Crochet Shawl – This is a wonderfully rhythmic relaxing pattern that provides spectacularly graphic results. The beauty of this pattern is that it is entirely customisable. You can use any yarn weight and any hook size.
The size is also your choice, do as many pattern repeats as you wish to enable you to get the ideal size for you.
I have used a full Scheepjes Whirl for this shawl and, including the set up pattern, I have completed 21 repeats before the border pattern using a 3.5mm hook.
Materials
- Materials used in the sample shawl:
- 1 x Scheepjes Whirl in colourway Jumpin Jaffa Pop
- 3.5mm hook
Construction
Shawl is worked from the top centre in rows, stitches increase with each row. Sample measure 192cm x 85cm after blocking
Abbreviations
- ch chain
- dc US double crochet
- sc US single crochet
- st stitch
- sts stitches
- prev previous
- beg beginning
- sk skip
- sp space
- chsp chain space
Start
Bold text shows the centre of the shawl SET-UP ROWS:
| Row | Instructions |
| 1 | Make a chain of 4 to start (2nd, 3rd and 4th chain counts as the first dc), (2dc, 1ch, 3dc) in the first chain. Turn |
| 2 | Ch 3 (counts as a dc now and throughout),2 dc in same st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3 dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in 4th ch of beg ch4. Turn |
| 3 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in next st, (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 4 | Ch 3, 2dc in same st, ch5, sk next 4sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next four sts 3dc in next st, (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3dc in next st,ch5, sk next four sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next four sts, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 5 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 6 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in next st, ch1, skip (chsp, dc, chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in next st, (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in next st, ch1, skip (chsp, dc, chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 7 | Ch 3, 2dc in same st, ch5, sk next 4sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next five sts 3dc in chsp, ch5, sk next five sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next four sts, 3dc in next st, (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3dc in next st,ch5, sk next four sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next five sts, 3dc in chsp, ch5, skip next five sts, sc in next st, ch5,skip next four sts, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 8 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, *ch3, sk chsp, dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, repeat from * once more, (ch1, skip centre chsp), **3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, repeat from ** once more, 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 9 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in each of next five sts, 3 dc in next st, *ch1, skip (chsp, dc, chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in next st, repeat from * once more, (ch1, skip centre chsp), **3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3 dc in next st, ch1, skip (chsp, dc, chsp), repeat from ** once more, 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3 dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
Bold text shows the centre of the shawl PATTERN REPEAT:
| Row | Instructions |
| 1 | Ch 3, 2dc in same st, ch5, sk next 4sts, sc in next st, ch5, *sk next five sts 3dc in chsp, ch5, sk next five sts, sc in next st, ch5, repeat from * to five sts before centre chsp, sk next four sts, 3dc in next st, (ch1, skip centre chsp), 3dc in next st, ch5, sk next four sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next five sts, **3dc in chsp, ch5, sk next five sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next five sts repeat from ** to last st, (note: only four sts will be skipped), then, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 2 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, *ch3, sk chsp, dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, repeat from * to centre chsp, (ch1, skip centre chsp), **3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, dc in next st, ch3, sk chsp, repeat from ** to last three sts, 3dc in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 3 | Ch3, 2dc in same st, dc in each of next five sts, 3 dc in next st, *ch1, skip (chsp, dc, chsp), 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3dc in next st, repeat from * to centre chsp, (ch1, skip centre chsp), **3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3 dc in next st, ch1, skip (chsp, dc, chsp), repeat from ** to last seven sts, 3dc in next st, dc in each of next five sts, 3 dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
Repeat Rows 1-3 until desired length, ending with Row 3 of Pattern Repeat.
BORDER
Bold text shows the centre of the shawl
| Row | Instructions |
| 1 | Ch 3, 3dc in same st, ch2, sk next two sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch2, sk next three sts *5dc in chsp, ch2, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch2, sk next three sts, repeat from * until centre chsp, 7dc, in centre chsp ch2, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch2, *sk next three sts, 5dc in chsp, ch2, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch5, sk next three sts, sc in next st, ch2, repeat from * until three sts remain, sk next two sts, 4dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 2 | Ch 3, (ch1, dc in next st) three times, ch2, sk chsp and next st, sc in next chsp, ch2, sk st and chsp, *(dc in next st, ch1) four times, dc in next st, ch2, sk chsp and next st, sc in next chsp, ch2, sk next st and ch sp, repeat from * to centre pattern, (dc in next st, ch1) 6 times, dc in next st ch2, miss chsp and next st, sc in next chsp, ch2, sk next st and chsp *(dc in next st, ch1) four times, dc in next st, ch2, sk chsp and next st, sc in next chsp, ch2, sk next st and chsp, repeat from * to last cluster, (dc in next st, ch1) three times, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 3 | Ch 3, (ch2, miss chsp,dc in next st) three times, sk chsp, next st and chsp, *(dc in next st, ch2, miss chsp) four times, dc in next st, sk chsp, next st and chsp, repeat from * until centre pattern, (dc in next st, ch2, miss chsp) 6 times, dc in next st, sk chsp, next st and chsp, *(dc in next st, ch2, miss chsp) four times, dc in next st, sk chsp, next st and chsp, repeat from * until last cluster before the end (dc in next st, ch2, miss ch sp) three times, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. Turn |
| 4 | Ch1 (does not count as a st), sc in same st, 2sc in chsp, (sc, ch3, sc) in next st, (2sc in chsp, sc in next st) twice,* (sc in next st, 2sc in chsp) twice, (sc, ch3, sc) in next st, (2sc in chsp, sc in next st) twice, repeat from * to centre pattern (sc in next st, 2sc in chsp) three times, (sc, ch3, sc) in next st, (2sc in next chsp, sc in next st) three times, sc in next st, *(sc in next st, 2sc in chsp) twice, (sc, ch3, sc) in next st, (2sc in chsp, sc in next st) twice, repeat from * until last cluster, (sc in next st, 2sc in chsp) twice, (sc, ch3, sc) in next st, 2sc in next chsp, sc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 from prev row. FASTEN OFF |
