Lace Shawl Anat from El Club de la Calceta, a crochet pattern with a versatile design to wear all the seasons

Hello, I am Carmen Gómez, the hands, the head and the heart of El Club de la Calceta. At the moment I combine my job as a tourist guide with my studies to became a museum curator and my passion for handmade works. After living in Sweden for a year, I come back in Spain and I moved to Toledo where I didn’t know anyone. Back than, the weekends seemed never-ending… Until one day I bought some yarn and needles! It’s two years that crochet become my passion. I love to design shawls, I consider them versatile garments that you can wear all year around. For this reason I’m happy to share with you the lace shawl Anat pattern, made with Katia Tencel-Merino. Surely a garment, with a versatile design, ideal to wear all around the seasons.

El Club de la Calceta

I started designing, because following patterns was never my thing. The first sweater I knitted was for my father, made following a pattern by Katia, with Katia Azteca. He still wears it because it’s warm even if the sleeves have come to his knees! El Club de la Calceta begun as a therapy for my anxiety and loneliness, but it has become something more. It allowed me to meet wonderful people that I admire and that I can call friend. It also gave me the opportunity to be part of an incredibly special community. For this, it is an honour to be part of  Katia Craft Lovers and share with you the pattern of the lace shawl Anat.  

Crochet Lace Shawl

The Anat shawl, takes its name from the Egyptian goddess, wife of the god Ra and goddess of wisdom, war and love… I couldn’t choose another one! I’ve designed it thinking about eternity. For this I suggest wearing this garment as a shawl or as a neckerchief in both winter and summer. As you can see, it’s a triangular lace scarf, very versatile, thanks also to Tencel-Merino yarn Concept by Katia. 

Anat Shawl by El Club de la Calceta

Materials. Katia Tencel-Merino: 3 balls of col. 51 and col. 52, and 1 ball of col. 53, crochet hook: size E4-G6 (U.S.) / 3.5-4 mm, scissors and wool sewing needle

Abbreviations                     

• inc – increase
• ch – chain stitch
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• dc– double crochet
• dcV – double crochet in V: 1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc in the same st
• dc invV – double crochet in inverted V: 1 dc, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, 2 ch
• sc – single crochet
• sh st– shell stitch: 5 double crochet in the same stitch
• trc – triple crochet
• rep – repeat
• nt – next
• r(s) – row(s)

Colour changes

The shawl is made in 6 sections with the following colour changes:

• Section 1: col. 51
• Section 2: col. 52
• Section 3: col. 51
• Section 4: col. 53
• Section 5: col. 51
• Section 6: col. 52

Notes

• The shawl is triangular, and it is started at the top. It is worked with increases at the sides and in the centre.
• Use a higher number crochet hook to achieve an airy open effect which will add drape and a better stitch structure definition to the lace shawl.
• The first 3 ch at the start of each row are to raise up the work.
• R29 and R40 have 1 ch at the start of the row to raise up the work. R36 has 4 ch at the start of the row to raise up the work.
• Side increases: these are always worked in the ch gap on the previous row and are indicated as (inc) in the pattern.
• Central increase: these are always worked in the gap of 2 or more ch on the previous row, in the centre of the shawl, and are also indicated in parentheses.

Section 1

Make a magic ring and work in it as follows: 4 ch, 2 dcV, 2 ch, 2 dc V, 1 ch, 1 dc.

R1-19: 4 ch, 1 dcV (inc), 1 dcV in each dcV (1 dcV, 2 ch, 1 dcV) in the centre, 1 dcV in each dcV, 1 dcV (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

Section 2

R20: 4 ch, 3 dc (inc), 3 dc in each dcV (3dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) in the centre, 3 dc in each dcV, 3 dc (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

R21: 4 ch, 3 dc (inc), skip 1 st, 3 dc in the next st, *skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next *, rep from * to * until the centre (3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) in the centre; *skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st *, rep from * to * until the end, skip 1 st, 3 dc (inc), 1 dc.

R22: 4 ch, 3 dc (inc), dc invV until the centre (3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) in the centre, dc invV until the end, 3 dc (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

R23: 4 ch, 1 dcV (inc), * skip 1 st, 1 dcV *, rep from * to * 1 time; * skip 2 ch, 1 dcV *, rep from * to * until the last 3 dc of the previous row; skip 2 ch, skip 1 st, 1 dcV, skip 1 st, (1 dcV, 2 ch, 1 dcV) in the centre; skip 1 st, 1 dcV, skip 1 st, *skip 2 ch, 1 dcV *, rep from * to * until the last 3 dc of the previous row, skip 1 st, 1 dcV, skip 1 st, 1 dcV (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

R24: rep R20.

R25: rep R21.

Section 3

R26: 4 ch, 1 dcV (inc), skip 1 st, 1 dcV in the next st *skip 2 sts, dcV *, rep from * to * until the centre; (1 dcV, 2 ch, 1 dcV) in the centre, 1 dcV in the next st * skip 2 sts, 1 dcV *, rep from * to * until the end, 1 dcV (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

R27-28: 4 ch, 1 dcV (inc), 1 dcV in each dcV (1 dcV, 2 ch, 1 dcV) in the centre; 1 dcV in each dcV, 1 dcV (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

Section 4

R29: 2 ch, work in sc until the centre (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) in the centre, sc until the end, 1 ch, 1 sc.

R30: 8 ch, 1 sc in the first st *5 ch, skip 4 sts, 1 sc in the next st * rep from * to * until the centre, (1 sc, 5 ch, 1 sc) in the centre; *5 ch, skip 4 sts, 1 sc in the next st *, rep from * to * until the end, 5 ch, 1 dc.

R31-34: 8 ch, 1 sc in the first st, 5 ch, *1 sc in the arch on the previous row, 5 ch*, rep from * to * until the centre; (2 sc, 3 ch, 2 sc) in the central arch, *5 ch, 1 sc in the arch on the previous row *, rep from * to * until the end, 5 ch, 1 dc.

R35: 4 ch, 1 sh st, *1 sc in the first arch on the previous row, 1 sh st *, rep from * to * until the centre; (1 dc, 3 ch, 1 dc) in the centre, *1 sh st, 1 sc in the arch on the previous row *, rep from * to * until the end, 1 sh st in the last arch, 1 ch, 1 dc.

Section 5

R36: 5 ch, 3 trc (inc), * skip 2 sts, 3 trc in the next st *, rep from * to * until the centre; (3 trc, 2 ch, 3 trc) in the centre, *3 trc in the next st, skip 2 sts *, rep from * to * until the end, 3 trc (inc), 1 ch, 1 trc.

Section 6

R37: 4 ch, 3 dc (inc), *skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st *, rep from * to * until the centre; (3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) in the centre, *3 dc in the next st, skip 2 sts *, rep from * to * until the end, 3 dc (inc), 1 ch, 1 dc.

R38: 8 ch, 1 sc in the first st, *5 ch, skip 4 sts, 1 sc in the next st *, rep from * to * until the centre; 5 ch, (1 sc, 5 ch, 1 sc) in the centre, * 5 ch, skip 4 sts, 1 sc in the next st *, rep from * to * until the end, 5 ch, 1 dc.

R39: 8 ch, 1 sc in the first st, 5 ch, *1 sc in the arch on the previous row, 5 ch*, rep from * to * until the centre; (1 sc, 5 ch,1 sc) in the central arch, *5 ch, 1 sc in the arch on the previous row *, rep from * to * until the end, 5 ch, 1 dc.

R40: 1 ch, 1 sc in each st until the centre, (2 sc, 3 ch, 2 sc) in the centre, 1 sc in each st until the end.

Finishing

Finally, weave in the loose ends and block the lace shawl.