Wren Sideways Shawl – Free Crochet Pattern

The Wren Sideways Shawl is an advanced beginner shawl to crochet with lots of lovely lacy stitches including the 2dc puff stitch. Get the free pattern BELOW or purchase the ad free, printable PDF version here.

Wren Sideways Shawl - Free Crochet Pattern
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Design 

Today’s free crochet pattern is the Wren Sideways Shawl which is a beautiful lacy shawl with easy to do stitches, this is a beginner plus crochet pattern and is worked sideways as i know many of you prefer to work your shawls like that instead of crocheting a long chain.

I really enjoyed crocheting this shawl and it worked up so quickly and the color is absolutely gorgeous! I worked my shawl using Cascade 220 Aran in the color Blueberry Heather and i think it really shows up those beautiful stitches.

What color are you going to crochet your shawl in?

Close up of the Wren Sideways Shawl

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Below you will find the full free crochet pattern with ads, but i also like to offer a nicely formatted ad free PDF version of the pattern as i know many of you like to crochet whilst out and about, in the car, at the beach, in a cafe and lots of other places. This way you can print out the PDF version and pop it in to your bag and have it wherever you are without having to worry about if you can access the pattern online.

This version includes a photo tutorial and some helpful info if you are wanting to use thinner yarn!

The premium PDF version of this pattern can be purchased HERE!

Yarn:

For this shawl pattern i used Cascade 220 which has an AMAZING amount of different shades which i absolutely love when choosing yarn for projects. It is made with 100% highland Peruvian wool and is perfect for shawl projects as it blocks so nicely as it really opens up the stitch definition and that is exactly what you want when blocking a shawl.

This yarn is classed as more of a high end yarn but when you are making a shawl that you want to last for years then you should go for a yarn that will stand the test of time and i really feel this yarn is perfect for that. You will need 880 yards for your shawl.

  • 100 grams
  • 220 yards /200 meters
  • 100% wool
  • This yarn is hand wash only / Cascade 220 superwash is machine washable

Buy the wool for this project HERE

Side view of the Wren Sideways Shawl

Yarn Substitutions:

You can easily substitute the yarn i used for a more of an affordable yarn or one that is machine washable. Just remember acrylic yarn doesn’t wet block as well as wool but you could always carefully steam block your shawl.

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Materials:

Size Width – 18.5 inches – Approx  x Length – 72.75 inches – Approx

Gauge N/A

Hook  5.5mm – US I/9

Yarn Weight Any Worsted/Aran yarn

Recommended Yarn Cascade 220

Colorway Blueberry Heather

Yardage 880 yards

Other Supplies

Scissors

Tapestry Needle – Weaving in ends

Blocking Boards

Blocking Pins

Tape Measure

Abbreviations:

Ch Chain

Sc Single Crochet

Dc Double Crochet

St(s) Stitch(es)

Beg Beginning

Special Stitch:

2dc Puff Stitch – Yarn over, insert hook into allocated stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over, insert hook into same same st, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over pull through all 3 loops on hook

Written In:

This pattern is written using American standard crochet terminology.

Notes:

Ch1 at the start of each row does not count as a stitch from here and throughout.

Easy crochet shawl pattern

Wren Sideways Shawl

Let’s get to the pattern!

Remember that you can choose the neat ad free, printable PDF version HERE which includes a photo tutorial for each repeating row and some helpful info if you are wanting to use thinner yarn!

R1. Ch82, 1dc in 6th ch from hook * Ch1, skip next ch, 1dc in next ch * Repeat across, turn

R2. Ch1, 1dc in very first dc, ch1, skip next ch1 space, work (1dc, ch1) in each dc across,skipping all the ch1 spaces until the last st (turning chain) 1dc in top of turning chain, turn

R3. Ch1, 2dc in very first dc * Ch2, skip next: (ch1 space, dc st) 1sc in next ch1 space, ch2, skip next: (dc st, ch1 space) ** Work (1dc, ch2, 1dc) in next dc * Repeat from * to * until 1dc remains, ending last repeat at ** Work 2dc in last dc, turn

R4. Ch1, Work (1dc, ch1, 2dc puff stitch) in very first dc, ch1, * Skip next: (dc st,  ch2 space, sc st, ch2 space, dc st) ** Work (2dc puff stitch, ch1, 2dc puff stitch, ch1, 2dc puff stitch, ch1) in next ch2 space * Repeat from * to * until 1dc remains, ending last repeat at ** work (2dc puff stitch, ch1, 1dc) in last dc, turn

R5. Ch1, 1dc in very first dc, ch1, skip next ch1 space * 1dc in top of 2dc puff stitch, ch1, skip next ch1 space * Repeat across, 1dc in very last dc, turn

R6. Ch1, 1dc in very first dc, ch1, skip next ch1 space, work (1dc, ch1) in each dc across,skipping all the ch1 spaces until last dc, 1dc in top of last dc, turn

Repeat rows 3-6 until shawl measures 65 inches approx finishing on row 6.

Fasten off and weave in ends. Move on to blocking.

Notes:

If you would like your shawl longer, carry on repeating row 3-6 finishing on row 6 but please note you will need more yarn to do this.

Blocking:

Don’t be scared to really stretch the shawl when blocking as it really opens up the stitches and gives them definition and makes your shawl lay completely flat.

Soak finished shawl for 20 minutes in cool water and squeeze excess water out gently. Do not twist. Lay damp shawl on blocking boards and stretch to 18.5 inch width x 72.75 inch length (or to your desired width and length) use blocking pins to hold in place. Let your shawl dry completely before unpinning.

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1 Comment

  1. Diana L. Davis
    August 14, 2020 / 5:30 pm

    I just discovered your site. I love your lacy shawls.I look forward to doing one of them soon. I help do prayer shawl at church. I intend to share your site with some of the other shawl makers. Thank you for your designs,simple but elegant.

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