Crochet skull shawl

1. chain 12, make 1 double crochet each in the 4 first chain stitch you made

2. Chain 2, then make one double treble crochet stitch in the very first chainstitch you made. Turn after every round and make the next round on the other side

3. Chain 8. 4 dc in the first space. Chain 2. 4 dc in the second space. Chain 2 and 1 dtr

4. Chain 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

5. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr)

6. Time to begin to make the first skull. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 9. Skip one space and make 4 dc in next. Ch 2. 4 dc i next space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

7. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. ch 6. 4 single crochet round the chain. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr

8. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. And 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc (onto the 4 sc from the previous round.) Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

9. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. And make 11 sc on the skull. ( 2 on the chain, 1 into the dc. 1 round the chainspace, 1 into the second dc. 1 round the chspace. 1 into the third dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the 4th dc. 2 on the chain= 11 sc) ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

10. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. And here it comes... Ch 10 4 sc in the 4 first stitches on the skull. Chain 5 and skip 3 stitches on the shawl. 4 sc on the skull. Turn.

11. Chain 10 and make a sc around the chain in the middle. Chain 10 and crochet a slipstitch into the very first sc you made. Turn.

12. Now crochet 10 sc around each arch. Then a sl st. Chain 10. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

13. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 10. 16 slst onto skull ( count 8 from the middle and start there) Ch 10. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

14. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 12 sc onto the

skull( in the middle) Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.

15. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 8 sc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc i space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr

16. New skulls on the sides!! Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc i space. ch 9. Skip one space and make 4 dc in next space. ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 6 sc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 9. Skip one space and make 4 dc in next space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr)

17. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. 4 sc round chain. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 6. 4 sc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc round the chain. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. 4 sc round the chain. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr)

18. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc on to the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc round chain. Ch 9. 4 dc round chain. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 6. Dc, ch 1, dc , ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc onto the skull. Ch 6. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

19. Ch 8. 4 dc in space. ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. 11 sc on the skull. (2 on the chain, 1 into the dc. 1 round the chainspace, 1 into the second dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the third dc. 1 round the ch-space. 1 into the 4th dc. 2 on the chain= 11 sc). Ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc on chain. Ch 2. 4 dc on chain. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 8. 11 sc on the skull. ch 8. 4 dc in space. Ch 2. 4 dc in space. Ch 2 and 1 dtr.)

And the next time you have 4 groups of dc in a row on the sides and in the middle, then it's time to start on three new skulls on the next round.

In the end, to get a nice looking ending, instead of beginning crocheting new skulls I continued with 4 dc and 2 chains between. Like this:

When you are tired of looking at my pictures and know where to put the stitches, you can write this down on a piece of paper, to know how the skulls are made. The bottom line is where you start your skulls. chain 9 ch 6, 4 sc, ch 6 ch 6, 6 sc, ch 6 ch 6, 8 sc, ch 6 ch 6, 12 sc, ch 6 ch 8, 16 sl st, ch 8 ch 8, 2 sl st, 4 sc, 3 sl st, 4 sc, 2 sl st, ch 8 make the eyes ch 8, 11 sc, ch 8 ch 6,1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 6 ch 6, 4 sc, ch 6 chain 9