Free Crochet Shawl- Blossom Shawl
The Blossom Shawl is a delicate and light crochet shawl worked using a variety of stitches to add detail, interest and give a stunning result. The shawl is worked in straight rows for main and then a subtle decrease is used towards the end of the shawl to help it drape effortlessly and make it comfy and easy to wear with any outfit.
ABOUT OUR DESIGNER
Hannah Cross is the designer and blogger behind HanJan Crochet. Having designed for publications such as Simply Crochet and Mollie Makes for almost a decade, Hannah is also now focussing on sharing her patterns and knowledge on her blog and through her weekly newsletter too. Hannah is delighted to be working with Furls to launch the very first UK CAL!
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SUPPLIES
- Hook - G/4mm Furls Odyssey Hook (or hook to obtain gauge)
- Yarn used - 690yds of James C Brett ‘It’s Pure Cotton’, 100% cotton double knit, 215m(235yds)/100g: 1 ball each of - Colour A: Dark Pink IC10, Colour B: Silver IC07, Colour C: Light Pink IC06 were used.
Great alternative yarn option (I’ve included this as not sure everyone will be familiar with the above yarn/able to access it depending on where they live) - WeCrochet ‘CotLin’, 70% Tanguis Cotton, 30% Linen, 123yds/50g 2 balls each of - Colour A: Cerise, Colour B: Whisker, Colour C: Flamingo
PATTERN DETAILS
Finished size
15” by 60”
Gauge
16sts and 8 rows of dc = 4” square
Abbreviations used
Ch - chain
St - stitch
Sts - stitches
Sk - skip
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
Htr - half treble (standard UK terms)
Tr - treble crochet (standard UK terms)
Special Stitches
HBtr - herringbone treble - Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch (3 loops on the hook) pull 1st loop though the 2nd loop on the hook. Yarn over and pull though 1 loop (2 loops on the hook). Yarn over and pull though both loops on the hook.
HBhtr - herringbone half treble - Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch (3 loops on the hook) pull 1st loop though the 2nd loop on the hook. Yarn over and pull though both loops on the hook.
Notes
- A ch1 or ch2 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch.
- Turn your work after each row.
- Carry your yarn through your work as much as possible for colour changes.
Difficulty
Intermediate
PART ONE
To begin with, we are going to work a herringbone stitch section to get us going on the shawl. Within this section, there is a two row pattern repeat for you to relax and enjoy, followed by a new set of fun stitch placements to take you up to the end of this section. Just make sure to keep track of your colour changes and carry your yarn within the stitches as much as possible to give you less ends to weave at the end!
Row 1 (ws): Using A, Foundation htr 60 [60]
Row 2: (rs): ch2, *tr in next 2, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next 3, ch1, skip 1, tr in next 2, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next 2, ch1, skip 1, tr in next 2, rep from * across to end [60]
Row 3: ch2, *tr in next 2, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next 2, ch1, skip 1, tr in next 2, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next 3, ch1, skip 1, tr in next 2, rep from * across to end.
Rows 2 and 3 create the Pattern One.
Rows 4-7: Repeat Pattern One
Row 8: Repeat Row 2, change to B
Row 9: ch1, htr in next, ch1, skip 1, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch3, skip 3, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, * ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch3, skip 3, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, rep from * once more, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch3, skip 3, HBhtr in ch1-sp, ch1, skip 1, htr in last.
Row 10: ch1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, ch1, skip 1, 3htr in ch3-sp, ch1, skip 1, 2htr in ch2-sp, ch1, skip 1, 2htr in ch2-sp, ch1, skip 1, *4htr in ch4-sp, ch1, skip 1, 3htr in ch3-sp, ch1, skip 1, 2htr in ch2-sp, ch1, skip 1, 2htr in ch2-sp, ch1, skip 1, rep from * two more times, htr in ch1-sp, htr in last, change to A.
Row 11: Repeat Row 9
Row 12: Repeat Row 10, change to B.
Row 13: Repeat Row 9
Row 14: Repeat Row 10, change to A.
Row 15: ch1, htr in each st and ch-sp across, change to B [60]
Row 16: ch1, *htr in next, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, rep from * across to end, change to A
Row 17: ch1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, *ch1, skip 1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, rep from * across to last, htr in last, change to B
Row 18: ch1, htr in next, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, * htr in ch1-sp, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, rep from * across to end, change to A
Row 19: Rep Row 17, change to B
Row 20: Rep Row 18, change to C
Row 21: Rep Row 17, change to B
Row 22: ch1, htr in each st and ch-sp across [60]
Row 23: Rep Row 22
Rows 24-29: Repeat Pattern One (rows 2 and 3)
Row 30: Repeat Row 2
PART TWO
Now that you’ve completed part one, the beginning of part two will be a breeze. Starting off with a new two row repeat that you already learned in part one, then going back to the original two row repeat, you will fly through the start of this one. If you find that your different shawl sections are not the same width yet then feel free to give them a little bit of a light block as you go, it works wonders!
Rows 9 and 10 become Pattern Two.
Rows 31-40: Repeat Pattern Two
Row 41: Repeat Row 9
Rows 42-47: Repeat Pattern One
PART THREE
Part three sees us repeating aspects of the shawl that are already familiar with us but perhaps not in the order or colours you might expect! So make sure to check before switching yarn colour or stitch pattern. At the end of this part, we’ll be ready to start our decrease section and shape our shawl.
Row 48: Repeat Row 2, change to C
Row 49: ch1, htr in each st and ch-sp across, change to B [60]
Row 50: ch1, *htr in next, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, rep from * across to end, change to C
Row 51: ch1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, *ch1, skip 1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, rep from * across to last, htr in last, change to B
Row 52: ch1, htr in next, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, * htr in ch1-sp, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, rep from * across to end, change to C
Row 53: Rep Row 51, change to B
Row 54: Rep Row 52, change to A
Row 55: Rep Row 51, change to C
Row 56: ch1, htr in each st and ch-sp across [60]
Row 57: Rep Row 56
Rows 58-71: Repeat Pattern One (rows 2 and 3)
Row 72: Repeat Row 2, change to A
Row 73: ch1, htr in each st and ch-sp across, change to C [60]
Row 74: ch1, *htr in next, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, rep from * across to end, change to A
Row 75: ch1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, *ch1, skip 1, htr in next, htr in ch1-sp, rep from * across to last, htr in last, change to C
Row 76: ch1, htr in next, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, * htr in ch1-sp, ch1, skip 1, htr in next, rep from * across to end, change to A
Row 77: Rep Row 75, change to C
Row 78: Rep Row 76, change to B
Row 79: Rep Row 75, change to A
Row 80: ch1, htr in each st and ch-sp across [60]
PART FOUR
We are ready for the final part of the CAL and to finish our shawl. This part includes a six row repeat that decreases each even row by two stitches. The final few rows will decrease to just two stitches, leaving you to fasten off, weave in those ends and block the final shawl. I can’t recommend blocking the shawl enough, it will really pull the stitches out and show them in all their glory.
Row 81: ch2, *HBtr in next, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next, rep from * across to end
Row 82: htr3tog, ch1, skip 1, HBhtr in ch1-sp, *ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, rep from * to last st, HBhtr in last st [58]
Row 83: ch2, *HBtr in next, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next, rep from * across to last st, HBtr in last st [58]
Row 84: htr3tog, *ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, rep from * to last st, HBhtr in last st [56]
Row 85: ch2, *HBtr in next, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next, rep from * across to last 2sts, HBtr in last 2 sts [56]
Row 86: htr3tog, HBhtr in ch1-sp, *ch2, skip 2, HBhtr in ch1-sp, rep from * to last st, HBhtr in last st [54]
Rows 81-86 form the decrease pattern - Pattern Three. Every even row decreases by 2 sts.
Rows 87- 135: Repeat Pattern Three [6]
Row 136: Rep Row 81
Row 137: htr3tog, ch1, skip 1, HBhtr in ch1-sp, HBhtr in last st [4]
Row 138: ch2, *HBtr in next, ch1, skip 1, HBtr in next 2 sts [4]
Row 139: htr3tog, HBhtr in last [2]
Fasten off.
Weave in all ends and block lightly to complete.
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