Watch Your Leto Shawl Get the Most Beautiful Picot Edge

Updated: 30 October 2026 by Sylwia (MyCrochetory)

This picot edge crochet shawl started with one tiny magic ring, and in Part 4 it gets its very last stitches. Only five rows stand between you and a finished shawl.

They’re quick rows, but they change the look of the whole shawl. The open lace gets a solid border, and a row of tiny picots runs down both sides to the point.

I’ve always been drawn to shapes with sharp, clean lines, which is why Leto is full of diamonds. The picots are the opposite, small and soft, and they give all those straight lines a lacy finish.

There’s one more surprise if you started your cake from the dark end, like I did. The last rows come out in the lightest color of all, and on my shawl the edge is almost white.

Leto Shawl free pattern in 4 parts

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4, Rows 52 to 56 (you’re here)

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A quick count before Row 52

Counting stitches is nobody’s favorite job, but taking out half of a 226-stitch row is much worse. So before you start Part 4, count your stitches after Row 51 of Part 3.

You should have 113 on each side of the corner, with the edge tr included and the chain spaces not counted. If the number is right, Row 52 will come out right too, because it only fills spaces you’ve already made.

If it’s off, fix it now. The lace is still open, so a missing stitch is easy to spot.

Row 52 closes the lace on your picot edge crochet shawl

Remember all those open lace spaces from Part 3? Row 52 of this picot edge crochet shawl fills every one of them with double crochet, 3 dc in each ch-2 space and 4 dc in each ch-5 space.

It’s the longest row you’ve made so far, so take breaks when you need them. By the end you’ll have 226 stitches on each side of the corner.

In a row this long, it’s easy to skip a space without noticing. Look over the whole row before you turn, and make sure no gap is left empty.

Three easy rows before the edge

Good news, the hardest part of the Leto Shawl is behind you now. Rows 53 to 55 are plain double crochet, with a ch-2 space at each edge and the ch-5 corner in the middle.

Each row adds 4 stitches on each side, so you’ll count 230, then 234, then 238. Keep moving the marker up into the new corner space, just like before.

These solid rows sit around the diamonds like a picture frame. They also give the picot edge a firm base to sit on.

How the picot edge works on a crochet shawl

A picot is just three chains closed into a tiny loop, but a whole row of them changes the look of the edge. Row 56 gives this picot edge crochet shawl its finish, with single crochet and a picot after every two stitches.

On the point, you work three picots into the marked ch-5 space. That little group keeps the tip sharp after blocking.

New to picots? My picot stitch tutorial shows the classic picot step by step, plus another way to close the loop with no gap at the base.

Weave in the ends and block your picot edge crochet shawl

Fresh off the hook, lace never looks its best, and blocking is the step that fixes it. The whole shawl comes from one cake, so if your cake has no knots, you only have two ends to weave in first.

Then pin the shawl to a mat in a triangle, with the top edge straight and the point pulled down. Blocking opens the diamonds and makes every picot stand out.

This yarn is half cotton and half acrylic, and with cotton blends I use steam. I hold a hot steam iron about half an inch above the pinned shawl, without touching the stitches, and let it dry before I take the pins out.

After blocking, my Leto Shawl measured about 67 inches wide and 29 inches deep. Wear it with the point in front like a scarf, or around your shoulders on a cool evening.

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Leto picot edge crochet shawl free pattern, Part 4

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Materials & Tools

• Yarn: Rico Design Creative Cotton Dégradé (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 200 g/800 m/875 yd), 1 cake.
• Hook: 3.5 mm (US E/4, UK 9). Adjust the hook size if needed to get the correct gauge.
• 1 stitch marker.
• Tapestry needle (to weave in the yarn ends).
• Scissors.

Level

Intermediate.

Size after blocking

Wingspan: approx. 170 cm / 67″. Center depth: approx. 74 cm / 29″.

Gauge after blocking

After Row 9, the triangle is approx. 10 cm / 4″ high.

Gauge is not important for this project. However, changes might result in different yardage and a different finished size.

Notes

• The pattern uses US crochet terms.
• The shawl is worked top-down in rows, back and forth, from a magic ring.
• The marker sits in the ch-5 sp at the center corner. Move it up into the new corner ch-5 sp on every row (rm).
• The ch4 at the start of a row counts as a tr. Work the sts “in last st” into the 4th ch of that ch4.
• Work sts into ch-sps around the chains, not into single chains.
• Stitch counts are given for each side of the corner (edge tr included, chain sps not counted).
• Instructions in square brackets […] are worked as many times as indicated.

Stitches & Abbreviations (US terms)

ch(s) – chain(s)

st(s) – stitch(es)

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

sl st – slip stitch

yo – yarn over

picot – ch3, insert your hook in the 3rd ch from the hook, yo and draw the yarn through the ch and through the loop on the hook

sp – space

beg – beginning

prev – previous

sk – skip

pm – place marker

m – marker

rm – reposition marker

Pattern

Part 4 starts after Row 51 of Part 3. Stitch counts are for each side of the corner.

Row 52: ch4, 2dc in first st, ch2, sk next 2 dc, [dc in each st, 3dc in each ch-2 sp and 4dc in each ch-5 sp] until the marked ch-5 sp, (3dc, ch5, rm, 3dc) in marked ch-5 sp, [dc in each st, 3dc in each ch-2 sp and 4dc in each ch-5 sp] until 3 sts remain, ch2, sk next 2 dc, (2dc, tr) in last st. Turn. (226 sts on each side of the corner)

Rows 53 – 55: ch4, 2dc in first st, ch2, sk next 2 dc, 2dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in each st until the marked ch-5 sp, (2dc, ch5, rm, 2dc) in marked ch-5 sp, dc in each st until next ch-2 sp, 2dc in ch-2 sp, ch2, sk next 2 dc, (2dc, tr) in last st. Turn. (230, 234, 238 sts on each side)

Row 56 (picot edge): ch1 (doesn’t count as sc), sc in first st, picot, sc in next st, [sc in next st, picot, sc in next st] rep until the marked ch-5 sp, (sc, picot, 2sc, picot, 2sc, picot) in the marked ch-5 sp, sc in next st, [sc in next st, picot, sc in next st] rep to the end of row.

Finishing

Fasten off and weave in all ends. Block your shawl to open up the lace (for this cotton blend, see the steam blocking tips above).

Picot edge crochet shawl stitch chart, Part 4

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More crochet shawls with a picot edge

Liked making the picot edge? These shawls of mine end with picots too, each one with a different lace.

• Forsythia Shawl. A top-down triangle from a magic ring, with lace clusters and a picot edge.
• Aprilace Shawl. A symmetrical triangle with an easy 4-row lace repeat, made for gradient yarn.
• Eira Shawl. A crescent shawl with leaf lace and picots along the edge.
• Willow Shawl. A moss stitch triangle in a gradient cake, finished with picots.
• Sienna Shawl. A lace triangle with a picot edging, also free on the blog in 4 parts.

Shawl tutorials for your next project

These tutorials cover shawl shapes, picots, joining yarn and neat edges, so they come in handy for your next shawl.

• How to Crochet a Shawl. Three ways to build a triangle shawl (top down, bottom up and tip to tip), with charts and videos.
• How to Crochet the Picot Stitch. The classic picot and a version with no gap at the base.
• How to Join Yarn Ends. Four ways to join, for a knot in your cake or a new ball.
• How to Crochet Straight Edges. Tips for neat sides on anything worked in rows.

Picot edge crochet shawl FAQ

Can I make the border of my picot edge crochet shawl narrower?

Yes. Rows 53 to 55 are all the same, so you can skip one of them and go straight to the picot edge. The counts stay even, so the picot repeat still works out.

How do I block a picot edge crochet shawl made in wool?

Wet block it. Soak the shawl, gently squeeze out the water, pin it out and let it dry completely.

Why does my picot edge ruffle or pull in?

A ruffle usually means extra stitches in the last rows, so check your count of 238 on each side. If the edge pulls in, your single crochet is too tight, and a slightly bigger hook for Row 56 can help.