Winter fashion accessories are so elegant, aren’t they? The Rangeley crochet shawl free pattern was created with warmth and sophistication in mind. This is an oversized piece that will drape beautifully, no matter how you wear it.
Not to mention, it features a delicate mini Pom Poms style edging, which differentiates it from the usual tassels you see around. I hope you enjoy making it.
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About the pattern and inspiration
The Rangeley Shawl, along with its name, was inspired by the beautiful colors of the Rangeley Lakes, State Park and Mountain colors, in Maine, the state where I live.
The region is beautiful and, in fall, the foliage creates a breathtaking scenic view. The front loop only single crochet stitch crocheted with a larger hook and the light weight yarn combination was thought to give it a lace look and drape nicely on your shoulders.
Then I added a few of sparse rows of puff stitches and a mini pompoms border to give it a nice texture. I hope you enjoy the pattern as much as I did.
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Best yarn for a light weight crochet shawl
The ideal yarn for light weight shawls, is fine (#2) to medium weight (#4). The yarn I used, Mandala by Lion Brand, is a light weight yarn and can be found in a variety of beautiful colors.
Mandala is an incredibly soft yarn. In fact, it is one of my favorite yarns to use in projects I gift my friends and family. Here is how much yarn you will need and color way that I used.
Light weight (3)
Fiber: 100% acrylic
Color: Centaur
Approx. amount: 6.70 oz (190 g), 746 yds (682 m)
Pattern notes and instructions
- This crochet shawl free pattern is worked from top down, in rows. At the end of each row you turn your work.
- Ch 1 at the beginning of single crochet stitch rows does not count as a stitch
- Chain 3 at the beginning of the puff stitch rows does count as double crochet stitches
- Center chain 1 space does not count as a stitch
- Placing a stitch marker in the chain 1 space in the center and in first and last stitches, moving them up with every row, may be helpful so you know exactly where to insert the hook and you won’t miss any stitches.
- There is no right or wrong side, but the texture on the wrong side of the puff stitch rows look a lot “puffier” and prettier, in my opinion.
- This Pattern is written using standard US terminology.
- Level of difficulty: intermediate
What supplies do you need to crochet a shawl?
- 6 mm (US J) crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- 3 stich markers
The crochet shawl free pattern abbreviations
- Approx. approximately
- ch/chs chain/chains
- dc double crochet
- flo front loop only
- FO fasten off
- ps puff stitch
- R Row
- sc single crochet
- sk skip
- sl st slip stitch
- sp space
- st/sts stitch/stitches
- ( ) work crochet instructions within parentheses as indicated
- * repeat instructions after asterisks as instructed.
A note on gauge
Gauge is not crucial for this crochet shawl free pattern, however I decided to add the information here for your reference. That is, in case you would like your shawl to have about the same size as mine:
13 sc sts in flo x 13 rows = 4”
Gauge swatch pattern:
Ch 22
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in every ch across, ch 1, turn [22 sts]
R2-16: sc in flo in 1st st and in every st across, ch 1, turn [22 sts]
How big should a crochet shawl be?
A good size for a triangle shawl is 70″ (178cm) x 46″ (117cm) x 46″ (117cm). This is a pretty large shawl, but of course you can customize the size and make it bigger or smaller.
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Note: Before you start this crochet shawl free pattern, take a look at this tutorial on how to crochet a puff stitch. There is a few rows of puff stitches in this pattern and they are a little puffier than usual, so head over to that blog post to learn more.
Ch 2
- R1: 7 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn. See image 1 in the photo tutorial below
- R2: 2 sc in flo in 1st sc st, sc in flo in next 2 sc sts, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next sc st, sc in flo in next 2 sc sts, 2 sc in flo in last sc st, ch 1, turn. See image 2 in the photo tutorial below
- R3: 2 sc in flo in 1st sc st, 1 sc in flo in each st to ch 1 sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch 1 sp, 1 sc in flo in each sc st to last, 2 sc in flo in last st, ch 1, turn. See image 3 in the photo tutorial below)
- R4-14: repeat row 3
- R15: 2 more chs, ps in same sc st as ch 3 in flo, ch 1, sk 1 st, (ps in next st, sk 1 st) to ch 1 sp, do not ch 1 right before the next dc when you get to ch 1 sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch 1 sp, do not ch 1 right after the last dc you did in center ch 1 sp, (ps in next st in flo, ch 1, sk 1 st) to the end of row, do not ch right after the last ps, dc in same st as last ps in flo, ch 1, turn
Note: the initial ch 3 in last row counts as a st, so remember to place a stitch marker in it, that way you won’t miss it.
Photo tutorial for this crochet shawl free pattern
- R16-30: repeat row 3
- R31: repeat row 15
- R32-46: repeat row 3
- R47: repeat row 15
- R48-62: repeat row 3
- R63: repeat row 15
- R64-65: repeat row 3
- Do not FO and do not cut the yarn
Crochet row 66, the edging for the crochet shawl free pattern
- 5 more chs {SEE PIC 1},
- ps in 4th ch from hook {SEE PIC 2},
- ch3 {SEE PIC 3},
- sl st in same ch as ps {SEE PIC 4}, ch 2, sk 2 sc in row 65,
- sc in next st {SEE PIC 5 and 6},
- * ch 6, ps in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in same ch as ps, ch 2, sk 2 sc in row 65, sc in next st*
- repeat instructions between asterisks to ch 1 sp, right before ch 1 sp you will sk 3 sc instead of 2, sc in ch 1 sp, (ch 6, ps in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in same ch as ps, ch 2), sc in same ch 1 sp,
- Next, repeat instructions between parentheses {step 7}, sk 3 sc sts, repeat instructions between asterisks to last st. FO. Cut the yarn. Weave in the ends.
Stitch count per row chart
You won’t need to be counting every stitch in every row. However, to make it easier, again, please use stitch markers in the first stitch, in the chain 1 space in the center and in the last stitch. Move the stitch markers up as you finish each row.
I created a chart with the stitch count for every row, in case you need to stop here and there to make sure you are on the right track.
I hope you liked this crochet shawl free pattern and that you enjoy making it as much as I did.
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