This versatile triangular shawl is sure to charm everyone around you. It’s fun yet simple to make, with a simple repeat that increases on the beginning and end of each row. It’s a great pattern to sit and watch TV or a movie with!
I found some Lion Brand Mandala cakes at the craft store and fell in love with the colorway Warlock. This DK (#3) weight, 100% acrylic yarn creates a light shawl perfect for spring and fall. But the beauty of this pattern is that it can be made with a different weight of yarn and to your desired size. Try it with bulky wool yarn for a warm winter wrap!
Materials
The San Jacinto River Shawl can be made to any desired size. Yarn amounts will vary depending on the weight of yarn selected and the size desired. The information for the yarn I used can be found below:
- 2 cakes Lion Brand Mandala in color Warlock, weight DK (#3), 5.3 oz. (150 g) per cake, 1180 yd. (1080 m) total, or other yarn of your choice
- 4.5 mm (G-7) crochet hook, or appropriate size hook for your selected yarn
- 2 stitch markers
- Yarn needle
Pattern Notes
Dimensions: approx. 65 in. × 31 in. (165 cm × 79 cm)
Gauge: 13 stitches in 13 rows for a 4×4 in. (10×10 cm) swatch
The markers are not strictly necessary, but I find them very helpful at the end of each row.
To get the effect of a “center” stripe in my shawl, I pulled from the center of the first cake and then reversed the stripe order by pulling from the outside of the second cake.
Two versions of the written pattern are given. First are the condensed“bare bones” instructions (without stitch counts). After that are more detailed instructions (with stitch counts) in case you find the condensed instructions confusing. In addition, a stitch diagram/chart appears under the instructions.
Abbreviations
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- pm: place marker
- sp: space
Condensed Instructions
Ch 7.
Row 1: pm in 2nd ch from hook, dc in 5th ch from hook (first 4 ch count as (dc, ch)), skip 1 ch, (dc, ch, dc) in last ch.
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as dc), pm in 3rd ch, (dc, ch, dc) in each ch-1 sp across, dc in marked ch.
Row 3: ch 4 (counts as (dc, ch)), pm in 3rd ch, dc in same st, (dc, ch, dc) in each ch-1 sp across, (dc, ch, dc) in marked ch
Repeat rows 2 and 3 for a total of 102 rows or to desired size.
Detailed Instructions
Ch 7.
Row 1: pm in 2nd ch from hook, (this is where you will make your final dc in the next row), dc in 5th ch from hook (these first 4 ch count as (dc, ch)), skip 1 ch, (dc, ch, dc) in last ch. {4 dc, 2 ch-1 sp}
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as dc), pm in 3rd ch (this is where you will make your final sts in the next row), (dc, ch, dc) in the next ch-1 sp, dc in the ch-1 sp formed by the last 4 ch of your starting ch, dc in marked ch. {6 dc, 2 ch-1 sp}
Row 3: ch 4 (counts as (dc, ch)), pm in 3rd ch (this is where you will make your final st in the next row), dc in same st (creating a (dc, ch, dc), (dc, ch, dc) in both ch-1 sps across, (dc, ch, dc) in marked ch {8 dc, 4 ch-1 sp}
Row 4: ch 3 (counts as dc), pm in 3rd ch (this is where you will make your final sts in the next row), (dc, ch, dc) in each ch-1 sp across (including the final one formed by the ch-4 of your turning ch), dc in marked ch. {10 dc, 4 ch-1 sp}
Row 5: ch 4 (counts as (dc, ch)), pm in 3rd ch (this is where you will make your final st in the next row), dc in same st (creating a (dc, ch, dc), (dc, ch, dc) in ea ch-1 sp across, (dc, ch, dc) in marked ch. {12 dc, 6 ch-1 sp}
Repeat rows 4 and 5 for a total of 102 rows or to desired size.
Stitch counts: Each even numbered row’s stitch count equals twice the row number +2 in dc, and the ch-1 sp count equals the row number. Each odd numbered row’s stitch count equals twice the row number +2 in dc, and the ch-1 sp count equals the row number +1.
Chart
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