Crochet Every Way

I wanted to make another shawl using a new design and some Caron Cakes yarn.

I grabbed my copy of Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary: 125 Essential Stitches to Crochet in Three Ways, some yarn, and got swatching. I have way more stitch dictionaries than I probably need but I had to add this one to my collection. It does something most stitch dictionaries don't do: it tells you how to shape the stitches it tries to teach you. I really like this book because it does exactly that. It teaches you how to work the stitch designs flat, with shaping along the edge of the work, and in the middle of the work. 

I still ended up working three swatches to get what I wanted, but when I got there it was perfect. This was the start of the shawl.

I kept working through this simple two row design.

The rows stack up quite nicely.

Two Caron Cakes later I had a nice shawl. Maybe I should write this up as a pattern. I'll have to think about it. If you want to design your own work, this stitch dictionary is a good resource.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Crochet hooks: Clover Crochet Hook Set (10 hooks)
Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary: 125 Essential Stitches to Crochet in Three Ways