Trellis XDC shawl

Stitches used:
trellis stitch
crossed dc (sk 1 stitch, 2 dc in the next 2 sts, then crossover dc into the skipped stitch.)
Triple crochet

Start with 166 ch, sc across, trellis stitch (3 ch, sc into 3rd stitch, repeat across. Next trellis row: ch 3, sc into 2nd ch from row below.)

Patten is 2 rows xdc, 3 rows of trellis stitch,  1 row sc, repeat for 39 rows.

The border was done in two rounds: (starting from long side)

round 1, sc into each stitch with 3 sc on corners (75 sc on short sides).

round 2, trellis stitch on long sides (ch 3, sc into 3rd st.)

(round 2) when you get to the short ends:
sk 2 sts, 6 tc into 3rd st, sk 2, sc into next st, repeat until you get to the long end, resume trellis stitch, end after last shell on short side with sl st, do not fasten off yet.
ch 1, turn (you should be working on the short end)
sc into 1st st, *2 tc into 5 stitches, 2 dc into next st, sc into next stitch*, repeat from * to the end of short side, fasten off.
Attach yarn to other short side, repeat from * to end.




Yarns used:
Caron one pounder acrylic, sky blue.
Caron Jumbo acrylic, baby rainbow.

measures 60" X 19