from triangle to rectangle?

[rebeccav]

i am wanting to make this pattern but in a rectangle instead of this triangle.
www.crochetmagazine.com/f..._shawl.pdf (http://www.crochetmagazine.com/free_patterns/pdfs/fp_mar04_fishnet_shawl.pdf)

or try this the fishnet fashion shawl from :www.crochetpatterncentral...abb77c7674 (http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/shawls_etc.php?PHPSESSID=95c18c949e5f0082cbcc5aabb 77c7674)

:scratchchin
hmmm, well neither one came up as a link,,,, anyway, would anyone be willing to help me try and convert this? i've never done that before and feel a little intimidated :|

[Kristie]

Hi,
I can help if I can see the pattern you wish to convert! :think The crochet pattern central link came up as alot of different ones....I couldn't find the fish net one, It is easy to convert to a rectangle though. If you can't find a working link and you would like a stitch type ie lacy, I can make up a pattern for you! Just give me your wants etc:hook

[grinning chook]

I would say just to start at teh long end and don't do the decreases. Continue the first lines of patterning throughout.

It's a bit hard though without actually seeing the pattern.

[darski]

If you want to do the fishnet style...

chain a multiple of 3 plus 7

Row 1: dc in 7th ch from hook, *ch 2, sk 2 ch, dc in next * repeat across

Row 2, turn, ch 5, *dc in next dc, ch 2* across and with dc in 3rd ch of turning ch.

Repeat row 2 until it is as long as you want.

Since this is a basic (4dc) filet mesh, you could work in some interesting bits and bobs using filet.

It might be nice to do this in Tr as well