Cozy up this cold season with this beautiful and elegant shawl. Designed with simple and basic crochet stitches and perfect for the adventurous beginner crochet lover, the Morrigan Shawl is a must have.
This free written pattern is accompanied with a step by step video tutorial that you can find here. If you prefer an ad-free printable you can purchase the inexpensive downloadable pdf here.
Shawls are the perfect accessory to spruce up any outfit. You could be wearing one of the most dull and boring outfits but add a beautiful shawl to the mix you have just elevated your outfit game!
I love that you can make a shawl in any shape or construction from triangle, to rectangle or crescent but my favourite has to be the asymmetrical shawl. I love that you can keep crocheting to your perfect length or width and not have to constantly worry about running out of yarn. The best thing about the Morrigan Shawl is you can keep crocheting until you either find your perfect dimensions or run out of yarn, whichever comes first!
CONSTRUCTION
The beautiful Morrigan Shawl consists of simple basic crochet stitches such as the single crochet and the double crochet. First we begin with three stitches on row one, a single crochet, chain one and another single crochet. From here on we will be increasing one stitch on just one side of the shawl, giving the piece this wonderful asymmetrical shape. I find it’s much easier to place a stitch marker on the side of the increases for at least the first few rows so you don’t lose which side you increase!
The stitch I used for the majority of the shawl was the single crochet columns stitch. It simply consists of single crochets separated with one chain and is a two row repeat. After a few rows of working the single crochet column stitch we will then break things up by crocheting a row of double crochet stitches also separated with a chain one. I find the rows of double crochets break up the ominous look of the single crochets and add a little something to catch the eye.
MATERIALS
Yarn – Hobbii Kind Feather – 100% anti piling acrylic – weight 3/light/dk/8 ply – 235m/257yds/100g
Approximately 4 balls
Hook – 5mm
Scissors
Stitch marker (optional)
Yarn needle
STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
ch1-sp = chain one space
rep = repeat
rem = remain(ing)
beg = beginning
GAUGE: 19sts x 18 rows = 4″/10cm
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CROCHET MORRIGAN SHAWL PATTERN
Ch 2
Row 1: sc, ch 1, sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn [3 sts]
Row 2: ch 1, 2sc in first st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in last sc, turn [4sts]
Row 3: ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, (2 sc are left), sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in last sc, turn [5sts]
Row 4: ch 1, 2sc in first st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in last sc, turn [6sts]
Row 5: ch 1, sc in fist st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, (2 sc are left), sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in last sc, turn [7sts]
Row 6: ch 1, 2sc in first st, *ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in next sc, rep from * to end, turn [8sts]
Row 7: ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 1, skip next ch1-sp, *sc in next sc, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, rep from * until 2 sc rem, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in last sc, turn. [9sts]
Row 8: rep row 6 [10 sts]
Row 9: rep row 7 [11 sts]
Row 10: rep row 6 [12 sts]
Row 11: rep row 7 [13 sts]
Row 12: rep row 6 [14 sts]
Row 13: rep row 7 [15 sts]
Row 14: rep row 6 [16 sts]
Row 15: rep row 7 [17 sts]
Row 16: rep row 6 [18 sts]
Row 17: rep row 7 [19 sts]
Row 18: ch 4 (counts as first dc and a ch 1), dc in same st, *ch 1, skip ch1-sp, dc in next sc, rep from * to end, turn [21 sts]
Row 19: ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in next dc, rep from * across ending row with ch 1, sc in 3rd ch of the turning ch, turn [21 sts]
Row 20: ch 1, 2sc in first st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, sc in next sc, rep from * to end, turn [22 sts]
Row 21: ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, *sc in next sc, ch 1, skip ch1-sp, rep from * across until 2 sc rem, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in last sc, turn. [23 sts]
Row 22: rep row 20 [24 sts]
Row 23: rep row 21 [25 sts]
Row 24: rep row 20 [26 sts]
Row 25: rep row 21 [27 sts]
Row 26: rep row 20 [28 sts]
Row 27: rep row 21 [29 sts]
Row 28: rep row 20 [30 sts]
Row 29: rep row 21 [31 sts]
Row 30: rep row 20 [32 sts]
Row 31: rep row 21 [33 sts]
Row 32: rep row 20 [34 sts]
Row 33: rep row 21 [35 sts]
Row 34: rep row 20 [36 sts]
Row 35: rep row 21 [37 sts]
Rep row 18-35 a further 9 times. You can always do more or less repeats depending on how much yarn you have or until you are happy with the length.
Fasten off and weave in all your ends.
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