Fall is here and it’s the perfect weather to wrap up in a cozy shawl pattern! This week I am so excited to introduce my new pattern and class, the SkillShare Shawl with my partners at the SkillShare platform where you can watch the video tutorial for this pattern for free!
What is SkillShare?
SkillShare is an amazing video learning platform where you can take art classes taught by talented instructors on everything from crochet to drawing, to music, to writing! I was extremely honoured to join the SkillShare team this past June in Toronto to film my classes with them for a week in a gorgeous studio setting! We filmed five classes; a crochet top, an amigurumi sheep, a mandala circle bag, a Tunisian crochet pillow, and this amazing shawl pattern that you’re looking at today!
When I first made this shawl pattern, I used Lion Brand Truboo because it was the summer, and I was going for a light and airy weight shawl. The great thing, though, is that by changing the yarn and the hook size, you can turn a lightweight shawl into a warm shawl easily!
My second SkillShare Shawl was made with a 5.5mm crochet hook and four colours of Lion Brand Local Grown Yarn! It’s a 100% wool that is so warm and cozy! I loved mixing and matching the colours together to make a new and interesting version of the SkillShare Shawl.
How to watch the video tutorial for the SkillShare Shawl
You can watch the video tutorial for the SkillShare Shawl by signing up for a FREE 1-Month subscription to SkillShare. When you sign up, you will get access to the entire bank of SkillShare classes, including all 5 of my crochet classes, and anything else you fancy learning!
My class includes all of the materials you need to get started, the video instruction broken up into easy chapters, a Review Board where you can leave helpful feedback on the class, and a Discussion Board where you can join the conversation about the class and share your progress!
Join the Class here >> SKILLSHARE SHAWL CLASS
You can participate in the live by using the Discussion Board. Say hi, tell us all what part you are working on for the week, and share in the conversation in real-time!
Here is all the information you need to get ready for the SkillShare Shawl!!
About This Class
Add a classic crochet piece to your closet by making your own crochet shawl made with cable stitching and a fun border.
Yarn
Lightweight Shawl
Lion Brand Truboo (3 weight) (241 yds/100 g): 2 balls #187 Goldenrod A, 1 ball each #149B Silver B, #150N Slate C
Medium Weight Shawl
Lion Brand Local Grown Yarn – 6 colours to mix and match.
Materials
US Size G/6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook, 5 locking stitch markers, yarn needle, scissors.
Size/Measurements
42” wide x 15” long
Gauge
18 hdc x 14 rows = 4”
Notes
- Shawl is worked center-out with a border added at the end.
- Weave in ends as work progresses.
Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
RS = Right side of fabric
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
St(s) = stitches
Tr = treble crochet
Yo = yarn over
Special Stitch
Back post double crochet (bpdc) = Yo, insert hook around post of next st from back to front, yo and draw up a loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice.
Cable = skip next 3 sts, fptr around next 3 sts, crossing in front of work, fptr around each of skipped 3 sts.
Front post double crochet (fpdc) = Yo, insert hook around post of next st from front to back, yo and draw up a loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice. Front post treble crochet (fptr) = Yo twice, insert hook around post of next st from front to back, yo and draw up a loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] x 3.
Instructions:
Shawl Start
With A.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 3, 5 dc in 3rd ch from hook, turn – 5 dc.
Row 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), 2 dc in each st across, turn – 10 dc.
Row 3: Ch 2, [2 dc, dc] across, turn – 15 dc.
Row 4: Ch 2, [2 dc, dc 2] across, turn – 20 dc.
Row 5: Ch 2, [2 dc, dc 3] across, turn – 25 dc.
Row 6: Ch 2, [2 dc, dc 4] across, turn – 30 dc.
Row 7: Ch 2, [2 dc, dc 5] across, turn – 35 dc.
Row 8: Ch 2, [2 dc, dc 6] across, turn – 40 dc.
Cable Section
Continue with A. Using a locking stitch marker, mark RS of the fabric for reference (Row 9 begins on the right side).
Row 9 (RS): Ch 2, [2 hdc, hdc 7], mark 1st st of each of the next 4 repeats with a stitch marker, [2 hdc, fpdc 6, hdc] x 3, [2 hdc, hdc 7], turn – 45 sts.
Row 10: Ch 2, 2 hdc in 1st st, hdc to next marker, hdc in marked st, [2 hdc in next (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), bpdc 6, hdc to marked st, hdc in marked st] x 3, 2 hdc (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc to end, turn – 50 sts.
Row 11: Ch 2, 2 hdc in 1st st, hdc to next marker, hdc in marked st, [2 hdc in next (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc in each hdc to 6 post sts, cable over 6 post sts, hdc to marked st, hdc in marked st] x 3, 2 hdc (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc to end, turn – 55 sts.
Row 12: Ch 2, 2 hdc in 1st st, hdc to next marker, hdc in marked st, [2 hdc in next (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc in each hdc to 6 post sts, bpdc 6, hdc to marked st, hdc in marked st] x 3, 2 hdc (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc to end, turn – 60 sts.
Row 13: Ch 2, 2 hdc in 1st st, hdc to next marker, hdc in marked st, [2 hdc in next (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc in each hdc to 6 post sts, fpdc 6, hdc to marked st, hdc in marked st] x 3, 2 hdc (move marker to 1st of these 2 sts), hdc to end, turn – 65 sts.
Row 14: Repeat Row 12 – 70 sts.
Rows 15-50: Repeat Rows 11-14 – 250 sts at the end of Row 50.
Fasten off A.
Border
Join B.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2, 2 dc in 1st st, dc across to last, 2 dc in last, turn – 252 dc.
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc across to last, 2 sc in last, turn – 254 sc.
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next, ch 8 and drop B from hook, with C, sl st to top of starting ch and sl st in next dc, ch 4, [skip next 2 sts of Row 2, working behind B ch, dc in next 2 sts, ch 8 and drop C from hook, pick up B, skip next 2 sts of Row 2, working behind C ch, dc in next 2 sts, ch 8 and drop B from hook, pick up C, ch 8] across to last ch repeat of colour B, ch 4 and sl st in tops of last 2 dc of colour C. Fasten off, weave in ends.
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Happy Crocheting!
