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Style No. 3611 Pearl-Trimmed Circular Shawl (1953): vintage crochet pattern
A round lace shawl worked outward from a small ring in bands of chain-8 mesh and solid single crochet rounds, finished with a pearl-studded border. Originally published as "Style No. 3611" in Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles by Emile Bernat & Sons Company in 1953, it is now in the public domain.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Fine (#2) |
| Yardage | 9 oz (255 g) (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 3.25 mm |
| Gauge | No gauge printed. Suggested check: the solid single crochet rounds (Rnds 4–5) should lie flat. |
| Finished size | Circular; size not printed |
| Time | about 12 hours |
Materials
- Lightweight yarn — the original Bernat Corette's weight isn't recorded in the booklet; a fine (CYC #2) yarn suits the printed D hook: about 9 oz (255 g); check your yarn label
- Crochet hook (original: crochet hook No. 3/D)
- Three 60 in (152 cm) strands of pearl beads with holes large enough to string onto the yarn
- Hook: Start with 3.25 mm (US D-3), as printed, and change size if the rounds ruffle or cup
Abbreviations (US terms)
Notes before you start
- Source: "Style No. 3611" (3611), Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles, Emile Bernat & Sons Company, 1953. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: BERNAT Corette (1 oz. pull skeins)—9; 1 crochet hook No. 3/D; 3 sixty-inch strands of pearls. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
- Modernisation note: Spaced period abbreviations (s c, d c, sl st) written as modern sc, dc, sl st; words spelled out where the original was ambiguous.
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: "Round 1", "Round 2"… written as Rnd 1, Rnd 2; combined instructions such as "Rounds 10, 11 and 12: Repeat Round 7" written as "Rnds 10–12: Rep Rnd 7".
- Modernisation note: Check: the foundation ring has 9 sc, and Rnd 1 works "ch 8, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in next s c" to the end of the round, which does not divide evenly into 9. Transcribed as printed — end the round where the repeat falls naturally.
- Modernisation note: Corrected an obvious spacing typo: "skip 3 sc" in Round 16 was printed "skip 3 sc" next to "s c" elsewhere; written consistently as "sk 3 sc".
- Modernisation note: "Weave in all ends" and "Block gently to a flat circle" added as finishing steps (not printed).
- Modernisation note: The booklet specifies no colors ("we have not specified any particular color for any model"), so no colors are listed.
- Modernisation note: No gauge or finished size was printed.
Center
- Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring, ch 1. Work 9 sc in ring, joining last sc to first sc with a sl st.
- Rnd 1: *Ch 8, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next sc; rep from * to end of round.
- Rnd 2: Ch 8, 1 sc in first ch-8 space, *ch 8, 1 sc in next sc, ch 8, 1 sc in next ch-8 space; rep from * to end of round.
- Rnd 3: *Ch 4, 2 sc in next ch-8 space; rep from * ending ch 4, 2 sc in first ch-4 space.
- Rnd 4: *1 sc in next sc, 4 sc in next ch-4 space; rep from * to end of round, joining last sc to first sc with a sl st.
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc of previous round.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Style No. 3611 Pearl-Trimmed Circular Shawl (1953) pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Stoles & Shawls
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Body
- Border
- Finishing
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Errata
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Style No. 3611 pattern from?
It was published as "Style No. 3611" in Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles by Emile Bernat & Sons Company in 1953. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Style No. 3611?
fine (#2) yarn. Not printed — 9 oz (255 g); check the label
What hook should I use?
Start with 3.25 mm (US D-3), as printed, and change size if the rounds ruffle or cup Gauge: No gauge printed. Suggested check: the solid single crochet rounds (Rnds 4–5) should lie flat.
