You know how it is, you get gabbing or watching TV and the only thing you finish in the end is the dessert tray. This shawl was designed for more conversation and less concentration. This is my Crochet More Conversation Shawl.
There is an easy repeat pattern involved. The Criss Crosses give it a tad of texture without a lot of thought to it. The Caron Big Cakes naturally create the striping you see. The colour is called Afternoon Tea.
Suppose you are looking for an easy prayer shawl or something to create in the company of others. This may be your future project.
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More Conversation Shawl
Easy, by Michael Sellick, 50” wide across top span x 32” tall. Using 1 ball is 50” which is average size but I think it should be a bit bigger. The pattern is adjustable to suit your needs.
Materials
- 2 Balls - Caron Big Cakes, Afternoon Tea
- Hook: 5.5 mm / I Hook
Abbreviations
- Beg = Beginning
- Ch = Chain
- Fpdc = Front Post Double Crochet
- Rep = Repeat
- Picot = Ch 3. Sl st back into last sc
- worked.
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sl st = Slip Stitch
- Sk = Skip
- Sp = Space
- St = Stitch
- Tog = Together
Special Stitches
Beg X-st = Ch 3 (counts as st), 1 dc in next st. Working behind last worked dc, 1 dc in same st as ch-3. Counts as 3 sts.
X-sts = Skip next sc. 1 dc in next sc. Working behind last worked dc, 1 dc in skipped st.
Instructions
Ch 3, sl st to first ch to form a ring.
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as st here and throughout), 3 dc in ring. Ch 2. 4 dc in ring. Turn. 4 sts per side, 8 sts total.
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st to corner. 4 sc in ch-2 corner space. 1 sc in each to end. Turn. 6 sts per side. 12 sts in total.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st. 1 dc in each sc to the 1st sc in the group of 4-sc in the ch-2 sp corner below. (2 dc in the next sc, ch 2, 2 dc in next sc - corner made. 1 dc in each sc to 2nd last st. 2 dc in final sc. Turn. 8 sts per side, 16 sts total.
Row 4: Beg x-st, x-st to next corner. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner. X-st to end. 1 dc in the same last st used by the x-st. Turn. 4 x-st per side, 11 sts per side, 22 sts total.
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in same st. 1 dc in each st to corner. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner. 1 dc in each st to 2nd last st. 2 dc in final st. Turn. 14 dc per side, 28 sts total.
Row 6: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st to corner. 4 sc in ch-2 corner space. 1 sc in each to end. Turn. 16 sts per side. 32 sts in total.
Repeat Rows 3 - 6: 9 more times or until you get your desired size.
Final Edge
Row 1: Ch 1, sc, Picot. Sc in next st. *sc in next st, picot, sc in next st. Repeat * all the way across.
There are no special stitches required for the corner as you will use all single crochets across. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Amanda Rachel says
I started crocheting this shawl for my grandmother and LOVE how it looks but....the long edge that would sit behind your neck and over your shoulders is not a straight line, it is tapering downwards. I wish that I could attach a photo to show you what it is doing. I am not the fastest crocheter and got a few hours of work in and had to rip the whole thing out. Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong?!?! I have been crocheting for 10 years and have done many different projects and this has never happened to me before.
Marina King says
when you lay in down flat, is the spot happening right in the center? where your starting point would be? if so I have had that happen on a shawl or two, sometimes changing hook size helps, but most of the time I do a single crochet along that side, then block and I find it's fine afterwards.
Laura Jones says
I have been crocheting avidly for the last several years and most recently have made 2 prayer shawls. I found your “more conversation shawl”, and now that it is almost finished, I am not happy with it. I also found discrepancies between the video and written instructions which confused and frustrated me! Even though I have taken the time to count and keep it even and therefore NOT had conversation while making it, the long edge is not even, the back is really long, and I am ready to rip out the whole thing! Trying to decide whether to even finish it.
Marina King says
discrepancies do sometimes happen between the written and the video. mistakes do happen when the final pattern is sent in to be made up into the files you download. it is always helpful when people find them and let us know what and where they are in the pattern so that we can get it fixed. The video is usually always correct.
Phyllis Thompson says
It's ok to use your own judgement to crochet this or many other patterns about which you may have a question. If you're relatively new to the craft, you likely want "rules 1 through 10" clearly stated. Otherwise, go with what you feel is the best approach, even changing the design if that's what appeals to you. Even the best designers and companies who carry those designs sometimes deviate from written, chart, and/or video. I consider most of those subject to my own interpretation anyway.
Marina King says
I totally agree with this, there are a lot of patterns I start with following then somewhere in the middle I decide i want to tweak and it ends up most times different than what I started with. I just think of patterns as suggestions.
Laura Jones says
I definitely do often alter patterns as I go to suit my own sense of aesthetics. However, in this pattern, although I did try to make adjustments and assumed I would be able to even things out a bit with a row of single crochets at the end, it wasn’t until I got towards the end that I could get a sense of how it would lay as a shawl, and once I did, I was really disappointed. I did end up ripping the whole thing out!
What really bothered me was that this was billed as a project where you didn’t have to pay as much attention or do any counting, and I feel that was really misleading.
Mikey says
I'm sorry for misleading you. Phyliss, would you prefer I pull it offline? I can if you want me to. I didn't really have to do much counting myself and thus why I said that. Maybe I shouldn't be speaking from my point of view and just be more generic? I may need to alter the way I describe techniques. I will take this as a lesson learned.
Phyllis Thompson says
Not this Phyllis - not me - who might have suggested you take it off-line. I think its a terrific pattern and have made it twice. Thanks for sharing!
Mikey says
I'm going to re-review this and see if I can change up the statement to not be so easy in execution.
Kee Orr says
Please Mikey NEVER take this patter6OFF it's the best shawl I've ever used and I'm sure most would agree! Only change I personally would insert is to go through front and back stitches for a secured stitch. Other than that your great! Kee Orr
Linda Mahoney says
I am trying to find the written pattern for this shawl. I love the project. Please help!