Variant bleeding heart edging

Chart below with closeup of motif.

American terminology
I used DMC Baroque thread (size 10) with a #8 (1.5 mm) steel hook. I tried it with a #9 but it caused the motifs to twist. Later I tried it again with a #9 and it worked okay, so take your pick. Thanks to jacintae, lechatnoirdeux, JRAH, and chickennanna of Ravelry for testing the pattern.

Begin with a circle of six ch, joined with a slip stitch.

1. Ch 6, dc in 6-ch ring, ch 2, dc in ring. (dc, ch 2, dc = V-stitch.), The ch-6 is a top loop that will be used to attach the edging.

2. Ch 6, turn, V-stitch in V-stitch. This is the ch-6 loop that will become the scallop.

3. Ch 6, turn, V-stitch in V-stitch. This is another top loop. Don't turn. You are fixing to make the scallop. Ch 1, 5 dc in previous ch-6 loop, 2 ch, 5 dc in loop. Ch 1, sc in 6-ch ring.

4. Ch 7, turn, sc in 2-ch space. Ch 5, dc in same space, ch 5, dc in same space, ch 5, sc in same space. Ch 7, sc in single ch space after last dc. Ch 1. Sc in top of V-stitch. Ch 4, dc in same V-stitch. (The sc, ch 4, and dc make a V-stitch.)

5. Ch 6, turn. V-stitch in V-stitch.

6. Ch 6 (loop for next scallop), turn. V-stitch in V-stitch.

7. Ch 6, turn. V-stitch in V-stitch.

8, Ch 1, 5 dc in previous loop, ch 2, 5 dc in loop, ch 1, sc in side of second V-stitch from last dc.

Repeat rows 4 through 8 for length desired.

Chart (diagram) for variant pattern

Dark shawl completed

Done. Here is a picture. I gave it to our housemate as a parting gift.

Pulled thread: cobbler stitch and alternately set four-sided stitch

Cobbler stitch. This is done on burlap for lack of a better loosely-woven material. Burlap is not even-weave, so the openings with the crosses are a bit elongated. Also, each wrap is done twice because once just doesn't pull burlap tightly enough.

Below: Alternately set four-sided stitches: same as regular four-sided stitch, but set one-half off. I like this, but it's hard to do.

Dark-colored prayer shawl progresses

Here it is as of March 7, 2016:

For this one, after a series of shawls in pastels, I'm using Caron Simply Soft Dark Country Blue and Dark Sage, along with Chocolate and a maroon if I can find it. The pattern is Engineered Crochet's Shell Stitch 01010, same as the one before last.

Doily clock completed

This clock uses the Anabelia doily shown in a previous post. My dad built the clock background and installed the movement on the back, and found, painted, and assembled the hands. I like the striking modern appearance combined with the Victorian delicacy of the doily and hands.

 

Starting a dark-colored prayer shawl

For this one, after a series of shawls in pastels, I'm using Caron Simply Soft Dark Country Blue and Dark Sage, along with Chocolate and a maroon if I can find it. The pattern is Engineered Crochet's Shell Stitch 01010, same as the one before last.

I want to make this.

Fancy half-moon shawl

A lot of people admire this shawl; it's all over the net. I don't know whether I could actually do it or not. An image search will turn up the diagram for it (no written pattern, and a good thing, too).