Crochet Cornflower Pocket Shawl
Last updated on February 3rd, 2024
This is a beautiful shawl works up very fast and uses an easy lacy stitch. It is a one row repeat pattern.
It is made in a gorgeous cornflower blue color yarn and hence the name. The
shawl can be made in any size, the pockets and fringe are optional. A choice in
border is available.
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Inspiration: It all started with me opening my new package of yarn. It was blanket and chenille yarn and I started cuddling it rubbing it against my cheek like we all do… And then I started thinking what if I had a wearable that was so cuddly. Then I started thinking what is the ultimate level of cuddly and came up with this cocoon shrug idea. This shrug is meant to be worn while sitting on your couch with your cup of hot chocolate/ tea/ coffee (personally I’m a coffee drinker with an occasional cup of hot chocolate). On a cold winter day where lazy is the only feeling one has.. its the perfect time to wear this shrug and be covered in warm, loving softness. I chose a cable stitch pattern particularly the basketweave stitch so the shrug will be nice and thick. I did not want to compromise on the feeling of a warm hug at all lol! So anyway while it is bulky to move around in, it could not be more perfect to lounge in. I hope you enjoy making and wearing this as much as me.
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Inspiration: Confession. I buy yarn with no pattern in mind sometimes. This is exactly what happened with this yarn. I saw Big Twist had a sale and I am not one to resist sales. So I bought this color and bunch of others with no idea about what to do with them. I was looking at the blue as I shopped and thought it reminded me of cornflowers. I do not claim to know the names of all flowers, but some are just so pretty. So when I was thinking of what my next design should be, I looked at my yarn stash and this skein was sitting there screaming cornflowers at me. So I thought about what would do the color justice. I decided that this has to be a shawl to be worn in the gardens on slightly cold days. Ofcourse I must add pockets because who does’nt want pockets for warm hands and a phone and a snack. Because who goes anywhere without a snack? Not me…So anyway to end my rambling..I thought about what kind of shawl I want and decided on something lacy. The pattern is so easy to make, just a 1 row repeat. I hope you enjoy crocheting this shawl, it works up surprisingly fast!
Construction:
Shawls with pockets are easy to construct and beginner friendly. We will just crochet a rectangle and then add 2 pockets one on either end. Add a border next. This shawl has the option of 2 borders, a plain single crochet one or a slightly fancy shell one. Any medium weight or weight 4 yarn can be used to crochet this shrug. Feel free to adjust the size of the hook if you want.
Stitch details:
We will use an easy lace stitch to make this scarf with pockets. It consists of a one row repeat pattern. This is a variation of a popular stitch and looks awesome no matter what garment or accessory we crochet. It is one of my favorites. The entire pattern is completely explained in the step by step YouTube tutorial. Find the link at the end of this page.
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Skill level: Easy, easy beginner tutorial available.
Size: One size fits most.
Finished Shawl (without fringes)
Length: 66” or 168 cm
Width: 18” or 46 cm
Instructions to modify length and width available.
Size: 10” or 25.5 cm width by 9” or 23 cm length
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Material
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- Yarn used: Big Twist
- Similar Yarn- red heart light blue
- Crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Tape measure
- Tape measure simple
- Yarn winder
Yarn: Any medium weight/ weight 4 yarn of choice can be used.
Suggested yarn: Big Twist Value, Shade: Cornflower blue.
Yardage: 347 m/ 380 yards in 170 g of yarn. Each skein has 170 g.
Material: 100% acrylic.
Amount needed: 480 g /1073 yards.
Note: I have used exactly 3 full skeins. Buy an extra skein of yarn if you plan to change the size.
Crochet hook: 5.5 mm or an I size hook.
Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors, measuring tape, pins/ stitch markers (to mark and attach pocket).
Gauge:
Measured horizontally: 2 pattern repeats of row 2 in 4.75” or 12 cm.
Measured vertically: 7 rows in 4” or 10 cm.
Abbreviations
- ”= inches, cm= centimeters
- ch- 1 sp= chain 1 space
- ch- 2 sp= chain 2 space
- ch= chain
- dc= double crochet
- hk= hook
- inc= increase
- rep= repeat
- RS= right side, WS= wrong side
- sc= single crochet
- sk= skip stitch
- slst= slip stitch
- st= stitch
Notes
- Pattern is written using US terminology.
- The shawl is made in one piece with the border. Chain the width (short side) of shawl, repeat rows till required length is reached. Crochet border of choice.
- The pockets are sewed on and fringes are added last. Both pockets and fringes are optional.
- Ch 3 counts as a dc in all rows.
- (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in ch- 1 sp means work 3 dc, then ch 1, then 1 dc all in same ch- 1 sp of previous row.
- Stitch count is mentioned at the end of row 1 and remains same for all rows.
Special stitches
Shell in shawl: (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in ch- 1 sp
Shell in border: 4 dc in same st
Shell in corner of border: 6 dc in same st
Increase in sc border: 3 sc in same st
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Shawl
Foundation ch: Ch 68
Alteration note: Ch a multiple of 9 + 5, ch the width/ short side of shawl.
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hk, dc in next ch, *sk next 2 ch, (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, ch 2, sk next 3 ch, dc in next 3 ch; rep from * till end of row. – 8 sets of 3 dc, 7 shells; note: skipped ch 3 counts as dc.
Row 2 (WS): Ch 3 (counts as a dc here and throughout), turn, sk 1st dc, dc in next 2 dc, *sk next (ch- 2 sp, dc), (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch- 1 sp, ch 2, sk next 3 dc, dc in next 3 dc; rep from * till end of row. (Note: last dc is in 3rd ch of ch 3)
Rep row 2 for pattern till you reach required length (66” or 168 cm) of shawl. End at an odd number row. Do not fasten off.
Sew one side closed till stitch marker with 15” of yarn left before. Take a 20” piece of yarn and sew the other side as well. This can be done either with the hook or a tapestry needle. Weave in ends. After sewing turn shrug inside out so that RS faces up.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn, sk 1 st, *dc in next st, fpdc in next 2 st; rep from * till last 2 st, dc in next st, dc in 2nd ch of ch 2.
Border
- Continue with border on RS of shawl. It is worked in a round.
- Pick either shell border or sc border. Fringes can be added after sc edging.
Alteration note: To add fringes with shell border, add an sc border to short sides of shawl and a shell border to long sides.
Shell Border
Ch 1, turn sideways, sc at side of 1st row, 4 dc at side of 2nd row, *sc at side of next row, 4 dc at side of next row; rep from * across long side, sc at side of last row, 6 dc in corner st,
sk next ch, sc in next ch, **sk next ch, 4 dc in next ch, sk next ch, sc in next ch; rep from ** across short side, sk last 2 ch, 6 dc in corner st,
Rep from * across long side, sc at side of last row, 6 dc in corner st,
sk next st, sc in next st, ***sk next st, 4 dc in next st, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from *** across short side, sk last 2 st, 6 dc in last st, slst to 1st sc.
Note: Count dc as 1 st, ch- 1 sp as 1 st, ch- 2 sp as 1 st across last short border.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Sc Border
Ch 1, turn sideways, 2 sc at side of every row across long side, 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in every ch across short side, 3 sc in corner st, 2 sc at side of every row across long side, 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in every st across short side, 2 sc in last st, slst to 1st sc.
Note: Count dc as 1 st, ch- 1 sp as 1 st, ch- 2 sp as 1 st across last short border.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Pocket: Make 2
Foundation ch: Ch 39
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hk, dc in next 9 ch, [sk next 2 ch, (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, ch 2, sk next 3 ch, dc in next 3 ch] twice, dc in next 8 ch.
Row 2 (WS): Ch 3, turn, sk 1st dc, dc in next 10 dc, [sk next (ch- 2 sp, dc), (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch- 1 sp, ch 2, sk next 3 dc, dc in next 3 dc] twice, dc in next 7 dc, dc in 3rd ch of ch 3.
Row 3 to row 17: Rep row 2 for pattern 15 more times. Do not fasten off.
Pocket Border
Continue with border on RS.
Ch 1, turn sideways, 2 sc at side of every row across, 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in every ch across, 3 sc in corner st, 2 sc at side of every row across, 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in every st across, 2 sc in last st, slst to 1st sc.
Note: Count dc as 1 st, ch- 1 sp as 1 st, ch- 2 sp as 1 st across top of pocket.
Leave a long tail end 45- 50” or 115 cm and fasten off. Use this to sew pocket on shawl.
Finishing
Attach pockets to shawl
Place the pocket on the RS of the shawl where you want to attach it. Place pocket with RS facing up. Top of pocket must face up. Mark corners of pocket with stitch markers/pins on the shawl before sewing (fig). Take a 40- 50” (115 cm) piece of yarn. Sew the pocket with in and out stitch on 3 sides and leave the top open. Follow the stitch columns and rows to sew in a straight line. Sew the 2nd pocket in same way. Weave in the tail ends.
Attach Fringes
Attach fringes on RS on short sides of shawl.
Cut strands of yarn all measuring 12”/ 31 cm each (use longer pieces for longer fringe). Take 3 strands and fold them in half. Insert your hook in sc from below or WS to RS, catch the yarn strands on hook using the center of the folded part and pull up a long loop with crochet hook. Yarn over with all 6 strands and pull through and tug firmly.
*Skip 2 sc, attach fringe in next sc; rep from * till end of side.
Repeat on other side in same way. After you finish trim the fringe so it is equal in length.
Congratulations! Your Cornflower Pocket Shawl is now ready!
The tutorial has timestamps that have been marked below in the description box of video, skip ahead to rows as needed.
Channel name on YouTube: Let’s All Crochet
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