Here is a crochet shawl pattern for a simple and practical little shawl. This shawl is worked from side to side and uses 2 100g skeins of 4ply yarn. You can use thicker yarn but the final size of the shawl will be bigger (which isn’t a bad thing in my books)
It uses very simple stitches, but that is the way I like my shawls, quite neutral, so that they go with anything.
Guadiaro Shawl Pattern
Yarn requirements: 2 x 100g 4ply/fingering weight yarn. I used Slavica Yarns Ragana in Parmelia colourway
Hook size: 3mm/size C hook. Please see notes.
Gauge: 25 DCS and 9 rows per 10cm of DC swatch after blocking
Measurements: 168cm x 58cm
Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch – chain
Dc – double crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
DC2tog – DC two stitches together. 1 st decrease
DC3tog – DC 3 sts together. 2 sts decrease
DC2tog over 1 dc and 1 ch space – yarn over, insert hook in dc stitch, pull yarn through, pull yarn through first two loops on hook, yarn over again, insert hook in ch1 space, pull yarn through, pull it through first two loops on hook, yarn over, pull through the remaining loops.
Notes:
The shawl is worked from tip to tip and is shaped by increases and decreases placed on every row.
Please do a swatch or choose a hook size you feel comfortable working with when crocheting with 4ply yarn. I have a very loose gauge so I always use smaller hooks than recommended.
Throughout the pattern turning chain doesn’t count as a stitch. You will work in the very first and last stitch, not at the top of the turning chain.
Little picot loops on the side of the shawl are created by chaining 6 at the end of each WS row and then slip stitching into the first chain on the next row.
The edge might curl a little but it will straighten after blocking.
Directions:
Chain 4
Set-up row: DC in 3d ch from hook, 3 dcs in 4th ch, ch 6, turn (4 sts)
Section 1
Row 1: Sl st in first ch, 3 dcs in 1st dc, dc in each dc to end, ch 2 (turning chains don’t count as a stitch throughout), turn (6 sts)
Row 2: DC in each dc to last st, 3 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (8 sts)
Row 3 – row 12: repeat rows 1 and 2 (28 sts)
Row 13: Sl st in 1 st ch, 3 dcs in 1st dc, (ch1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last st, ch 2, turn (30 stitches, counting each eyelet as one stitch)
Row 14: DC in 1st dc, (dc in next dc, dc in ch1 space) repeat to last 3 dcs, dc in each of next 2 dcs, 3 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (32 sts)
Section 2
Row 1: Sl st in first ch, 3 dcs in 1st dc, dc in each dc to end, ch 2, turn (34 sts)
Row 2: DC in each dc to last st, 3 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (36 sts)
Rows 3 – 12: repeat rows 1 and 2 (56 sts)
Row 13: Sl st in 1 st ch, 3 dcs in 1st dc, (ch1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last st, ch 2, turn (58 sts)
Row 14: DC in 1st dc, (dc in next dc, dc in ch1 space) repeat to last 3 dcs, dc in each of next 2 dcs, 3 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (60 sts)
Rows 15-16: repeat rows 13 and 14 (64 sts)
Section 3:
Row 1: Sl st in first ch, 3 dcs in 1st dc, dc in each dc to end, ch 2, turn (66 sts)
Row 2: DC in each dc to last st, 3 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (68 sts)
Rows 3 – 12: repeat rows 1 and 2 (88 sts)
Row 13: Sl st in 1 st ch, 3 dcs in 1st dc, (ch1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last st, ch 2, turn (90 sts)
Row 14: DC in 1st dc, (dc in next dc, dc in ch1 space) repeat to last 3 dcs, dc in each of next 2 dcs, 3 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (92 sts)
Rows 15-18: repeat rows 13 and 14 (100 sts)
Section 4:
Row 1: Sl st in first ch, 2 dcs in 1st dc, dc in each dc to end, ch 2, turn (101 sts)
Row 2: DC in each dc to last st, 2 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (102 sts)
Rows 3 – 12: repeat rows 1 and 2 (112 sts)
Row 13: Sl st in 1 st ch, 2 dcs in 1st dc, (ch1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last st, ch 2, turn (113 sts)
Row 14: DC in next 2 dcs, (dc in ch1 space, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, 2 dcs in last dc, ch 6, turn (114 sts)
Rows 15 – 20: repeat rows 13 and 14 (120 sts)
Row 21: repeat row 13 (121 sts)
Row 22: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, 2 dcs, in last dc, ch 6, turn (122 sts)
Row 23: Sl st in 1st ch, 2dc in 1st dc, ch1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last dc, ch 2, turn (123 sts)
Row 24: Dc in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, dc in next dc) x repeat to last dc, 2 dc in last dc, ch 6, turn (124 sts)
Section 5:
Row 1: Sl st in 1 st ch, DC2tog, (dc in next dc, ch 1) repeat to last 2 dcs, dc in next 2 dcs (123 sts)
Row 2: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, dc in next dc) x repeat to last 3 sts, ch 1, DC2tog, ch 6, turn (122 sts)
Row 3: Sl st in 1st ch, DC2tog over next dc and ch 1 space, (dc in next dc, ch 1) x repeat to last 3sts, sk ch 1 space, dc in next 2 dcs, ch 2, turn (121 sts)
Row 4: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, dc in next dc) repeat to last 3 sts, ch 1, sk ch1 space, DC2tog, ch 6, turn (120 sts)
Row 5: Sl st in 1st ch, DC2tog over next dc and ch 1 space, (dc in next dc, dc in ch 1 space) repeat to last 2 dcs, dc in next 2 dcs, ch 2, turn (119 sts)
Row 6: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last 3 dcs, dc in next dc, DC2tog, ch 6, turn (118 sts)
Row 7: Sl st in 1st, DC2tog, (dc in next dc, dc in ch 1 space) repeat to last 2 dc, dc to end, ch 2, turn (117 sts)
Row 8: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last 3 dcs, dc in next dc, DC2tog, ch 6, turn (116 sts)
Row 9: Sl st in 1st ch, DC2tog, dc in next dc, (dc in ch 1 space, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last dc, ch 2, turn (115 sts)
Row 10 – 13: repeat rows 8 and 9 (111 sts)
Row 14: DC to last 2 dcs, DC2tog, ch 6, turn (110 sts)
Row 15: Sl st in 1st ch, DC2tog, dc to end, ch 2, turn (109 sts)
Row 16 – 25: repeat rows 14 and 15 (99 sts)
Section 6:
Row 1: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc) repeat to last 5 dcs, dc in next 2 dcs, DC3tog, ch 6, turn (97 sts)
Row 2: Sl st in 1st ch, DC3tog, dc in next dc, (dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next dc) repeat to last dc, dc in last dc, ch 2 turn (95 sts)
Row 3 – 6: repeat rows 1 and 2 (87 sts)
Row 7: DC to last 3 dcs, DC3tog, ch 6, turn (85sts)
Row 8: Sl st in 1 st, DC3tog, dc to end, ch 2, turn (83 sts)
Row 9 – 18: repeat rows 7 and 8 (63 sts)
Section 7:
Row 1: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) repeat to last 5 sts, dc in next 2 dcs, DC3tog, ch 6, turn (61 sts)
Row 2: Sl st in 1st ch, DC3tog, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch 1 sp) repeat to last 2 sts, dc to end, ch 2, turn (59 sts)
Row 3 – 4: repeat rows 1 and 2 (55 sts)
Row 5: DC to last 3 dcs, DC3tog, ch 6, turn (53 sts)
Row 6: Sl st in 1 st, DC3tog, dc to end, ch 2, turn (51 sts)
Rows 7 – 16: repeat rows 5 and 6 (31 sts)
Section 8:
Row 1: DC in next 2 dcs, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc) repeat to last 5 sts, dc in next 2 dcs, DC3tog, ch 6, turn (29 sts)
Row 2: Sl st in 1st ch, DC3tog, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch 1 sp) repeat to last 2 sts, dc to end, ch2, turn (27 sts)
Row 3: DC to last 3 dcs, DC3tog, ch 6, turn (25 sts)
Row 4: Sl st in 1 st, DC3tog, dc to end, ch 2, turn (23 sts)
Row 5 – 14: repeat rows 3 and 4. (3 sts)
Next row: DC3tog, fasten off.
Wet block to reveal the eyelets and texture.
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