This is a bottom up shawl, which makes it easy to size up or down. This is not an original idea, I am making it from a swatch I found and deconstructed.
The one in the photo is sized for a child, at wides its 8 hearts. Spanning 3 1/2 feet wide.
With WW yarn (just under a skein) and a size I crochet hook.
Cluster - 4 DC worked into the same space/stitch
Beg Cluster -Chain 4 ( counts as first DC and chain 1), dc 4 into first ch space, sc into middle of cluster below ----All rows after row 2 will start this way.
End Cluster- sc in middle of last cluster, (cluster, ch 1, dc) in last ch sp ---- All rows after row 2 will end this way.
r1- Chain 6, in 5th and 6th chains from hook work DC Inc, chain 1, DC into the 6th chain.
r2- Beg Cluster, sc between the increases in previous row (not into the top of the stitch but between stitchs), End Cluster
r3- Beg Cluster, sc into middle of previous cluster (between stitchs), chain 3, End Cluster
R4-Beg Cluster, sc into middle of cluster below, chain 3, sc around the next chain space, ch 3, End Cluster
r5- Beg Cluster, sc into mid of cluster below, chain 3 sc around next ch sp, work cluster into next sc, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, End Cluster
r6-Beg Cluster, ch 3, sc around next ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc in middle of cluster below, cluster in next sc, sc around next ch sp, ch 3, end cluster
---- by now you should have one full heart completed-- I will write the directions for up to 3, but its an easy 4 row repeat (rows 3-6)
r7- Beg Cluster, Ch 3, sc around ch sp, ch 3, sc in mid cluster, ch 3 sc in mid of cluster, ch 3, sc around ch sp, ch 3, end cluster
--This is your foundation row, you should have 5 chain spaces ---
R8- Beg Cluster, ch 3, sc around ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc around ch sp, ch 3, sc around next ch sp, ch 3, sc around next ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc around next ch sp, ch 3, end cluster
---This row forms the bottom of all the hearts so you should have 4 ch sp and 2 clusters----
R9- Beg Cluster, ch 3, sc around ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc in mid of cluster, cluster in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc in mid of cluster, cluster in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, end cluster
--This should have complete the top of all the hearts (2)---
r10- Beg cluster, ch 3, sc in ch sp, ch 3, sc in mid cluster, ch 3, sc mid cluster, ch 3, sc in ch sp, ch 3, sc in mid cluster, ch 3, sc mid cluster, ch 3, sc in ch sp, ch 3, end cluster
--You should see the pattern forming now--
r11- Beg Cluster, ch 3, sc around ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc around ch sp, ch 3, sc around ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc around ch sp, ch 3, sc around ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc around ch sp, ch 3, end cluster.
r12- Beg cluster, ch 3, sc around ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc in mid of cluster, cluster in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc in mid of cluster, cluster in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, cluster in next sc, sc in mid of cluster, cluster in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, end cluster
For bigger shawls just keep repeating the pattern in rows 9-12.
*Updated 2/12/2016*
Added a diagram, as there was some confusion in the written pattern I hope this can help clear it up. I color coded each row all even rows are blue and odds are black.
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