So lately I have been seeing all these beautiful shawls. I love the triangle shape, they are my favorite. I recently have come across multiple patterns for “boomerang” shawls. The shape of these shawls are so interesting.
I have found numerous patterns, all with one problem!……they are all knitting patterns! I was on the hunt for a crochet pattern for a boomerang shawl to get some ideas, but could not find one anywhere! I’m assuming the shape lends itself better to knitting. So what do you do when you can’t find a pattern your’re looking for? Make your own!
I will be honest, this pattern gave me some major headaches! I kept trying different hook sizes with different stitches and yarn but everything I tried caused my work to pucker around the neckline. I finally realized that there was something about the double crochet stitch that allowed the shawl to take on the boomerang shape without my work puckering or bunching at the neckline. Phew! It was a process but I was determined to get it right!
So with a lot of trial and error, I finally came up with a pattern I hope you enjoy! It is a fairly simple pattern consisting with only the single crochet and double crochet stitch.
The yarn I used for this pattern I bought from Hobby Lobby. It is from the Yarn Bee brand in their Urban Chic line.
Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, but these are all products I highly recommend. I won’t put anything in this post that I have not personally used or tested.
Follow along for the pattern!
Materials
2 skeins of Yarn Bee Urban Chic yarn in the color Gray
5mm hook
2 Stitch Markers
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
Chain (ch)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet Decrease (dc dec.)
Double Crochet Decrease – Yarn over and insert hook into the next stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and insert hook into the next stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on hook.
Pattern
Note – I highly recommend placing stitch markers at the beginning and end of each row. It is very easy to miss the first and last stitch of each row. Trust me, it will save you time!
I would also recommend working in a loose gauge. This will cause less “puckering.”
Just for the first row, you will be working in the back “bump” of your foundation chain. If you are confused as to what this means, Fiber Flux has a great video tutorial that will show you!
Chain 10
Row 1 – Turn your ch. over and sc in the back “bump” of the first ch. and each ch. across. (9)
Row 2 – Ch.1 turn, (sc + dc + sc) in the first stitch, dc in the next. *sc in the next stitch, dc in the next* Repeat * til the last two stitches. Complete a dc dec. over the last two stitches.
Row 3 – Ch. 1 turn, skip the first stitch, dc in the next. *sc in the next stitch, dc in the next* Repeat *to the last stitch. In the last stitch (dc + sc + dc).
Repeat rows 2 and 3 respectively til you have reached your desired length. The size you see in the photos is when I stopped at 85 stitches.
Weave in all your ends!
Be sure to check out some of my other patterns!
Happy Crocheting!
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