Crochet Warm C2C Shawl
This Warm C2C Shawl is done differently than conventional C2C. C2C means Corner to Corner for anyone confused at this point.
This is doing with clusters instead of the conventional way. You could actually do this shawl the other way but be cautious as the other way will use up more yarn making your shawl smaller if only using 2 Caron Cakes as suggested.
The reason why the conventional way of C2C uses more is that you will do Ch 3, 3 DC into the chain space. In this version, you Ch 3, but then do a Cluster into the chain space. Clusters use less yarn.
This shawl is 62" x 25" deep. It has 54 clusters along the top edge when completed.
Instructions
- Size 5.5 or I Crochet Hook
- 2 Skeins of Caron Cakes. Colour seen is Lilac Frosting.
Beg at point, ch 5.
- (RS). (Yoh and draw up a loop. Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times in 5th ch from hook. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook – cluster made. Ch 2. 1 dc in same ch. Turn.
- Ch 4. Cluster in first ch-2 sp. Ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 3. Cluster. Ch 2. 1 dc) in turning ch sp. Turn.
- Ch 4. Cluster in first ch-2 sp. Ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 3. Cluster) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 3. Cluster. Ch 2. 1 dc) in turning ch sp. Turn. 3 clusters.
- Ch 4. Cluster in first ch-2 sp. Ch 1. *(1 sc. Ch 3. Cluster) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Rep from * to last turning ch sp. (1 sc. Ch 3. Cluster. Ch 2. 1 dc) in turning ch sp. Turn. Rep last row until there are 54 clusters in row. Fasten off.
Tip for Doctoring Colours
Doctoring is my own term. I use this term when I have manipulated the yarn for my own benefit. With Caron Cakes, I let the yarn come out as it is from the yarn ball. I 'doctored' at the end of the one yarn ball for the benefit of not having an out of place now. Refer to the next picture.
When using the same two colours, you will notice that there are colours on the very last section of the ball. I tend to pull the yarn from the center and crochet letting the colours hit where they are. However, the last colour left on the ball I make a judgement call. What I do not want is the final colour to be too short that it cannot go all the way around.
In the example above, I had the dark purple left over. I didn't have enough to go all the way around. So what I did was to frog the purple back out. Cut the yarn at the purple and started the next ball. The purple would have been a visual eye sore. If you look between the two lilac colours, that is where one ball ended and the other began.
So I started fresh with the second ball keeping in mind that the starting of the ball may be too short as well. So what I did was to cut the first colour out of the yarn ball as it wasn't going to be long enough.
When the dark purple came back up in the second ball, I grabbed the yarn left over from the first ball and crocheted that into the project and then continued with the second ball at the exact same colour. I did the same for the first colour of the second ball that wasn't long enough too. This way, I used up all of the yarn and I didn't end up with any colour that were just a partial row.
You cannot grow this shawl much bigger than suggested as the length of the run across the row gets longer and eventually the yarn amount in the yarn ball will not get you all the way around.
Nancy I Sanchez says
no blue button
Julia Smith says
No blue button
Mikey says
Updated
Mary Brogdon says
Thank you, Mr. Mikey, for these great ideas and tutorials. I'm starting on my 3rd Warm C2C Shawl and have just finished a C2C Scarf. They are great patterns and your tuts make them so easy to understand and follow. Mary in San Diego
Kellie says
How would you decrease this? If you wanted to use the cluster stitch that uses less yarn to make a blanket?
Mary Gould-DeMong says
Starting on outside of cake.....breaker of rules, will keep you posted if it was a bad idea....
Debbi says
This is so beautiful! I'm excited and can't wait to try it. I've fallen in love with the Caron Cakes. They're a nice blend of cotton & acrylic. I'm spoiled.
Barbara Barfield says
I am learning to crochet in the New Year I am going to make the c2c shawl thanks to you Michael
Becca says
Thanks for the great tutorial. Well on my way on my very first ever shawl. LOVE The Crochet Crowd❤
Lilie says
Just wanted to thank you, Mikey. I've been knitting and crocheting for 53 yrs. I wanted to make the Catherine's wheel, but it seemed there was either something missing from the patterns I had, or I just couldn't interpret them correctly, I was about to quit. I saw your tutorial on youtube. Made all the difference. I enjoyed your style and learned, immediately, how to make Catherine's wheel. Again, thank you. I hope you'll continue making instructional videos, you have such great style. Lilie
Jan Ratliff says
Is this the same pattern for the sparkling starlette shawl?
margaret marshall says
Love this and want to make one
cat says
Mikey please don't stop these tuttorials your teaching style is very explicit...Thank you so much..The Cathering wheel stitch was kind of confusing to me until I watched your videos..
michelleozarkcrafter says
A very lovely shawl this is. I have an addiction to shawls!
Fiona says
Hi, for some reason when I try to watch the video it asks me to sign in?? If I try to watch it on youtube it says it is private & I need to sign in.
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
It wasn't ready yet as YouTube was still processing. It's going now. You were a step ahead of me.
Fiona says
thank you 🙂