Hello friends! Today I have a Juliette Shawl for you – an easy crochet shawl pattern, so get ready for lovely color changes and a bunch of cute stitches! I love simple designs, because they work up quickly and are very fun to make. This shawl uses very basic stitches and techniques, but adds some texture by playing with back post stitches and openwork.
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Juliette is a friend of the family and she inspired this design. At first I was hesitant about choosing wool blend for this project, because I was worried it could turn out too heavy or scratchy. I can assure you now that it’s nothing of the above! Light and airy structure plays just lovely with delicate fuzziness of this yarn, and I think it’s actually lighter than any cotton crochet shawl I’ve made.
About the colorway
I fell in love with this colorway immediately, because it reminds me of delicate spring flowers. Dark burgundy, pinks and beige go very well together, but they are not your typical pink color palette.
When using ombre yarn cakes, be sure to think over which end you want to start with, because it impacts the final result so much! I decided to start with burgundy, so I can put more focus on bright shades. I also incorporated color changes into my design, such as openwork in specific places – it makes a great demarcation lines between darker hues and melange of lighter yarns!
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Before you start… check out my other Shawl Patterns!
I love making shawls, so be sure to check out more of them in my free patterns library. Most of them are very easy, so that you can make them even if you are just starting on your crocheting journey!
Sapphire Puff Shawl – Free Crochet Pattern
Lake Sunset Shawl – Free Crochet Pattern
Lake Midnight Shawl – Free Crochet Pattern
All of my patterns contain written instructions, and some of them have also charts, video tutorials and photo-tutorials. That’s because I believe that every one of you learns in a different way, so that you can choose the method you like the most!
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PATTERN NOTES
LEVEL – upper beginner
TERMS – standard US
TECHNIQUES
- magic ring
- chain (ch)
- single crochet (sc)
- double crochet (dc)
- increase (inc)
- back post stitch – in this case made with double crochet (bp dc)
- crab stitch
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
- yarn: one cake of Kokonki Merino 630 Hurry Up – 50% merino wool, 50% acrylic; 3-ply, 1300 m;
- crochet hook 2.5 mm
- scissors
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before you start
Before you start making Juliette Shawl, a couple of important things:
- start from the top center of the Juliette Shawl.
- we are turning the work over after each row.
- 3 chains at the beginning of the row work as 1 dc (learn more about turning chain here!) and are included as such in the overall stitch count for the row (if given).
Let’s begin!
START:
magic ring
ROW 1:
chain 3, 2 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc
ROW 2 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
start of the row formula: chain 3, 1 dc inc
1 dc in each stitch until you reach the middle (in this row it’s 4 dc)
middle of the row formula: *2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc* all into chain space
1 dc in each stitch until you reach the last two stitches (in this row it’s 4 dc)
end of the row formula: 1 dc inc, 1 dc.
ROWS 3-10 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2.
ROW 11 – BACK POST + HOLES:
IMPORTANT! In this row we DON’T add stitches on the edges! Middle of the row formula stays the same, though. All double crochet stitches are BACK POST stitches, abbreviated to: bp dc.
chain 4, skip one
*1 bp dc, 1 ch, skip one* repeat until you reach the middle
middle of the row formula: *2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc* all into chain space
*1 ch, skip one, 1 bp dc* repeat until the end of the row, your last stitch should be 1 bp dc.
ROW 12 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 2, applying formulas in all three areas. Remember to work 1 double crochet in each chain space to keep the count right.
ROWS 13-18 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2.
ROW 19 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 20 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROWS 21-34 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2.
ROW 35 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 36 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROWS 37-50 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2.
ROW 51 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 52 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROW 53 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 54 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROW 55 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 56 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROW 57 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 58 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROWS 59-62 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2.
ROW 63 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 64 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROW 65 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 66 – DC’S OVER HOLES:
proceed as in row 12.
ROWS 67-68 – ALL DOUBLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2.
ROW 69 – BACK POST + HOLES:
proceed as in row 11.
ROW 70 – ALL SINGLE CROCHETS:
proceed as in row 2, but instead of double crochets, make single crochet stitches. All formulas apply as in previous rows.
ROW 71 – CRAB STITCH:
make 1 crab stitch in each stitch.
Fasten off and secure the yarn. You’re done!
Hey, it wasn’t so hard, right? Now you can wear your Juliette Shawl with pride or gift it to someone you love! Feel free to add decorative border if you want, it will add even more elegance to this design. This project will definitely need blocking to achieve nice regular shape.
While I work hard to make sure the projects I publish are the highest quality, this pattern is untested and may contain errors. If you notice one, please let me know – I’m going to revise it and correct as soon as possible.
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