🧶Crochet Just 1 Row Super Easy and Stylish Blouse, Shawl Tutorial

This is a single-row repeat lace you work across a foundation (chain or edge) — perfect for quickly making a blouse panel, a light shawl, or a decorative band. It’s beginner friendly, very repeatable, and you can attach it to fabric or work it as a strip and join rows. US terms.

What it makes

A delicate scalloped row of little leaf/arch motifs with picot dots. Use it:

as a continuous one-row band (repeat across width) for the body of a blouse (worked in horizontal strips)
as the main body of a shawl worked in long rows (turn each row)
as an edging worked along a finished fabric edge

Materials

Yarn: fingering → DK (cotton for crisp, wool/blend for drape)
Hook: 2.5–4.5 mm depending on yarn & desired openness
Notions: tapestry needle, blocking pins/towel, scissors, stitch markers (optional)

Abbreviations (US)

ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
sl st = slip stitch
pic = picot (ch 3, sl st into base)
sk = skip
rep = repeat

Gauge & repeat

Repeat multiple: 6 + 2 (6 stitches per motif + 2 for turning/edge).
Make a 10-12 motif swatch and block to decide hook/yarn for desired look.

Foundation options

Choose one:

A — Work directly onto a fabric/previous row (recommended for blouse hems or necklines):
Work an even row of sc along the edge (one sc per fabric stitch or spaced to taste). Use those sc as anchors for the lace.

B — Make a free strip from chain:
Ch a multiple of 6 + 2 (example ch 38 = 6×6 + 2). Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (creates base sc row to work lace into).

The one-row pattern (work across base sc row)

Row (Main Lace Row — repeat across):

Start with base sc row prepared (Option A or B). Work left to right:

Sc in next 3 sc.
(sc, hdc, 3 dc, tr, 3 dc, hdc, sc) — all into the next ch-3 loop or into the chosen anchor space (if working onto fabric, you can work these into a ch-3 space you made previously — see attachment method below).
Sl st into the next base sc to anchor.
Sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, sk 2 sc.
Repeat from * across.

If you prefer to think of it as a repeating block:
[sc, sc, sc, (sc, hdc, 3dc, tr, 3dc, hdc, sc), sl st, sc, sc, ch3, sk2] — then continue.

End of row: finish with sc in final 1–2 sts so the edge looks squared.

Short explanation of the stitches

The (sc, hdc, 3 dc, tr, 3 dc, hdc, sc) cluster makes the leaf / pointed scallop.
ch 3 between repeats is the small hinge that spaces the leaves.
sl st into base sc anchors each scallop so the row stays flat.

Turning & working multiple rows (for shawl or wide panels)

This pattern is designed as a one-row repeat, but for a shawl or wide blouse panel work as follows:

Option 1 — Mirror Rows (easiest):

Row 1: Work the Main Lace Row. Turn.
Row 2: Work a foundation sc row back across (sc into each st and into picots/peaks where needed) so you rebuild a base sc row to anchor the next lace row. Turn and repeat the Main Lace Row.
This makes a banded fabric: lace row, sc return, lace row, etc.

Option 2 — True lace rows (no sc return):

Row 2: Work the same Main Lace Row but anchor each leaf to the leaf below using sl sts into the top of the tr from the previous row (creates a more connected lace fabric). This takes care to align repeats precisely (recommended only if you like an open mesh).

Attachment to fabric (if adding as edging)

If you made a strip (Option B) sew it on with whipstitch through base sc row, or crochet-on by working sc through both the fabric edge and the base sc simultaneously (neater).

If working directly onto a fabric edge (Option A) you can skip the base sc step: work sc stitches evenly along fabric edge first, then work the Main Lace Row into those sc anchors.

Corners (turning a rectangular piece)

At a corner, after the last full scallop, make ch 6 for the corner loop (or ch 4 for a tight corner). Work the next scallop into that corner loop so the pattern turns cleanly.

Finishing & blocking

Pin the band/rows out, shape each scallop and picot, and block lightly with water steam or mist. For a crisper finish (table shawls/runners) lightly starch or use diluted PVA; for garments keep softer — just pin and air-dry.

Troubleshooting & adjustments

Row waves / too many scallops: increase spacing — change sc 3 to sc 4 between clusters, or change foundation multiple to increase distance.
Scallop tips curl up: shorten the center height (use dc instead of tr) or block strongly.
Scallops flatten / lack pointiness: make picots slightly smaller (ch2) or use a smaller hook for the final anchoring pass.
Uneven repeats: count the first 3 repeats carefully to set rhythm before continuing.

Variations

Petite version: reduce 3 dc → 2 dc and tr → dc. Works well for collars/necklines.
Larger dramatic leaves: increase 3 dc → 5 dc and ch 3 → ch 4 for bigger openness.
Two-color: do base sc row in Color A, switch to Color B for the leaf cluster row.
Beaded version: thread small seed beads onto yarn and work a bead onto the central tr of each leaf before you stitch it down.

Quick sample uses & layout

Blouse: make multiple horizontal bands (lace row + sc return) to the desired length and join by side seams; or work lace strips and JAYG-join them into a sheet. Add 2 rounds sc around neck/armholes for stability.
Shawl: work long rows (lace row + sc return) until desired length; finish ends with a scallop border; block heavily for open drape.
Scarf / runner: repeat as a single long band and finish both short ends with a picot fringe.

Example compact repeat (for your notes)

Foundation: ch multiple of 6 + 2 → Row 1 (base sc row).
Main Lace Row (repeat):
sc ×3 // (sc, hdc, 3dc, tr, 3dc, hdc, sc) into next anchor // sl st into next base sc // sc ×2, ch3, sk2 // rep

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