Scarves and shawls

Awana Shawl Pattern

23/07/2019 by Dada Filed Under: Scarves and shawls 19 Comments

Don’t really know why, but making this shawl was such a joyful experience! I enjoyed every second and every stitch of it! Working with delicate lace yarn (crochet thread for doilies actually) made me feel that I’m making something very precious. I assume that many of us keep doilies and table runners our grandmothers made, and we appreciate the time, effort and love they all incorporated in those beautiful works of art. When I was working on this shawl I felt like I was making something special that will last and will be appreciated for decades…

Crochet summer shawl pattern by dadas place

From the beginning to the end of the process of making Awana shawl I knew exactly what I wanted to achieve, and I moved in that direction without any bumps on the road, which happens so rarely. I almost always struggle, I doubt, I don’t know if I should do this or that… But not this time. This time, it was smooth sailing.

What I love about Awana shawl is that it’s simple but interesting. It’s modern but timeless.
I also love how simple it is to make. It has two different repeating segments. The lace segment, which is fast to do and the bobble segment, which is fun to do. When you learn how to make both segments you almost don’t have to look to the pattern anymore to the very end.

The Awana shawl is light and airy, a perfect accessory for a summer night out. It can also be a wedding accessory. Just leave out the tassels.

When blocked, the shawl measures approximately 142 cm (56”) x 74 cm (29”). I used thin thread for doilies Hakelgarn 100 by St. George, 100% cotton 566m/100g, and crochet hook number 2.

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terms. It has 48 step-by-step pictures to enable you a smooth sailing from the beginning to the end.

Awana crochet shawl step by step tutorial

I made two Awana shawls. Initially I made the beige one. Really liked it. Then I wanted to experiment with two color version. I chose ivory and pale blue. Those two colors remind me of summer. I could imagine myself wearing it with faded jeans and a white shirt, while walking by the sea one beautiful summer night somewhere in Greece. The first part is done. The shawl is ready for the summer adventure. Now I have to work on the Greek part.

Summer crochet shawl pattern Awana shawl

I like the both versions, and think that I will wear them a lot.
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The pattern for the Awana shawl is now available in Dada’s place shop, here (payment options: credit cards and PayPal).

Awana shawl crochet pattern and step by step tutorial

You can also buy it in my Ravelry shop and my Etsy shop. (payment option for both shops is PayPal).

If you make Awana shawl, please share it on your favorite social media platform, tag me and use hash tag #awanashawl

I would really love to see your own versions of the Awana shawl!

Happy crocheting!

Kaya Shawl Pattern

23/04/2019 by Dada Filed Under: Scarves and shawls, Uncategorized 5 Comments

This shawl is one of those totally unexpected projects. Like, you work on something completely different, and then an idea in some way related to the thing you’re working on, pops up in your head, and you just have to try it out. You don’t want to let it go. That happened to me with this shawl. I was working on figuring out a border for a blanket, and when I finished it, I saw that if repeated, that border could be used in a simple triangle shawl. Needless to say, I immediately grabbed my crochet hook and some pale greenish yarn from my stash, and started to build this shawl. It went so smoothly that I really enjoyed the whole process.

There are some patterns which are very hard to give birth to, and there are patterns which are so easy and effortless. Kaya shawl is definitely the latter kind of the pattern. Maybe that’s the main reason I decided to name it Kaya shawl, after my paternal grandmother who I loved so much, so effortlessly. I probably spent my happiest childhood days in her house, playing with my sister, and our neighbors. She gave me that incredible feeling of protection and unconditional love, and I’m forever grateful to her for that.

simple crochet shawl pattern by dadas place

Let’s say a few words about the shawl. I love how simple it is, but interesting at the same time, which is a quality I appreciate very much. It has a beautiful texture created with popcorn stitches and empty spaces. It can be made with any yarn. I used 100% cotton yarn, 170m/50g. The pale blue-green version is made with Maja yarn by Bimtex, and the pink version is made with Cotton 8 by Stoff & stil. I used 3.5 mm crochet hook.
The finished shawl measures approximately 158 cm x 77 cm (62” x30”). I would say it’s an ideal project for an intermediate crocheter or even an ambitious beginner who wants to improve their crochet skills and learn new stitches.

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terms. There are 20 step-by-step pictures, and 2 crochet charts for all of you who prefer charts. I personally love charts. When you take a look at it, you can instantly see what stitches are used, and know everything you’re supposed to do to accomplish the pattern. You have the picture of the whole pattern in front of you. I really like that.

kaya shawl crochet pattern by dadas place

The pattern is now available in Dada’s place shop, here (Payment options: credit cards and PayPal), in my Ravelry shop, and in my Etsy shop. (Payment option: PayPal)

Kaya crochet shawl step by step tutorial

If you make Kaya shawl, please share it on your favorite social media platform, using #kayashawl

I would really like to see what you will do with the pattern!
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Enjoy the silence shawl free pattern

05/05/2018 by Dada Filed Under: Free crochet patterns, Scarves and shawls 6 Comments

Do you want to add to your wardrobe by making something with your own hands? Then, you’re in the right place! Do you want to express your creativity through crochet but you aren’t very experienced in it? Or maybe, you’ve just started your crochet adventure, but you’d like to make something beautiful and useful immediately? Then you’re in the right place! Are you an experienced crocheter, but you’d like to watch your favorite TV show while crocheting, so you need something easy to work on? Then you’re in the right place!

Because this shawl is a great contribution to your wardrobe, and it’s so easy to make that every beginner would be capable of making it. Plus you can watch your favorite podcast or TV show, and after some time you will have something beautiful to wear around your neck.

Pattern is written using US crochet terminology. UK terms are given in brackets.

Level: Beginner
Size: 300 x 35 cm (118” x 12”)
Crochet hook: 3.5mm (USA-E / UK-9)
Gauge: 19 st in 10 cm

The shawl is very long, narrow and symmetrical. It is crocheted from one tip of the triangle to the other, from point A to point B. If you want your shawl to be shorter and wider, instead of double treble crochet (triple treble crochet) use treble crochet (double treble crochet). Start with one color; change the color when you have gone through the whole skein of yarn. Repeat that until you finish all 6 skeins.

We will always increase/decrease the width on the same side of the shawl. We’ll increase every row by one stitch until we reach the widest point of the shawl. From that point we’re going to decrease every row by one stitch.

Material needed:

For this shawl you can use whatever yarn you like, I’d only advise against using chunky yarn, because it doesn’t drape very well. I used 100% cotton yarn 125m/50g

3 skeins (50g) of “Tango color” no. 0092 – 100% cotton 125m/50g
3 skeins (50g) of “Tango color” no. 0192 – 100% cotton 125m/50g

In this step-by-step tutorial you will learn how to do the increase/decrease. And that’s the only thing you should know in order to make this super easy shawl.

Row 1: Start with a magic ring. Make ch-5 in the ring. Counts as dtr (trtr) – Picture 1

Make 3 dtr (trtr) in the ring. (4 st in total) – Picture 2

Pull the tail and close the ring. – Picture 3

Row 2: Make ch-5, – Picture 4

then turn your work over. – Picture 5

Make dtr (trtr) in the same stitch; (increase) – Picture 6

Make dtr (trtr) in the next 2 stitches. – Picture 7

Make dtr (trtr) in the fifth chain of the initial ch-5. – Picture 8

I put the stitch marker on the side where we will do the increase. – Picture 9

Row 3: Make ch-5, turn over your work. Since this is the side where we don’t do the increase, we will not make dtr (trtr) in the same stitch. – Picture 10

Instead, we will make dtr (trtr) in the next 3 st. Now, we need to do the increase, but I don’t like to do it in ch-5 (which is the last stitch). – Picture 11

Instead, we will do the increase in the last dtr (trtr) of the row, so make one more dtr (trtr) in the last dtr (trtr) of the row. – Picture 12

so, make dtr (trtr) in the fifth st of the initial ch-5. – Picture 13

Row 4: Make ch-5, turn over and make dtr (trtr) in the same stitch (increase). – Picture 14

Make dtr (trtr) in the next five stitches. As you can see we increased every row by one stitch. – Picture 15

And now you know how and where to do the increase. You only have to repeat the second and the third row until you reach the widest point of the shawl.
In the second row we did the increase at the beginning of the row – in the first stitch. In the third row we did the increase at the end of the row – in the next-to-last stitch, which is dtr (trtr). The last stitch is ch-5.
So, repeat the second and the third row until you achieve the desired width. Now, we are going to do the decrease in every row, on the same side of the shawl where we did the increase.

When you achieve the desired width, make ch-5, turn over, make 1 dtr (trtr) in every stitch, until you reach the last dtr (trtr) of the row, which is the next-to-last stitch. Now we’re going to make dtr 2tog (trtr2tog) – Picture 16

make an “incomplete” dtr (trtr) – yo three times, insert your needle into the next dtr (trtr), pull up a loop, [yo, draw the yarn through two loops] three times, and now stop. You should have 2 loops on the hook. – Picture 17

Make one more “incomplete” dtr (trtr) in the fifth chain of ch-5; now you should have 3 loops on your hook. – Picture 18

yo and draw the yarn through all three loops. We’ve just done the decrease at the end of the row. – Picture 19

Now, we’re going to do the decrease at the beginning of the row, so make ch-5; – Picture 20

make an “incomplete” dtr (trtr) in the next stitch; – Picture 21

make another “incomplete dtr (trtr) in the next stitch – you should have three loops on the hook; – Picture 22

yo, and draw the yarn through all three loops on your hook. – Picture 23

continue working 1 dtr (trtr) in each stitch until you reach the end of the row; – Picture 24

make ch-5, turn over, make 1 dtr (trtr) in each stitch; – Picture 25

make 1 “incomplete” dtr (trtr) in the last two stitches; – Picture 26

yo, and draw the yarn through all three loops on the hook. – Picture 27

Again, we’re going to do the decrease at the beginning of the row, so make ch-5, turn over, make an “incomplete” dtr (trtr) in the next two stitches, – Picture 28

yo, and draw the yarn through all three loops. – Picture 29

Now, you just have to repeat those two rows – the row where you do the decrease at the end of the row, and the row where you do the decrease at the beginning of the row, until you’re left with only four stitches. Cut the yarn and fasten off. – Picture 30

And now you have it! Very easy and simple to make beautiful crochet shawl pattern!

Feel free to sell the finished products made from this pattern, but please link back to my site: dadasplace for credit. And, please don’t use my pictures to sell your work.

Although this pattern is free, it is copyright protected, so please don’t sell or publish this pattern anywhere, don’t translate it, or make YouTube videos without my permission. Thank you for respecting my work!

Hope you will like the pattern, and maybe will try it out! If so, I would love to see it! Please be free to share it to my Facebook page, or on Instagram, and use hash tag #enjoythesilenceshawl. I’m looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations, it will bring me a lot of joy!