Are you looking for a warm shawl that also has tons of texture and is easy to make? Well the Caret Crochet shawl may be what you’re looking for. Try this easy repeat pattern shawl with variegated yarn or solid colors. With 2 ply yarn to 4 ply yarn. It works well with any of them!
This shawl pattern is suitable for beginners and experienced crocheters. Beginners can follow along with the tutorial and take it step by step with me. The hardest stitch used in this shawl is the Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC) so if you know this stitch then you can do this shawl with ease!
Find more crochet stitches here on the category Crochet Shawls
Other Patterns that use this stitch:
Caret Crochet Shawl – Textured Crochet – Free Crochet Pattern and Tutorial
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For this project you will need:
- HOOK: Any size but I used 5 mm hook or size H hook for the US
- YARN: Any size but I used 5 skiens of worsted weight yarn, 4 ply US, 10 ply AU
I used a bit of scrap yarn to finish the last row just to give it a cuter edge, but this is optional.
I did try 2 ply which didn’t show the texture much at all. Then tried variegated yarn in 3 ply and 4 ply yarn. I didn’t have enough of the blue color so I decided to just make my shawl a solid color. Like I mention in the video tutorial, the left picture is variegated yarn that changes colors often and the right one is a slower color change. I think the texture shows up more with the slower color change or a solid color.
ABBREVIATIONS
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ch = Chain
sk a st = Skip a stitch
sp = Space
DC = Double Crochet
FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet
V – Stitch = DC, Ch 1, DC
beg = beginning
* = Repeat what’s in between * for rest of round.
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Row 1
ch 3 and DC 8 into the 3rd ch from the hook. By skipping the first 2 chs you create a ch 2 which will count as the 9th stitch. Once you have your 9 sts ch 2 and turn.
Row 2
DC into the same space as beg ch. Then DC 2 into the next 7 sts bringing you up to your last stitch. DC once into last stitch giving you 17 sts total. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 3
Ch 3 counts as first stitch *sk 1st DC of shell, DC 2, ch 1, DC 2 in next st. Sk the next DC and DC into next stitch. Sk next st. * repeat for row. DC in ending ch 3. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 4
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell and FPDC onto next post. V stitch (dc 1, ch 1, dc 1) in the middle ch 1 space. FPDC onto next post. Sk last DC of shell. V stitch in next single DC. * repeat for row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 5
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell and DC into the next DC. V stitch in center ch 1 sp of shell. DC in next DC. Sk last DC of shell. Then DC into the SPACE between the shell and V st. Then DC 2, ch 1, DC 2 into the ch 1 sp of the V stitch. DC into the SPACE between the V st and the next shell. * Repeat for the row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 6
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell and FPDC on next DC. V st in center ch 1. FPDC on next DC. Sk last DC of shell. V st in single DC. * Repeat for row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 7 (Full Shell)
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell. DC in next DC. V st in center ch 1 sp. DC in next DC. Sk last DC of shell. Then DC 2, ch 1, DC 2 into the V stitch. * Repeat for row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 8 (Full FPDC Shell)
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell, FPDC in next DC. V st in center ch sp. FPDC on next DC. Sk last DC of shell. * DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 9
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell, DC in next DC. V st in center ch 1 sp. DC on next DC. Sk last DC of shell. DC in SPACE between shells * Repeat for row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 10
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell, FPDC on next DC, V st in center ch sp. FPDC on next DC. Sk last DC of shell. V st in single DC. * Repeat for row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 11
Ch 3 counts as first stitch * sk 1st DC of shell, DC in next DC. V st in center ch sp. DC on next DC. Sk last DC of shell. DC in the V st. * Repeat for row. DC in ending ch to finish row. Ch 3 and turn.
Row 12 – Repeat row 10
Row 13 – Repeat row 7
Row 14 – Repeat row 8
Row 15 – Repeat row 9
Row 16 – Repeat row 10
Row 17 – Repeat row 11
Row 18 – Repeat row 10
Row 19 – Repeat row 11
Row 20 – Repeat row 10
Row 21 – Repeat row 7
Row 22 – Repeat row 8
Row 23 – Repeat row 9
Row 24 – Repeat row 7
Row 25 – Repeat row 8
Row 26 – Repeat row 9
Row 27 – Repeat row 7
Row 28 – Repeat row 8
Row 29 – Repeat row 9
Row 30 – Repeat row 10
Row 31 – Repeat row 7
Row 32 – Repeat row 8
Row 33 – Repeat row 8
Row 34 – Repeat row 9
Row 35 – Repeat row 10
Row 36 – Repeat row 7
Row 37 – Repeat row 8
Change color if you want a different color border.
Row 38 – Repeat row 9
I changed colors again for next row too
Row 39 – Repeat row 10
If you want to make your shawl bigger, don’t change colors on row 38, do row as normal.
Keep repeating rows 7 and 8 until your shawl needs more increasing then you can repeat rows 9 and 10, then go back to repeating rows 7 and 8.
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