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April 9, 2017 by croydencrochet@gmail.com

Starburst Boomerang Shawl

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.Β 

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!

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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, Β 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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    Comments

    1. Ashley says

      July 16, 2017 at 8:26 am

      Hi! I have around 85 stitches, but my shawl looks a lot more off – center than your picture. I’m wondering if you knew of a way to fix that? ?

      Reply
      • croydencrochet@gmail.com says

        July 16, 2017 at 1:28 pm

        Hi Ashley!
        Are you using the 5mm with a #3 weight yarn? I will say that this pattern was tricky. My piece curves A LOT. I had to straighten it out and pat it down. One thing that may help is to block your shawl. It relaxes the stitches! πŸ™‚

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        • Ashley says

          July 17, 2017 at 8:00 am

          Thanks! I did use the 5 mm and the coral color way of the urban chic yarn. I actually bought the yarn first, the. looked for a shawl pattern and found yours! Perfect. I will definitely try my first attempt at blocking, I see how it will help. This is a great pattern with a really unique and beautiful texture by the way!! ?

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          • croydencrochet@gmail.com says

            July 17, 2017 at 11:09 am

            Thank you πŸ™‚

            Reply
    2. Caroline says

      August 11, 2017 at 9:11 am

      Really very cute! Thanks for sharing ! I cannot knit but I love these too! Perfect choice of yarn!

      Reply
      • croydencrochet@gmail.com says

        August 11, 2017 at 10:22 am

        Thank you Caroline! I would love to learn how to knit, maybe someday! I love learning how to improvise with crochet!

        Reply
    3. Katie says

      August 11, 2017 at 9:02 pm

      Hi! Love this pattern and I’m excited to make it πŸ™‚ Question: it says Chain 10 and row 1 says to single crochet in first chain and each across, but the stitch count in parenthesis is 9. Shouldn’t it be 10 if you are doing an SC in each chain? Or should the first chain be skipped?

      And also, if I’m working the pattern correct, would a DC be worked into the SC on the row before?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • croydencrochet@gmail.com says

        August 11, 2017 at 10:49 pm

        Hi Katie!
        You will single crochet in the back “bump” of the second ch from the hook. This is how you will have 9 sc’s. To answer your other question, yes, you will dc in the sc of the previous row (row 2). You essentially are skipping the dc decrease of the previous row and working your first dc into the next stitch, which is a sc. Any other other questions, let me know! πŸ™‚

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        • Katie says

          August 18, 2017 at 7:27 pm

          Thank you so much! I will give it another go once my toddler goes to bed πŸ˜‰

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          • croydencrochet@gmail.com says

            August 18, 2017 at 10:04 pm

            Oh I hear ya on that one! πŸ™‚

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