Misawa Shawl: A Free Crochet Pattern
My memories of Japan are watercolor memories splashes across my mind: vague, but bright and beautiful. Few images of my young life in Japan stand out to me as strongly as the bright pink cherry blossoms. I wish I could paint for you the image of a stone Buddha, sitting tall among the trees, surrounded by small temples and places of worship and memory. I remember holding my mother’s hand as we wandered the vast and immaculate gardens - that bright pink shower of pink blossoms imprinted indelibly on my mind. Even today, I gravitate toward that color above all others. That bright, cherry blossom pink signifies beauty, wonder, and the marriage of man’s graceful handiwork and natures loving embrace.
The Misawa Shawl barely holds a candle to those delicate memories. Simple in its construction, the true delight, for me, in the Misawa Shawl is the petals and buds pink edging that is so reminiscent of the pink cherry blossoms that enchant my mind.
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The Supplies
Every now and then, you find the perfect pairing of yarns and hook. This project was one of those times. I’d received a couple balls of Whims Merino in the Blue coloras part of a giveaway some time ago, but I just didn’t know what to use it for. Then, later, I received some Pink Whims Merino in the same DK weight when I designed this hooded scarf pattern for the Furls Crochet blog hop. I had enough pink left over to accent something, but not enough for a full project.
Vigonovo Hooded Scarf
Anyway…
While working up the Vigonovo Hooded Scarf pattern, I fell in love with the bounce and texture of the Whims Merino yarn. It is a Z-Twist yarn, which means it is specially wound in the opposite direction of normal yarn to help prevent the yarn from splitting when it is worked with a crochet hook. Most yarn is wound with knitters in mind, but Z-Twist is formulated for crochet! The Furls Whims Merino is a wool/nylon blend, and honest, one of my favorites! Obviously, I’ve raved about their hooks often, but you can’t go wrong with their yarn, either!
I used my Furls Streamline hook for this project. The Streamline series is made from highly polished wood. The yarn slides easily on the hook, while still having slightly more “grip” than a metal hook.
Furls Yarn
Tell me more…
I wanted this design to be easy. Like, SUPER easy. So easy that almost any beginner could make it! Also, it was a stressful week and I needed a mindless make that I could binge watch TV while I worked on it (#reallife). The body of the pattern consists primarily of double crochet and half double crochet. I worked the double crochet in my main color, blue, and the half double crochets in my contrast color, pink. I love how the pink stripes gradually get closer and closer together as the pattern progresses, ending in an explosion of pink petals on the edging. Of course, I’ve included a full stitch tutorial for the edging, just to help you out!
If you want, you can purchase the digital download of this pattern. I used a new format for this one, and I have to admit, I love it. I will be using this format for my patterns from now on! Each row is highlighted in alternating colors to help you keep track of you spot in the pattern and the final stitch count for each row is easily found!
You can also purchase the pattern on either Ravelry or Etsy for $3 using the links below:
Misawa Shawl Pattern on Etsy
Misawa Shawl Pattern on Ravelry
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Materials
Furls Whims Merino
MC: Blue 700 yds
CC: Pink 160 yds
Hook 5 mm
Yarn Needle
Stitches and Terms (U.S. terms)
Ch - Chain
BLO - Back Loop Only
Dc - Double Crochet
Ea - Each
Hdc - Half Double Crochet
Picot - See special stitches
Puff - See special stitches
Sc - Single Crochet
Gauge
11 st x 8 rows = 4”
Gauge is worked in dc.
Notes
Stitches between *stars* are repeated. Stitches in (parenthesis) are made in the same stitch or space.
Any DK/3 weight yarn should work with this pattern, as long as you meet gauge.
Turn at the end of each row.
The Misawa Shawl increases by six each dc row and by 4 each hdc row.
You can make the shawl bigger by using worsted/4 weight yarn and a 6 mm hook, disregarding gauge.
Ch 2 at the beginning of rows does not count as a stitch.
Special Stitches
Picot: Ch 3, sl st in third ch from hook.
picot crochet stitch
Puff: *Yarn over, pull up a loop (pull it up higher than usual), *repeat four more times, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1 to finish the stitch.
puff crochet stitch
Pattern
MC: Ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to form a loop.
Row 1: Ch 2, working into the ch 4 loop, dc 5, ch 2, dc 5. 10 dc
Row 2: Ch 2, dc 2 in first dc, dc in ea st to center ch 2 sp, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in center ch 2 sp, dc in ea st to last, dc 2 in last st. 16 dc
Row 3: Repeat Row 2. 22 dc
Row 4: Repeat Row 2. 28 dc
Row 5: Repeat Row 2. 34 dc
Row 6: Repeat Row 2. 40 dc
Row 7: Repeat Row 2. 46 dc
Row 8: Repeat Row 2. 52 dc
Row 9: Repeat Row 2. 58 dc
Row 10: Repeat Row 2. 64 dc
Row 11: CC: Ch 2, hdc 2 in first st, hdc in each st to center ch 2 sp, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in center ch 2 sp, hdc in ea st to last, hdc 2 in last st. 68 hdc
Row 12: MC: Ch 2, working in blo of the hdc, dc 2 in first st, dc in ea st to center ch 2 sp, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2), dc in ea st to last st, dc 2 in last st. 74 dc
Row 13: Repeat Row 2. 80 dc
Row 14: Repeat Row 2. 86 dc
Row 15: Repeat Row 2. 92 dc
Row 16: Repeat Row 2. 98 dc
Row 17: Repeat Row 2. 104 dc
Row 18: Repeat Row 2. 110 dc
Row 19: Repeat Row 2. 116 dc
Row 20: Repeat Row 2. 122 dc
Row 21: Repeat Row 11. 126 hdc
Row 22: Repeat Row 12. 132 dc
Row 23: Repeat Row 2. 138 dc
Row 24: Repeat Row 2. 144 dc
Row 25: Repeat Row 2. 150 dc
Row 26: Repeat Row 2. 156 dc
Row 27: Repeat Row 2. 162 dc
Row 28: Repeat Row 2. 168 dc
Row 29: Repeat Row 11. 172 hdc
Row 30: Repeat Row 12. 178 dc
Row 31: Repeat Row 2. 184 dc
Row 32: Repeat Row 2. 190 dc
Row 33: Repeat Row 2. 196 dc
Row 34: Repeat Row 2. 202 dc
Row 35: Repeat Row 11. 206 hdc
Row 36: Repeat Row 12. 212 dc
Row 37: Repeat Row 2. 218 dc
Row 38: Repeat Row 2. 224 dc
Row 39: Repeat Row 2. 230 dc
Row 40: Repeat Row 2. 236 dc
Row 41: Repeat Row 11. 240 hdc
Row 42: Repeat Row 12. 246 dc
Row 43: Repeat Row 2. 252 dc
Row 44: Repeat Row 2. 258 dc
Row 45: Repeat Row 11. 262 hdc
Row 46: Repeat Row 12. 268 dc
Row 47: Repeat Row 11. 272 hdc
Row 48: Mc: ch 1, sc 2 in first st, sc in ea st to center ch 2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center ch 2 sp, sc in ea st to last, 2 sc in last st. 276 sc
Row 49: CC: repeat Row 48. 280 sc
Row 50: CC: Ch 2, *(dc, picot 3, dc) in first st, sk 2 st, puff in next st, sk 2 st,* repeat until 2 st before center ch 2, dc in next st, picot, sk 1 sc, (dc, picot 3, dc) in center ch 2, picot, sk 1 sc, dc in next st, *sk 2 st, puff in next st, sk 2 st, (dc, picot 3, dc) in next st,* repeat to end. 46 puff st, 96 dc.
Fasten off. Weave in ends. Block for best results.
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