Park Avenue Shawl

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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" PERMANENT "CRIMP SET" NYLON
or
"DAWN" BRAEBURN SPORT YARN
or
"DAWN" SOCK & SWEATER YARN
4 ozs. Canary or Buttercup.
2 ozs. Beige or Sand.
2 ozs. Wood Brown or Dk. Brown.
1 pr. knitting needles No. 5.
Plastic crochet hook No. 4.

GAUGE: 13 sts = 2 inches.

With Canary or Buttercup cast on 432 sts and work in pattern as follows: P 1 row, K 1 row, P 1 row.
4th Row. K 2 tog, 3 times, * Y O, K 1, 6 times, K 2 tog, 6 times, repeat from * across row, ending with Y O, K 1, 6 times, K 2 tog, 3 times.
Repeat last 4 rows twice.
13th Row. P across row.
14th Row. K across row.
15th Row. P across row, cut yarn.
16th Row. Attach Beige or Sand and K across row. Re­peat from 1st to 15th rows, cut yarn.
32nd Row. Attach Wood Brown or Dk. Brown and K across row. Repeat from 1st to 15th rows, cut yarn. Continue in the above manner alternating colors, until there are 3 strips of Canary or Buttercup, 2 strips of Beige or Sand and 2 strips of Wood Brown or Dk. Brown. Crochet a row of s c all around, working 3 s c in each corner and 2 s c in center st of each scallop across each long edge, matching colors at each short end.
FRINGE: Wind yarn over a 3 inch cardboard, cut one end. Using one strand, double in half and loop through each s c, across each short end matching the colors.


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