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Style No. 3603 Lace Triangle Shawl (1953): vintage crochet pattern
A triangular shawl worked from a 304-chain top edge down to the point, alternating open chain-mesh rows with solid single crochet bands, with long fringe on the two short sides and optional rhinestone and bead trim. Originally published as "Style No. 3603" in Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles by Emile Bernat & Sons Company in 1953, it.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Fine (#2) |
| Yardage | 10 oz (285 g) (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 3.25 mm |
| Gauge | No gauge printed. Suggested check: the 304-chain foundation sets the top-edge width, so measure your chain against the wingspan you want before Row 1. |
| Finished size | Triangular; size not printed (304-chain top edge) |
| Time | about 7 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 10 oz (285 g); check your yarn label
- Crochet hook (original: crochet hook No. 3/D)
- Optional: sew-on rhinestones and bead motifs
- Hook: Start with 3.25 mm (US D-3), as printed
Abbreviations (US terms)
Notes before you start
- Source: "Style No. 3603" (3603), 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)—10; 1 crochet hook No. 3/D; 2 strings sew-on rhinestones; Bead motifs for trim. 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: "Cut yarn" / "cut thread" / "break off" written as "fasten off"; "attach" written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: "1 s c in each st to end of ch" written as "1 sc in each ch to end of ch".
- Modernisation note: Combined repeats such as "Rows 9 through 11: Repeat Rows 3 through 5" written as "Rows 9–11: Rep Rows 3–5".
- Modernisation note: Corrected an obvious punctuation typo: "Repeat Rows 7 and 8:" and "Repeat Rows 3, 4 and 5:" end with colons in the original; treated as sentence ends.
- Modernisation note: Check: Row 4 contains two separate shaping steps (a 6-stitch tab fastened off on one edge, then a tab and mesh row from the opposite edge). Transcribed as one row as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: Row 5 says "repeat from * to last ch 3 space, 2 s c in ch 3 space" without a ch 3 before the final 2 sc, unlike Rows 2–3. Transcribed as printed.
- Modernisation note: The booklet specifies no colors, so no colors are listed. No gauge or finished size was printed.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Foundation
- Ch 304, work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each ch to end of ch, ch 1, turn.
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Errata
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Style No. 3603 pattern from?
It was published as "Style No. 3603" 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. 3603?
fine (#2) yarn. Not printed — 10 oz (285 g); check the label
What hook should I use?
Start with 3.25 mm (US D-3), as printed Gauge: No gauge printed. Suggested check: the 304-chain foundation sets the top-edge width, so measure your chain against the wingspan you want before Row 1.
