Free Crochet Shawl On A Plane Pattern + Tutorial

Crochet Shawl On A Plane was designed on a plane as an easy repeat pattern to keep me occupied as I crocheted from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast.

It is designed with texture and four unique rows in the pattern to keep your mind busy instead of getting stuck in the boredom of a plane journey.

The pattern is a 4-row repeat, which is easy to count. Every time the pattern repeats, the bean stitches and treble back post cross stitches will have expanded by 5. So you can double-check your counts in those rows fairly easily.

The purchasable pattern includes a crochet diagram that is not shown below—blown-up photos in a 5-page pattern.

Pattern

Caron Cotton Cakes, 100 g / 3.5 oz, 193 m/211 yds

5 Balls - Blushing Melon

Hook 6 mm / J/10

Gauge 11 sc and 12 rows = 4"

Size is 60" wide x 35" down back.

This pattern can be made to any size you wish. If you want it bigger, you will need more yarn.

Abbreviations

• Approx = Approximate(ly)
• Beg = Begin(ning)
• Bean St = Bean Stitch
• Ch = Chain(s)
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Rep = Repeat
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sk = Skip
• Sl St = Slip Stitch
• Trbp = Treble Back Post
• TrbpX = Skip next st, 1 trbp in next. 1 trbp in st skipped.
• YO = Yarn over

Special Stitch - Bean St - Insert hook in next st, YO and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), YO in same stitch and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO in same stitch once more and pull up a loop (6 loops on hook), YO and pull through 5 loops only. YO and pull through last two loops.

1st row: Ch 4, (counts as 1 dc). 6 dc in 4th ch from hook. Turn. 7 dc. 

2nd row: Ch 1. 2 sc in beg dc. 1 sc in next 2 dc. (1 sc. Ch 2. 1 sc) in next dc. 1 sc in next 2 dc. 2 sc in last dc. 10 sc = 5 sc per side. 

3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout). 1 dc in beg sc. 1 dc in each sc to the next ch-1 sp. (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in ch-1 sp. 1 dc in each sc to 2nd last sc. 2 dc in last sc. Turn. 14 dc = 7 dc per side.

4th row: Ch 3. 1 dc in same beg dc. 1 trbpX across to ch-2 sp. (2 dc. Ch 2. 2 dc) in ch-2 sp. 1 trbpX across to 2nd last dc. 2 dc in last st. Turn. 3 trbpX and 4 dc per side = 10 sts total. 

5th row: Ch 1. 2 sc in same beg dc. 1 sc across to ch-2 sp. (1 sc. Ch 2. 1 sc) in ch-2 sp. 1 sc across to 2nd last dc. 2 sc in last dc. Turn. 12 sc per side. 

6th row: Ch 3. 1 dc in same beg sc. Ch 1. [Sk next sc, 1 bean st in next sc, ch 1.] Rep [ ] across to next ch-1 sp. (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. [Sk next st, 1 bean st in next, ch 1. Rep [ ] across to 3rd last st. 2 dc in last st. Turn. 5 bean sts, 3 dc and 6 ch-1 sps per side = 14 sts per side. 

Row 7: Ch 3. 1 dc in same st. 1 dc in each st and ch-1 sp across to next ch-2 sp. (2 dc. Ch 2. 2 dc) in ch-2 sp. 1 dc in each st and ch-1 sp across to 2nd last st. 2 dc in last st. Turn. 17 dc per side. 

Next rows: Repeat rows 4 to 7 until you get the desired size you prefer. Fasten off, weave in ends once completed.

Stitch Count Changes

4nd row increases by 3 sts. There will be an additional trbpX from doing it before. An example is the 8th row; there are 20 sts with 8 trbpX total. 

5th row increases by 2 sts. For example, in the 9th row, there will be 22 sts per side 

6th row increases by 2 sts. An example is the 10th row; there will be 24 sts per side. There is an additional 5 bean stitches. 

7th row increases by 3 sts. For example, in the 11th row, there will be 27 sts per side. 

Tip: For best results when jumping from ball to ball as you complete them, start the ball in the same colourway to keep the shawl from having any short runs of this long colourway yarn.

Tutorial

Back Story

I took off from Halifax, and it took me an hour to restart to get the counts and the look I wanted. When I flew over Quebec, I had my pattern and began making the sample.

I landed in Toronto and continued making my shawl while waiting for the next plane. I boarded again for another 5 hours to San Francisco. When I got to San Francisco, we had a 3-hour layover and another 1-hour flight to Reno, Nevada! It was a long day to put it in family-friendly terms.

Try a different shawl below. Click the picture to see more and get the free pattern.