Getting Started on Spider Stitch Shawl

Tracy from CrochetHappy hosts a CAL for my Spider Stitch Shawl. I feel honored that my pattern was chosen. However, I've been getting messages from crocheters letting me know that they have trouble understanding the pattern. 

So I made this tutorial for the spider stitch triangle. I hope it can help. 

Row 1: Ch 4, 2 dc in fourth ch from hook. Ch 3, turn. 

Note: I'm not showing turning chains in the pictures.

Row 2: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 4, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

3 dc into last dc means the last dc of the row. In reality, it's not a dc at all, it's a turning chain, but here and throughout we will refer to it as last dc.  

Row 3: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 6, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 4: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 8, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 5: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 4, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in ch-4 space grabbing all three chains of previous rows, ch 2, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

The picture below shows:  2 dc into first st of row, ch 4, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in ch-4 space grabbing all three chains of previous rows,


Note carefully that sc in made into ch-4 space of Row 2, grabbing the chains from Row 3 and Row 4

This picture shows the rest of the row:  ch 2, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 6: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 6, skip next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, 3 dc into next dc, ch 6, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

The picture below shows the following instructions:  2 dc into first st of row, ch 6, skip next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc,


Note that when it says skip next 4 dc, in reality we are skipping: 2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc

This picture shows the rest of the row:  ch 1, 3 dc into next dc, ch 6, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

Here we also skip 2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc and make 3 dc into the last dc of the row.

Row 7: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 8, 3 dc into ch-1 space, ch 8, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

Finally a somewhat easy row. Just look at the pictures. 

Row 8: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 4, skip 1 dc, 3 dc into next dc, ch 2, sc into ch-4 space grabbing all three chains or previous rows, ch 2, 3 dc in next dc* 2 times, ch 4, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

The picture below shows the instructions between * * executed one time

And this picture shows the same instructions executed one more time as well as the instructions after the second *. 

Row 9: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 6, skip next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, 3 dc into next dc* 2 times, ch 6, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 10: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 8, 3 dc into ch-1 space* 2 times, ch 8, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn. 

After Row 10, you only need to repeat Row 8 - Row 10, but the amount of times you execute the instructions between * * will increase and so will your shawl triangle.