Spanish Shawl

I wanted to crochet a Spanish Shawl (manton, in Spanish) for ages and today the day finally arrived: I can say I made one!

I found the pattern for the stitches in black here. The colored edges and the fringes I made up myself.

Comments

  1. Lilly's MomJune 8, 2014 at 7:43 PM

    It's a lovely shawl and I like the stitches you used for the border. Beautiful!

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  2. UnknownJune 10, 2014 at 2:54 AM

    Super pretty! Love it and ty for sharing the pattern!

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  3. Laura's Crafty LifeJune 10, 2014 at 5:30 AM

    Learning to crochet is on my bucket list! Great job. Thank you for linking up to The Creative Exchange. xo, Laura

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  4. DonnaJune 11, 2014 at 7:37 PM

    That is beautiful! What great colors you chose. Enjoy it!

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  5. mamasmercantileJune 11, 2014 at 9:14 PM

    A beautiful shawl. I love the stitches and colours of the border.

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  6. lindaJune 12, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    It's beautiful! I love the border so pretty. :)

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  7. LisaJune 13, 2014 at 6:27 AM

    It is so lovely! I have always wanted one myself but not the talent to make one! Beautiful job!

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  8. MaaikeJune 13, 2014 at 5:46 PM

    Your spanish sjawl came out great, hope you will use it often!

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  9. Shanice BannisJune 20, 2014 at 6:52 PM

    Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream's City of Links on Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week :)

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  10. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresAugust 24, 2014 at 7:21 PM

    It's lovely. Great border. I have such a hard time with black yarn since my eyes are getting old. :) Best wishes, Tammy

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