The body of this semicircular shawl is crocheted in linen stitch, which is simply alternating single crochet and chain stitches, working the next row's single crochet stitches into the previous row's chain spaces. Front post double crochet stitches create vertical stripes across the many colors of horizontal stripes, and colors change only at row ends. Just six increase rows are spaced throughout the body so that you can enjoy playing with colors.