LongJingTea Shawl

Hi there! LongJingTea is a flowing crochet shawl whose rounded, elongated motifs echo the tender green leaves of LongJong tea gently unfurling in hot water. This is not a beginners’ pattern, but I’ve tried to add as much detail as possible and step-by-step pictures for every row. **Yarn & Hook size**: For the step-by-step pictures I used Sultan Deluxe yarn with a 3.5 mm hook, but you can use whatever yarn & hook size you like, as long as they match and you are happy with the resulting tension **Gauge**: 18 dc and 10 rows in 10 cm **Difficulty**: intermediate **Terminology**: US terms **Materials required:** • 1 cake of Cotton Kings Sultan Deluxe in colorway #12 (Paraiba Tourmaline) or any equivalent yarn (1000 m) • Matching crochet hook • Tapestry needle to sew ends • Scissors **Stitches used in this pattern:** • Slip stitch (sl st) • Chain (ch) • Single crochet (sc) • Half double crochet (hdc) • Double crochet (dc) • Treble crochet (tr) • Front post single crochet (fpsc) • Front post double crochet (fpdc) • Back post double crochet (bpdc) • Puff stitch (see below) • Three double crochet together cluster (dc3tog cluster) **Other abbreviations:** • Ch-sp: chain space • Sk st: skip stitch