Sweet Cake Crochet Shawl Pattern
Use your yarn cakes to make this Sweet Cake Crochet Shawl Pattern! It's easy to work up a triangle shawl with this beautiful variegated yarn. Color changing becomes effortless when you use one "cake" of yarn to make this project. This is a great pattern for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. You need to know how to make crochet clusters, which creates a beautiful granny stitch effect. If you love the traditional look of granny squares, you'll love this crochet shawl! A traditional style gets a modern update when cluster stitches meet vibrant colors.
NotesYou can make three different versions of this shawl depending on which "cake" you use!
Finished Size:
- With a Caron Cake: 56 inches at the widest point and 31 inches from the center to the point.
With a Premiere Sweet Roll: 44 inches at the widest point and 23 inches from the center to the point.
With a Bernat Pop: 44 inches at the widest point and 23 inches from the center to the point.
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge4 rows = 4 inches from center to point
Materials List
- Medium Worsted 4 Yarn (Caron Cake, Premier Sweet Roll or Bernat Pop: 1 cake)
- Size H (5.00 mm) crochet hook
- Scissors
- Darning Needle
Instructions
Please read the abbreviations and notes before beginning the pattern.
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Notes: When the pattern says to put a dc into the top of the ch 3, put the dc into the space between the ch 3 and the last stitch.
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R1: ch 9 and in the 7th ch from the hook put a cluster inc, ch2 sk next ch and in the last ch put a dc. =2 clusters and 3 ch spaces
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R2: ch 3 (counts as a dc here and throughout the pattern) and turn your work. 2dc into the ch space. Ch 4 and put a cluster inc into the ch space of the cluster inc. ch 4 and put a cluster into the next ch space. =4 clusters and 3 ch spaces
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R3: ch 7 and turn your work. Put a cluster into the next ch space. Ch 4, and put a cluster inc into the ch space of the cluster inc. ch 4, cluster into the next ch space. Ch 4 and dc into the top of the ch 3. =4 clusters and 5 ch spaces
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R4: ch 3 and turn your work. Incomplete cluster inc into the ch sp. ch 4, cluster into the next ch space. Ch 4 and put a cluster inc into the ch space of the cluster inc. ch 4, cluster into the next ch space, ch 4, put a cluster inc into the last ch sp. =8 clusters, 7 ch spaces
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R5: ch 7 and turn your work. Put a cluster into the next ch space. *ch 4, cluster into the next ch space. Repeat from the star until the cluster inc. Ch 4 and put a cluster inc into the ch space of the cluster inc. *ch 4, cluster into the next ch space. Repeat from the star. Ch 4 and dc into the top of the ch 3.
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R6: ch 3 and turn your work. Incomplete cluster inc into the ch sp. *ch 4, cluster into the next ch sp. Repeat from the star until the cluster inc. ch 4, cluster inc into the ch sp of the cluster inc. *ch 4, cluster into the next ch sp. Repeat from the star until the last ch sp. Ch 4, cluster inc into the last ch sp.
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Repeat R5 and R6 until you run out of yarn or it is the desired length.
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Cut the yarn and weave in the tail ends.
Abbreviations
- ch
- chain
- sp
- space
- dc
- double crochet
- sk
- skip
- 2dc
- double crochet increase
- cluster
- 3 dc into the same space
- cluster inc
- cluster increase (3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc into same space)
- incomplete cluster inc
- incomplete cluster increase (2dc, ch 4, 3 dc into same space)
Do you like to wrap your shawls like cowls or do you wear them traditionally wrapped around your shoulders?
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