Easy Crochet Shawl Pattern (Checkerboard Wrap Shawl)
This is an EASY crochet pattern for a unique and eye-catching crochet wrap / shawl. It is a versatile piece that can be worn for any occasion.
This pattern contains LOTS of how to photos.
STITCH OVERVIEW
This wrap consists of alternating sections of dc stitches and dc stitches with chain spaces. Most stitches are worked into back loops.
MEASUREMENTS
Width: 26”; Length: 60”
SIZE ADJUSTMENTS
This pattern is written for one size only, but guidelines are given to adjust the size.
Contains:
- Detailed written instructions - standard US English crochet terminology
- Numerous how-to-photos
- Suitable for a CONFIDENT BEGINNER
Materials you need at home:
- 3 SKEINS LION BRAND YARNS Heartland, color: GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS (15 oz / 750 yds);
- 2 SKEINS LION BRAND YARNS Heartland, color: MOUNT RAINIER (10 oz / 500 yds);
- Size US J-10 (6.00 mm) crochet hook – or hook size needed to obtain gauge;
- Size 7.00 mm crochet hook – or hook one size larger than hook size needed to obtain gauge.
Sonja Hood (KnotYourselfOut)
I absolutely love to crochet! My mother taught me how when I was five years old, and it occupied a lot of my childhood.
It was during my time living in Bulgaria, as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, that I first began to dream about writing and publishing my own crochet patterns.
As the years passed, work became my main focus, but I continued to dream about becoming a crochet designer and I collected inspiration from the many different places I was working in and traveling to: Bulgaria, Boston, Germany, Canada, Ireland (to name a few).
It was the birth of my son, ultimately, that finally gave me the opportunity to realize my dream. When my son was a baby, I wrote and published two crochet books (Painted Jute Rugs, Annie’s Attic, 2010 & Elegant Beaded Bags, Leisure Arts, 2013).
When my son began school my focus shifted to selling patterns online. I have been having the absolute time of my life -- crocheting, imagining crochet, writing about crochet, and engaging with many amazing crochet-lovers in online communities!
Home is now Toronto in Canada.
Thanks for reading my profile. I hope you will find a design in my shop that inspires you (the way it did me) to stitch up something beautiful.
Sonja Hood (Crochet Designer & Author)