I finally settled on a shawl pattern from the Spring/Summer 1977 edition of Good Housekeeping Needlecraft. There’s no picture of the magazine on the Internet that I can find, but the cover looks similar to a picture on Flickr. I’ll get a snapshot of my copy posted later on.
I’m halfway through the first part of the center panel and I really like the way the shawl is coming together. You make three circles and two oval shapes chained together in four rounds and then a mesh is crocheted around the motif.
The pattern is called the Doily Shawl and I’d rate the difficulty as advanced for the odd directions and construction. When I first saw the project photo, it reminded me of the Wild Rose Shawl from the cover of the Winter 2007 Interweave Crochet, minus the flowers.
Sounds like the pattern might scare me. More power to you. I can’t wait to see what the finished product looks like. Your color choice looks great!
It definitely looks like a pattern for an experienced crocheter. I really dig the color you’re using. My favorite color is blue and the blue yu’re using is so vibrant! Very pretty! Can’t wait to see the rest!