Crochet Shawl – Easy to wear triangle shawl worn top down. Cutting through a striking geometric floral design are dynamically textured grids.
With optional tassels just because…well, tassels are awesome, this eye-catching item is finished dramatically with peaks and picots.
Materials
- 1 x Scheepjes Whirl – Indigo plane 553 60% cotton / 40% acrylic
- 1000 metres
- 3.5 mm crochet hook Stitch Marker
- Needle for sewing in ends
Finished shawl size
- 178 cm x 89 cm
Abbreviations – US Crochet Terms
- ch ==> chain
- sc ==> single crochet
- dc ==> double crochet
- ch-1sp ==> chain space made with 1
- ch ch-2sp ==> chain space made with 2 ch
- ch-3sp ==> chain space made with 3
- ch ch-4sp ==> chain space made with 4 ch
- FPdc ==> Front Post dc – see Special Stitches
- BPdc ==> Back Post dc – see Special Stitches
- SM ==> stitch marker
- cluster ==> dc 3 stitches together- see Special Stitches
Pattern Notes:
- Even numbered rows are right side rows.
- The shawl is worked from the top down, stitches increase with each row. The stitches in bold – signify the centre spine of the shawl. The pattern is mirrored either side of the centre ch-2sp
- The stitch count at the end of the row indicates the stitches on one side of the centre ch-2sp only – the same quantity of stitches are mirrored on the other side
- *** The pattern uses remaining yarn to make chunky tassels, if you wish to either omit or make smaller tassels and make a larger shawl – add in an extra repeat of the geometric floral pattern after row 37 – repeat rows 10-13 for three times instead of twice ***
- Wet block your shawl using measurements as a guide.
Special Stitches
FPdc:
Front Post double crochet:
Yarn over hook, insert hook from front to back, around the indicated stitch from previous row, and to the front again, yarn over hook, draw yarn through, yarn over hook pull through 2 loops, yarn over hook, pull through remaining 2 loops.
BPdc:
Back Post double crochet:
Yarn over hook, insert hook from back to front, around the indicated stitch from previous row, and to the back again, yarn over hook, draw yarn through, yarn over hook pull through 2 loops, yarn over hook, pull through remaining 2 loops
Cluster
3 dc together in same stitch or chain space – (Yarn over hook, insert hook in indicated stich or ch-sp, yarn over hook, draw yarn through, yarn over hook, pull through 2 loops) 3 times, yarn over hook pull yarn through 4 remaining loops on hook.
Picot: chain 3, slip stitch in top of last stitch worked
Start
Set Up Rows
Row 1: into a magic ring work: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 3 dc, ch 2 (place SM in centre ch- 2sp), 4 dc. Turn
4 dc (stitch count – these are the stitches on one side of the centre ch-2sp only – see pattern notes)
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first stitch now and throughout), 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 2 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 1, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc (the last dc is the 3rd ch from beginning chains from previous row, now and throughout). Turn 7 dc, 1 ch-1sp
Row 3: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, dc
in ch-1sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 3, skip next 3 dc, dc in ch-1sp, ch 3 skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn8 dc, 2 ch-3sp
Row 4: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, sc
in ch-3sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch- 2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 7 dc, 2 ch-3sp, 3 sc
Row 5: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, skip 2 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) move SM to this ch-2sp), ch 4, skip 3 dc, sc in ch- 3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 7 dc, 2 ch-4sp, 5 sc
Row 6: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 2 dc, *3 dc in ch-4sp, ch 3, skip sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, ch 3, skip sc, 3 dc in ch-4sp*, ch 1, skip 3 dc (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 1, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to *, ch 1, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 13 dc, 2 ch-1sp, 2 ch-3sp, 3 sc
Row 7: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, *dc in ch-1sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip sc, dc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, dc in ch-1sp, ch 3*, skip 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 3, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to *, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 16 dc, 6 ch-3sp
Row 8: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, *sc in ch-3sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-3sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in ch- 3sp, sc in next dc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 3,* skip 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 3, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to * , skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 13 dc, 4 ch-3sp, 1 ch-1sp, 6 sc
Row 9: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, skip 2 dc, *sc in ch-3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4,* skip 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-1sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to *, skip 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) move SM to this ch-2sp), ch 4, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to *, skip 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-1sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to *, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 10 dc, 4 ch-4sp, 10 sc
The Pattern
Note: the pattern repeat either side of the centre ch2 is underlined
Row 10: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 2 dc, *3 dc in ch-4sp, ch 3, skip sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, ch 3, skip sc, 3 dc in ch-4sp, ch 1, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), **ch 1, skip 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-4sp, ch 3, skip sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, ch 3, skip sc, 3 dc in ch-4sp, repeat from ** to last 4 dc, ch 1, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 18 dc, 3 ch-1sp, 4 ch-3sp, 6 sc
Row 11: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, dc in ch-1sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, *3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip sc, dc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, dc in ch-1sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 3, skip 3 dc, dc in ch-1sp, ch 3, **skip 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip sc, dc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, dc in ch-1sp, ch 3, repeat from ** to last 4 dc, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 24 dc, 10 ch-3sp
Row 12: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, *3 dc in next ch-3sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in ch- 3sp, sc in next dc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp (move SM to ch-2sp), ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 3, ** skip 3 dc, 3 dc, next ch-3sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 dc in ch-3sp, ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in next dc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 3 repeat from ** to last 4 dc, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 19 dc, 6 ch-3sp, 2 ch-1sp, 9 sc
Row 13: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, skip 2 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, *3 dc in ch-1sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), ch 4, skip 3 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4, **skip 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-1sp, ch 4, skip 3 dc, sc in ch-3sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-3sp, ch 4, repeat from ** to last 4 dc, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 13 dc, 6 ch-4sp, 15 sc
Rows 14 – 21: Repeat Rows 10 – 13 twice more
Row 22: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, *4 dc in ch-4sp, dc in each of next 5 sc, 4 dc in ch-4sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), **dc in each of next 3 dc, 4 dc in ch-4sp, dc in each of next 5 sc, 4 dc in ch-4sp, repeat from ** to last 4 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 88 dc
Row 23: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, FPdc in each dc to centre ch-2sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), FPdc in each dc to last 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 92 dc
Row 24: Ch 3, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc, *ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), **dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, repeat from ** to last 2 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 47 ch-1sp, 49 dc
Row 25: Ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, *dc in next ch-1sp, ch 1, skip next dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), **ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-1sp, repeat from ** to last 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 49 ch-1sp, 51 dc
Row 26: Ch 3, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc, *ch 1, skip dc, dc in next ch-1sp, repeat from * to 2 dc before centre ch-2sp, ch 1, skip dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in centre ch- 2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), dc in next dc, ch 1, skip dc, **dc in next ch-1sp, ch 1, skip next dc, repeat from ** to last 2 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 51 ch-1sp, 53 dc
Row 27: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, *dc in next ch-1sp, dc in next dc, repeat from * to centre ch- 2sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), **dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1sp, repeat from ** to last 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 108 dc
Row 28: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, BPdc in each dc to centre ch-2sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), BPdc in each dc to last 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn 112 dc
Row 29: Ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, skip 4 dc, sc in each of next 5 dc, ch 4, skip 5 dc,
*3 dc in next dc, ch 4, skip 5 dc, sc in each of the next 5 dc, ch 4, skip 5 dc, repeat from
* to centre ch-2sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to this ch-2sp), ch 4, skip 5 dc, sc in each of next 5 dc, ch 4,
**skip 5 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, skip 5 dc, sc in each of the next 5 dc, ch 4, repeat from
** to last 6 dc, skip 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in last dc. Turn
Rows 30 – 37: Repeat Rows 10 – 13 twice *** (see pattern notes)
Rows 38 – 45: Repeat Rows 22 – 29
Rows 46 – 53: Repeat Rows 10 – 13 twice
Rows 54 – 60: Repeat Rows 22 – 28
Border
Row 61: As Row 24
Row 62: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), 2 sc in first dc, ch 3, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch- 1sp, sc in next dc, *ch 3, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1sp, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, repeat from * to centre ch-2sp, (ch 3, 3 sc, ch 3) in centre ch-2sp, (move SM to centre sc), sc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, ** ch 3, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1sp, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip ch-1sp, sc in next dc, repeat from ** to last dc, ch 3, 2 sc in last dc. Turn
Row 63: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in first sc, skip next sc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 2, skip sc, (cluster (see Special Stitches), ch 3, cluster) in ch-5sp, ch 2, skip sc, sc in ch-3sp,
*skip sc, sc in next sc, skip sc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 2, skip sc, (cluster, ch 3, cluster) in ch-5sp, ch 2, skip sc, sc in ch-3sp, repeat from * to one sc away from marked centre sc, skip sc, (3 sc in centre sc), (move SM to centre sc), skip sc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 2, skip sc, (cluster, ch 3, cluster) in ch-5sp, ch 2 skip sc, sc in ch-3sp, skip sc,
**sc in next sc, skip sc, sc in ch-3sp, ch 2, skip sc, (cluster, ch 3, cluster) in ch-5sp, ch 2 skip sc, sc in ch-3sp, skip sc, repeat from ** to last sc, sc in last sc. Turn
Round 64: Ch 1, sc in first sc, skip sc, 3 sc in ch-2sp, sc in cluster, (3 sc, picot (see Special Stitches), 2 sc) in ch-3sp, sc in cluster, 3 sc in ch-2sp, skip sc, *sc in next sc, skip sc, 3 sc in ch-2sp, sc in cluster, (3 sc, picot, 2 sc) in ch-3sp, sc in cluster, 3 sc in ch-2sp, skip sc, repeat from * to one sc before marked centre sc, sc in each of next 3 sc (remove SM), skip sc, 3 sc in ch-2sp, sc in cluster, (3 sc, picot, 2 sc) in ch-3sp, sc in cluster, 3 sc in ch-2sp, skip sc, **sc in next sc, skip sc, 3 sc in ch-2sp, sc in cluster, (3 sc, picot, 2 sc) in ch-3sp, sc in cluster, 3 sc in ch-2sp, skip sc, repeat from ** to last sc, sc in last sc. Fasten Off
Finishing
Sew in all ends. For best results, block the shawl using measurements as a guide.
