Inca Inspired Shawl

I can't imagine how quickly time goes by, the first half of the year has already passed. So, it's about time to start preparing projects for cold months, and see what is needed to work them.

As a matter of fact, I didn't do many pieces that can be called summer projects, such as doilies, light shawls and baby cotton blankets, because almost all my yarn stash this year has been bulky and woolly.

This project's yarn is an old fine wool, originally designated for making socks. I purchased it more than ten years ago. It's obvious that I can't design adult socks, so I was inspired lately by the Inca old clothing to turn it into a light shawl with fringes, it's simple, yet elegant, and suitable for many outdoor occasions. I hope you have fun knitting it.

Level: easy

GET printable PDF for this pattern here.


Material:

• Sockenwolle “sirmione”, 100% premium acrylic, 50 g. / 1.76 oz., 210 m / 230 yards: 4 skeins.
• (Suggestion: You can use any fine yarn suitable for knitting socks, and work it using thicker needles than what is suggested by the manufacturer. It should get you the same result).
• Circular needles, 4.5 mm/ 7 US, 100 cm/ 40” long.
• Stitch marker ring.
• Tapestry needle.

 
Measurements: width = 178 cm /70”, height = 56 cm/ 22” .
 

Yardage: 820- 840 m/ 895- 915 yards.

Gauge: 19 st x 39 row in garter stitch.

Knitting terms:

• k: knit
• yo: yarn over
• yot: yarn over twice

Garter stitch:
knit all rows.

Instructions:

Cast on 5 sts, k one row, put a stitch marker in center st, always keep the stitch marker in the center st, work as follows:

Row 1: *k 1, yo, repeat from * four times, k 1, turn.

Row 2: k 1, yo, k to last st, yo, k 1, turn.

Row 3: k 1, yo, k to center st, yot, k 1, yot, k to last st, yo, k 1, turn.

Row 4: k 1, yo, k all sts (k the yot as 1 st) to last st, yo, k 1, turn.

Repeat rows 3 and 4, until sts count 495, or you get the desired measures (total number equals= multiple of 4+1), knit one row.

Cast off Row:

Follow the steps:

1. co 2 sts.

2. *insert left needle into the right needle st from back to front, yo the right needle and draw it out to make a new stitch (like making a chain in crochet), pull out the left needle, repeat from * 4 times.

3. Insert left needle into the root of the same stitch (that you made 4 chains into) from back to front and knit one st, now there are 2 sts in right needle, slip the first over the second.

4. Cast off 4 sts.

Repeat steps (2 - 4) to the last 3 sts, cast them off, cut yarn.

Weave in loose ends, make a six strands (30 cm long each) bundles for fringes, and insert them in first and last eight (4 ch rings), middle fifteen (4 ch rings) and every alternate rings in between.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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Fall is coming Shawl

I had so many ideas for this summer, I've even finished many projects i had put on hold, and now they only need to be written, and posted. But time says its word, and summer is almost leaving us. So when I received this alize burcum yarn, I envisioned this shawl immediately, and began working on it. It's easy to make once you know how to crochet the six petal flower, which by the way, is popular. I incorporated it in this triangle shawl in a way that makes it almost unnoticeable at first glance, then, after a few seconds, you see multi colored flowers in between the mono repetitive clusters pattern. It's fun. I hope you enjoy making this fall welcoming shawl!



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Materials
Yarn: alize Burcum "bebe batik", 100% acrylic, 3.53 oz/ 100 g, 330 yds/ 210 mt, 5652 color, classical -unbrushed (5 skeins).
Crochet Hook: US: H-8, 5 mm.
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Stitch markers

Yardage: 1600 - 1650 yds/ 1000 - 1050 m.

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Level: Intermediate

Measures :
73 inch/ 185 cm wide, 35.5 inch/ 90 cm height.

Crochet Terms (US)

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

tr: treble crochet

tr3tog: treble 3 together

ch3tr2tog: (ch 3, treble 2) together

Instructions:

(For the pattern chart, go to the end of this post.)

Row 1: ch 7, tr to first ch, turn.




Row 2: ch 7, tr in first st, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch, mark the center tr stitch of this cluster, (tr, ch 3, tr) in root of tr of first row, turn.

Note: from this row on, always mark the center tr st.

Row 3: ch 7, tr in first st, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

The six petals flower pattern

This pattern is worked in two rows:

First row: tr* in tr of previous row,

1. ch3tr2tog in top of tr* (first petal), 

2. tr3tog in the same tr in which tr* was crocheted (second petal),

3.  skip ch 3 space, tr3tog* in next tr of previous row (third petal),

 

4. ch3tr2tog in top of last tr3tog* (forth petal), tr in same tr the tr3tog* was croheted,

Second row: after (tr, ch 3, tr) cluster of the general pattern, (tr3tog, ch 3, tr3tog) in the center eyelet of the four petals made in first row, the fifth and sixth petals are made in this row. 







Note: the next two rows will contain the flower pattern.

Row 4: ch 7, tr in first st, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

Row 5: ch 7, tr in first st, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, work second row of the flower pattern once, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, skip ch 3 space,(tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, work second row of the flower pattern once, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

Rows 6-9: ch 7, tr in first st, *skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, repeat from * till you reach the center tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, **skip ch 3 space,(tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, repeat from ** till you reach the last ch 7, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

Row 10: ch 7, tr in first st, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, *skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, repeat from * four times, work first row of the flower pattern once, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, **skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, repeat from ** four times, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

Row 11: ch 7, tr in first st, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, work second row of the flower pattern once, *(tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, repeat from * four times, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, work second row of the flower pattern, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, skip ch 3 space,(tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, work second row of the flower pattern, *(tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, repeat from * four times, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, work second row of the flower pattern, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

Repeat rows 6-9 and the two flower 10-11 rows, another two flowers will be added, keep repeating these six rows till you have six flowers on each side of the shawl triangle, (four times).

Repeat rows 6-9 one more time, then work the last two flower rows as follows:

First row: ch 7, tr in first st, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, *skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, repeat from * till you reach the center tr, skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in center tr, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, **skip ch 3 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next tr, skip ch 3 space, work first row of the flower pattern once, repeat from ** till you reach ch 7 space, (tr, ch 3, tr) in fourth ch of ch 7 of previous row, turn.

Second row: ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 3, sc in the ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in tr, ch 4, *work second row of the flower pattern once, ch 4, sc in tr, ch 3, sc in ch 3 space, ch 3, repeat from * till the center st, (sc, ch 3, sc) in center tr, **ch 3, sc in ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in tr, ch 4, work second row of the flower pattern once, ch 4, sc in tr, repeat from **  till the ch 7 space, ch 3, sc in ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in fourth st of ch 7 of previous row, cut yarn.

Weave in loose ends, make fringes 6.5 inch/ 16.5 cm (finished length), in each flower's ch 3 space, first and last ch 3 space and center ch 3 space.

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