Maggie Crochet Shawl
Inspiration
Shawls are one of the favorite accessories for Kenyan women. They can’t leave their houses without a shawl on their shoulders. And they don’t wear them because it is cold, but just because it is the fashion. Some of them have a shawl to march each outfit. I try to keep up with them by making my mom a shawl for any dress I buy her, and since she will be coming soon to see me, I had to get to work.
This time I wanted to make her something that is a little different from the mirrored triangular shawls. Yes, I wanted it to still be a triangle but constructed differently. And I also wanted something simple, easy, and quick to make. Something that a beginner can make easily. Lastly, something that she can wear with several outfits and therefore decided to choose multicolored yarn and make in two different colors.
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This Shawl is part of the Cancer Cozy Comfort Blog Hop hosted by Designers in the Crochet Designer Community Facebook Group. The blog has several designers put together patterns that you can create and share to comfort someone during their healing time. Here are the designers who have generously shared their patterns.
It is always good to have soft and cozy blankets but sometimes you just want a light covering around your shoulders. This shawl gives you that alternative of feeling warm and cozy with a lightweight covering. You can use it while just resting, but the best part is that you can move around with it, unlike blankets which sometimes are heavy and bulky and are best used only when you are resting.
Here are some patterns that have been shared in the Cancer Cozy Comfort Blog Hop.
Yarn
II used Mary Maxim Baby Sweet Cakes 100% Acrylic yarn and Ice Yarns Cakes DK 100% Premium Acrylic. They are DK/Sport Weight yarns. I wanted something light that she can wear all year round in hot weather since it really never gets cold where she lives. The yarn is light and soft and is very easy to work with. You can substitute this yarn with any DK/sport Weight yarn but some comparable yarns are Mary Maxim Baby, King Cole DK, Baby Bee Sweet Delight, Baby Bee Sweet Delight Prints, and Paintbox Simply DK.
Skill Level
Easy
Gauge
22 sts x 10 rows= 4“ (10 cm)
Finished Measurements
30” long x 57” wide
Materials
Grey Shawl - Ice Yarns Cakes DK 100% Premium Acrylic
150gm/5.29 oz, 590yds/540m White, Mint Green, Grey Shades (did not use the green part)
weight 3/light DK
(Used 822yds/752 m)
Yellow Shawl - Mary Maxim Baby Sweet Cakes 100% 430 yds (395 m), 150 g (5 oz)
Weight 3/DK/Sport Yarn
(Used 845yds/773 m)
Hook size: G/US 6 (4 mm)
Tape measure
Scissors
Abbreviations
Ch-chain
st(s)-stitch(es)
Dc-double crochet
Sk-skip
Ch-1 sp-chain 1 space
Rep-repeat
Special Stitch
Bobble st- Yarn over, insert hook into the chain and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two loops (This makes the first half of dc). Repeat the same process until there are 6 loops on the hook.
Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops.
Notes
Even rows-Ch 3 at the beginning of the row does not count as a st on all even rows. (this is the incremental side)
Odd rows-Ch 3 at the beginning of the row counts as a st on all odd rows. (No increase side)
Although the pattern consists of 5 rows, there are only 4 main rows, two with dc & ch, and the other with dc, ch, and bobble.
Bobble stitches are made on all odd rows.
There are 4 dc and 3 ch-sp between the bobble sts.
The stitch count for each row is listed. The first number represents the dc st for that row, the second number the chain spaces in that particular row, and the third one the bobbles in the same row.
All odd rows have bobbles and even rows only chains and dc.
This is not a mirroring pattern
Pattern Instructions
Ch 3 (does not count as a dc)
Row 1: 2 dc in 3rd st from the hook (2 dc), turn,
Row 2: ch 3, (does not count as a dc on all even rows) 2 dc in first st, 3 dc in last st (5 dc), turn,
Row 3: ch 3, (counts as a dc on all odd rows) 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in each of last 2 sts (7 dc), turn
Row 4: Ch 3, 2 dc each in next 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1, 1 dc each in last 2 sts (7 dc, 2 ch-sp) turn
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, 2 dc each in last 2 sts (8 dc, 3 ch-sp), turn
Row 6: Ch 3, 2 dc each in next 2 sts, *ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st * rep from * to ch 3 st, 1 dc in ch 3 (9 dc, 4 ch-sp), turn.
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in 2nd st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc in next st, bobble in next ch-1 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, 2 dc in each last 2 sts (10 dc, 4 ch-sp, 1 bobble), turn
Row 8: Ch 3, 2 dc each in next 2 sts, *(ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st) x3, ch 1, sk the bobble, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc each in last 2 sts (11 dc, 6 ch-sp), turn
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in next st, *(ch 1, skip 1, 1 dc in next st)* rep x 5, bobble in next ch-1 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next dc, 2 dc each in last 2 sts (12 dc, 6 ch-sp, 1 bobble), turn
Row 10: Ch 3, 2 dc each in next 2 sts, *ch 1, sk 1 dc, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1 sk the bobble st, ch 1 sk 1, dc in next st* rep from * to last 2 sts, 1 dc each in last 2 sts (13 dc, 8 ch-sp), turn
Row 11: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, bobble in next ch-sp, *(dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1)* rep x 3, dc in next st, bobble in next ch-sp, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, 2 dc each in last 2 sts (14 dc, 7 ch-sp, 2 bobble sts), turn
Row 12: ch 3, 2 dc each in next 2 sts, *(ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st)* x 3, ch 1, sk bobble, dc in next st, rep from * to last 2 ch sp, ch, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc each in last 2 sts (15 dc, 10 ch- sp), turn
Row 13: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, *(ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st) x 3, bobble in next ch-sp, dc in next st*, rep from * once, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1,, 2 dc each in last 2 sts, turn (16 dc, 9 ch-sp, 2 bobble sts), turn
Row 14: Ch 3, 2 dc each in next 2 sts, *(ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st)* rep x 3, ch 1, sk bobble, 1 dc in next st, rep from * to last 2 sts (17 dc, 12 ch-sp), turn
Rows 11 to 14 makes the pattern. The row count for each row is below
Row 15: 18/10/3
Row 16: 19/ 14
Row 17: 20/12/3
Row 18: 21/16/
Row 19: 22/13/4
Row 20: 23/18
Row 21: 24/15/4
Row 22: 25/20
Row 23: 26/16/5
Row 24: 27/22
Row 25: 28/18/5
Row 26: 29/24
Row 27: 30/19/6
Row 28: 31/26
Row 29: 32/21/6
Row 30: 33/28
Row 31: 34/22/7
Row 32: 35/30
Row 33: 36/24/7
Row 34: 37/32
Row 35: 38/25/8
Row 36: 39/34
Row 37: 40/27/8
Row 38: 41/36
Row 39: 42/28/9
Row 40: 43/38
Row 41: 44/30/9
Row 42: 45/40
Row 43: 46/31/10
Row 44: 47/42
Row 45: 48/33/10
Row 46: 49/44
Row 47: 50/34/11
Row 48: 51/46
Row 49: 52/36/11
Row 50: 53/48
Row 51: 54/37/12
Row 52: 55/50
Row 53: 56/39/12
Row 54: 57/52
Row 55: 58/40/13
Row 56: 59/54
Row 57: 60/42/13
Row 58: 61/56
Row 59: 62/43/14
Row 60: 63/58
Row 61: 64/45/14
Row 62: 65/60
Row 63: 66/46/15
Row 64: 67/62
Row 65: 68/48/15
Row 66: 69/64
Row 67: 70/49/16
Row 68: 71/66
Row 69: 72/51/16
Row 70: 73/68
Row 71: 74/52/17
Row 72: 75/70
Row 73: 76/54/17
Row 74: 77/72
Row 75: 78/55/18
Row 76: 79/74
Row 77: 80/57/18
Row 78: 81/76
Row 79: 82/58/19
Row 80: 83/78
Row 81: 84/60/19
Row 82: 85/80
Row 83: 86/61/20
Row 84: 87/82
Row 85: 88/63/20
Row 86: 89/84
Row 87: 90/64/21
Row 88: 91/86
Row 89: 92/66/21
Row 90: 93/88
Row 91: 94/67/22
Row 92: 95/90
Row 93: 96/69/22
Row 94: 97/92
Row 95: 98/70/23
Row 96: 99/94
Row 97: 100/72/23
Row 98: 101/96
Row 99: 102/73/24
Row 100: 103/98
Row 101: 104/75/24
Row 102: 105/100
Row 103: 106/76/25
Row 104: 107/102
Row 105: 108/78/25
Repeat rows 11-14 until it measures as above or desired measurements
Fasten off and weave in ends
No edging is required but you can put your own if desired
Final
This shawl Is easy and quick to make. I love how the bobbles added texture to the shawl and how soft both feel.
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