Crochet Circle Shawl Pattern Design
This is a work-in-progress long-term pattern design project for a circle shawl. Check back for updates, but feel free to crochet along! When it’s all done I will create a printable PDF with the photos side-by-side with the pattern.
Materials Used
3.5 mm crochet hook, superfine cotton yarn (ZuzuHobby Colorway: 890 – Brown to Yellow Gradient – 984 yards), tapestry needles (for sewing in ends), scissors. Note: heavier or lighter yarns may be used substituting an appropriate size hook
Difficulty: Intermediate/Advanced
Abbreviations Used (in order of appearance in pattern)
#ch – chain (the # denoted how many) | dc – double crochet | slst – slip-stitch | sc – single crochet | st – stitch | fpdc – front-post double crochet | bsc – backstitch single crochet | fptr – front-post treble crochet | rd# – round (the # denoting the number) | 2dc-clst – 2 double crochet cluster | sk – skip | tr – treble crochet | 3dc-clst – 3 double crochet cluster | 3pc – 3 chain picot | 2fpdc-clst – 2 front-post double crochet cluster (this is a reduction stitch) | pop – 5dc popcorn stitch |
Parentheses () denote grouped stiches
Stars ** denote repeats followed by number
Dashes – – denote directions for which stiches to crochet into, if none given assume the next stitch
Brackets [ ] denote the total stich count for the round
Pattern
Into magic circle
- 3ch (counts as dc), 11 dc, slst to join. [12 dc]
- 2ch (counts as sc) sc -in same st- fpdc *2 bsc -in next st- fpdc* 5 times slst to join. [12 bsc, 6 fpdc]
- 3ch (counts as dc) dc -in same st- 2dc -in next st- (fptr 1ch fptr) -around fpdc in rd2- *2dc -in next st- 2dc -in next st- (fptr 1ch fptr) -around fpdc in rd2- 5 times slst to join. [24 dc, 12 fptr, 6 1ch]
- slst -into next dc- 3ch (counts as dc) 2dc-clst -starting in same st ending in the next- sk-dc (2dc -in fptr- 3ch 2dc -in next fptr-) *sk-dc dc -in next- 2dc-clst -starting in same st ending in the next- sk-dc (2dc -in fptr- 3ch 2dc -in next fptr-)* 5 times slst to join. [48 dc, 6 3ch]
- 3ch (counts as dc) dc -in same st- dc -in next st- 2dc -in next st- sk-dc (fptr -around next dc- 5c fptr -around next dc-) sk-dc *2dc -in next st- 2dc -in next st- sk-dc (fptr -around next dc- 5c fptr -around next dc-) sk-dc* 5 times slst to join. [30 dc, 12 fptr, 6 5ch]
- slst -into next dc- 3ch (counts as dc) 2dc fptr -around fptr in rd5- 2ch 3tr -around 3ch in rd4- 2ch fptr -around fptr in rd5- sk-dc *3dc fptr -around fptr in rd5- 2ch 3tr -around 3ch in rd4- 2ch fptr -around fptr in rd5- sk-dc* 5times slst to join. [18dc, 12 fptr, 18tr]
- 2ch (counts as first dc in 3dc-clst) 2dc-clst fptr 2ch sc -in 2ch sp- 3sc sc -in 2ch sp- 2ch fptr *3dc-clst fptr 2ch sc -in 2ch sp- 3sc sc -in 2ch sp- 2ch fptr* 5 times slst to join. [30 sc, 6 3dc-clst, 12 fptr]
- slst -into 2ch sp- 2ch (counts as sc) hdc dc (tr 3pc tr) -in next- dc hdc sc -in 2ch- 2ch 2fpdc-clst -around next 2 fptr from rd9- 2ch *sc hdc dc (tr 3pc tr) -in next- dc hdc sc -in 2ch- 2ch 2fpdc-clst -around next 2 fptr from rd9- 2ch* 5 times slst to join. [6 2fpdc-clst, 12 2ch, 12 sc, 12 hdc, 12 dc]
- Flip to back side. Slst -into dc-clst in rd7- 3ch (counts as dc) 4dc -in same st- 7tr -into 5ch in rd5- *5dc -into next dc-clst in rd7- 7tr -into 5ch in rd5-* 5 times slst to join. [30 dc, 42 tr]
- Flip to front side. 2ch (counts as sc) 2sc -btw dc & tr sts- 7sc 2sc -btw dc & tr sts- *5sc 2sc -btw dc & tr sts- 7sc* 4 times 4sc slst to join. [96 sc]
- 2ch (counts as sc) *5ch sk5 pop 5ch sk5 sc hdc 2dc -in next- hdc sc* 6 times (with no ending sc on last repeat) slst to join. [6 pop, 6 (sc hdc 2dc hdc sc) petals, 12 5ch]
- 3slst -into 5ch- 2ch (counts as sc) 3ch (dc 3ch dc) -into pop- 3ch sc -in 5ch- 2ch sc -btw dc- 2ch *sc 3ch (dc 3ch dc) -into pop- 3ch sc -in 5ch- 2ch sc -btw dc- 2ch* 5 times slst to join. [12 2ch, 18 3ch, 12dc, 24 sc]
- (3ch (counts as dc) 3ch dc) -in same st- 2c dc -into 3ch- dc -in dc- (dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- dc -in dc- dc -in 3ch- 2ch (dc 3ch dc) -in sc- 1ch pop -in next sc- 1ch *(dc 3ch dc) -in next sc-2c dc -into 3ch- dc -in dc- (dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- dc -in dc- dc -in 3ch- 2ch (dc 3ch dc) -in sc- 1ch pop -in next sc- 1ch* 5 times slst to join. [50 dc, 18 3ch, 12 2ch, 12 1ch, 6 pop]
- slst -into 3ch- (ch 3 (counts as dc) 3ch dc) -in same 3ch- 1ch sc -in 2ch- hdc -in dc- 2dc (dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- dc -in dc- dc hdc sc -in 2ch- 1ch (dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- sk pop & ch sps *(counts as dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- 1ch sc -in 2ch- hdc -in dc- 2dc (dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- dc -in dc- dc hdc sc -in 2ch- 1ch (dc 3ch dc) -in 3ch- sk pop & ch sps* 5 times slst into 3rd ch to join. [48 dc, 12 hdc, 12 sc, 12 1ch, 18 3ch]
That’s it for now! But click through the gallery below for round by round progress photos!
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