There was no TV watching during this one, so this shawl, called the Ana Lucia Shawl by the designer, was renamed the Pay Attention Shawl by Beverly.


     Here's the YouTube tutorial:

     You can get the written pattern here:  https://wilmade.com/ana-lucia-shawl/     

     My sister claimed this project, and she rejected the tassels.  She also liked the addition of the picot edging along the neck edge.  You gotta give the people what they want.

My Version of the Ana Lucia Shawl
I used Harbor by Fair Isle.  The Color is Platinum #66.  This is a fine #2 yarn, 50% cotton and 50% viscose from bamboo.  The label recommended using a K hook.  That seemed huge for this yarn weight, so I ignored the recommendation and used a G hook.  The strands tended to separate as I worked, so I didn't like that.  However, it feels nice, and it has a nice drape.  Instead of blocking, I held a steam iron over the finished piece and puffed shots of steam through it.  That flattened and separated the stitches.  It shaped up nicely.

The bottom edges have a pretty scallop.

The pattern directions left the neck edge unfinished.  The picot edging dresses things up.