Laura Shawl Crochet Pattern and Kit for Sale

Laura is a crescent shaped shawl worked from side to side in one piece, both the body and the edging. With this construction, you don't have to worry about run out of yarn. Just make sure you weigh your yarn in the beginning and do the other half when halfway through (or a little before, to be safe). I choose this name because Laura is my favourite character in my favourite book "Little House on The Prairie".

Instructions come in 3 sizes, small medium and large, but you can adjust the size. As with all my other patterns, this pattern comes with row-by-row written direction in US crochet term and charts.

Technical Editor: Chaitanya Muralidhara

Suggested yarn and yardage needed: Any sock yarn (S = 700 yards, M = 1600 yards, L = 2800 yards).
Note: I used Rendezvous Light Classic (Aged Wine color) 2 skeins (200g, 980 yards) for small size with part D repeated total 4 times. You can buy the yarn here.

Hook: 3.50 mm (US). Adjust hook size accordingly if you use thinner/thicker yarn.

Notions: Removable stitch markers. Size 6 Beads (optional): S = 220 pcs, M = 457 pcs, L = 766 pcs.

Gauge: Not crucial

Level: Intermediate - Advanced

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How to Buy:
1. The Pattern only:
Pattern is 17 pages in PDF includes charts and written directions. Payment by Paypal and delivery by Ravelry, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.
2. The Kit: You get the PDF pattern and the yarn in Aged Wine color (2 skein for Small size, 4 skeins for Medium size and 6 skeins for Large size Kit). The pattern will be email to your email address and the yarn will be sent to your address (please make sure to update your shipping address in Paypal). Shipping cost is FREE! Please allow 10 - 20 days to reach your hand.

Laura Pattern only: 
USD 6.00,-

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Shawl Collection to Crochet 2 e-book.
Consist of 4 patterns: Blue Laqoon, Piquant, Saltire, Laura
USD 18.00,-

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Laura Kit:

Sizes

Small (2 skeins) $52.00 USD Medium (4 skeins) $92.00 USD Large (6 skeins) $132.00 USD

Info about the yarn:
Name: Rendezvous Classic Light
Weight: Light Fingering / 3 ply Fibers: 100% Superwash Merino
Yardage/Weight: approx. 490 yds / 100g
Machine washable/lay flat to dry using bleach-free detergent. Hand wash always recommended May bleed slightly upon first wash.

FO: Laura

I made this pattern was because I wanted to try sideways construction. The advantage of sideways construction is that you can use up your yarn and the chance running out of yarn is almost zero. The process of designing this pattern was very fast and everything fell to place nicely. The process to write the pattern was not so smooth. Surprisingly, for such a simple and repetitive pattern, it took so much time and efforts to write and draw. Sometimes I was wondering whether it is worth the efforts.

I have these 2 skeins of yarns in Aged Wine colorway for ages. I was planning them for something else, but halfway through, I didn't like the result. So, I frogged it and planned for something else. Laura seems a perfect pattern for this yarn and colorway. Plus I have a perfect beads for it.

I planned to make the medium size, because I originally thought that 2 skeins should be enough. However, after I did part A and did some quick calculation, I found out that 2 skeins were not enough to make the medium size. So, in the end I made the small size with additional repeats of part D (total 4 times) to maximize the yarn usage.

During the making of this shawl, I was not sure whether it would look nice, and whether I should continue making it. After blocking however, the ugly ducking became a gorgeous swan. I love it. The beads adding the glamour and sparkle and now this shawl is my favorite one to use.

Pattern: Laura 

Materials: Rendezvous Classic Light 100% Merino Superwash (Aged Wine color) 

Qty: 2 x 100 gram (920 yards) 

Beads: Toho Seed Beads TR-06-32 Silver Lined Mauve 1 oz. 

Hook: 3.5 mm 

Start-Finish Date: 28 August - 26 September 2012 

Finished size: 177 cm (69.7")wide by 52 cm (20.5") deep.