The Amelia Shawl was the 2016 Spring Mini Crochet Along project here on Moogly! But you don’t have to “CAL” to make it – the whole pattern is right here, ready to be made any time!
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The Amelia Shawl is a one skein shawl pattern featuring Lion Brand Yarn’s Shawl in a Ball. With gorgeous color changes built right in, every shawl made will be unique! It’s a quick pattern, which makes it perfect for a Spring Mini Crochet Along – you can squeeze it in among your other projects, and take a few minutes to make something just for you! Though it does make a nice gift…
Amelia Shawl
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- US – J, 6.0 mm hook (Furls Fiberarts recommended)
- 1 ball Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball (Worsted/”4″; 518 yds/473 m; 5.3 oz)
Colorway shown: Community Coral - Gauge: 11 sts x 7 rows = 4″ in dc
- Finished Size: 15.5″ deep x 52.5″ wide at largest points
- Notions: st markers; yarn/tapestry needle
- For stitch abbreviation definitions and tutorials, please visit the Crochet Abbreviations page.
SPECIAL ST: v st – (dc, ch 1, dc) in the indicated stitch
SPECIAL ABBREVIATION: pm – place stitch marker in indicated st
NOTE: The ch 2 at the beginning Rows 1 – 16 does not count as a st.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Row 1: Ch 107, skip the 2 chs closest to the hook, dc in each ch until 2 chs remain, dc2tog; turn. (104 sts)
Row 2: Ch 2, skip the 1st st, dc in each st until 2 sts remain, dc2tog; turn. (102 sts)
Row 3 – 15: Repeat Row 2. (76 sts in Row 15)
Row 16: Repeat Row 2, then break yarn. (74 sts)
Row 17: Join to side of 1st st of Row 1, ch 1, work 2 sc in the side of each row (32 sts), then work 2 sc in 1st st of Row 16, sc in each st across to last st of Row 16, sc 2 in last st of Row 16 (76 sts), then work 2 sc in the side of each row, working back up to the opposite side of Row 1 (32 sts); turn. (140 sts)
Row 18: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc in the 1st st (first v st made), skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 10 times, v st in next st, skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 11 times, v st in next st, skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 12 times, v st in the next st, skip the next st, v st in next st, (skip the next 2 sts, v st in the next st) 10 times, skip the next st, v st in the last st; turn. (49 v sts)
Row 19: Ch 4, dc in the 1st st (first v st made), v st between the next 2 v sts 11 times (not in the ch 1 sp, but between the last dc of the first v st and the first dc of the second v st), v st in the next ch-1 sp, v st between the next 2 v sts (pm in ch-1 st of just made v st), v st in the next ch 1 sp, v st between the next 2 v sts 24 times, v st in the next ch-1 sp, v st between the next 2 v sts (pm in ch-1 st of just made v st), v st in the next ch 1 sp, v st between the next 2 v sts 11 times, v st in 3rd ch; turn. (54 v sts)
Row 20: Ch 4, dc in the 1st st (first v st made), *v st between the next 2 v sts to marked st, v st in marked ch-1 sp (pm); repeat from * once, then v st between the next 2 v sts to end of row (1 v st remains), v st in 3rd ch; turn. (57 v sts)
Row 21 – 27: Repeat Row 20, finishing with 78 v sts on Row 27.
Row 28: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, *3 dc in next ch-1 sp (shell made), sc between next 2 dc sts; repeat from * to end, finishing last repeat with sc in the 3rd ch; turn. (78 shells or 313 sts)
Row 29: Ch 4, *sc in center st of next shell, ch 1, dc in next sc**, ch 1; repeat from * to end, finishing last repeat at **; turn. (313 sts including chs)
Edging Round 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in each ch-1 sp across Row 29, 2 sc in 3rd ch, sc evenly across top of shawl, 2 sc in last st of Row 29; join with sl st in 2st sc, do not turn.
Edging Round 2: (Ch 2, skip next st, sl st in next st) 156 times (around bottom/sides, not across the top of shawl), break yarn. (156 ch-2 loops)
Wet blocking is recommended. Below is a photo of the shawl pinned out flat:
Et voila! We’ve come to the end of this free crochet shawl pattern – and the end of this Mini CAL! Of course, if you’ve missed the CAL, no worries – this pattern will be right here waiting for you whenever YOU are ready to make it!
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Shira
Of course I’m not nearly there yet, but I’m a bit confused about that last row 17. Should it stay those 76 SC go across row 16, not the foundation chain? The foundation chain would be below row 1, wouldn’t it? Excited to get started!
Tamara Kelly
I’m so sorry, you are correct! I will fix that now! 🙂
deb donnelly
Is this pattern above now fixed that we can go ahead & start it? I want to make this for my Dr she is threatening to retire for a long time now,I only see her once a year,& her office always seems cold to her & me to.Her middle name is Amelia ,which I told her so was my paternal grandmother,when I saw this I am thought it was an omen,lol..& I have enough time before my appointment ,it is a month away.Home it turns out well for me.
Tamara Kelly
Hi Deb! Over 100 of them have been made so far, so I think it’s ready. 🙂
deborah donnelly
Thank you Just think I will give it a start.
Kathryn Smith
This looks lovely and the yarn is beautful, but I can’t find it in the uk yet! I’d love to be able to get some and make this shawl. 🙂
Tamara Kelly
I believe it will be a little while before it reaches the UK. A yarn of the same weight should work in the meantime. 🙂
Rachel
Will this use the entire skein? I just ordered my yarn and am so excited to try it for the first time on such a pretty project! 🙂
Tamara Kelly
There should be a little bit left over, but not much – I made sure not to get tooooo close to the end, just to account for variability between skeins. 🙂
patricia rourke
Let me get this straight–you cut the yarn, go back to the beginning and SC up the short edge then all around this puppy! Right! Managed to get a hold of 3 skeins of this yarn 2 weeks ago on sale at Joann with free shipping—one just happens to be the coral. The colors flow so nice but… don’t think I’d call this a #4 weight. It’s a very light boucle. Not sure if I care for it yet but I’m not really a thinner yarn worker–and under duress do I use fingerings weight. Anxious to see how this works out. Thanks for the pattern.
Tamara Kelly
Yes, you’ve got it! I agree, it does seem light for a 4, but it has great drape! I hope you enjoy it!
Alicisa
Hi,
This is great. I haven’t been crocheting much and this is a good way to get back into it. My local big craft store didn’t have shawl in a ball, but I have some Woolspun. I know it’s heavier but I will be giving it to my Ma and she is always cold. I do have my Odyssey hook which is Awesome!!! Thanks for starting the CAL.
Tamara Kelly
Perfect! Thanks so much Alicisa!
Luanne Becker
If we needed to make it bigger how many do we increase by?
Tamara Kelly
You can start with any number you like! But if you use the recommended yarn, you might run out. 🙂
Francoise
Just wondered – I’m using a different Worsted Yarn for this project. At the end of stage 1, should we be more or less half way through our yarn? Just trying to estimate how much more yarn I will need. Thanks.
Tamara Kelly
Yes, half or a little less. 🙂
Valerie
Hi,
I’m having a hard time picturing what is going on with Row 17. Is that creating a border? (I’m relatively new to crocheting and have mostly just made washcloths.) Also, is part one of the pattern working from the top down? Thanks!
Marie Drewitt
I fear I have cyber something wrong. At the end of row 16 I have 88 stitches. Any suggestions?
Tamara Kelly
My best guess is that you didn’t skip the first st at the beginning of each row, and/or crocheted into the ch-2.
Haley Zimmerman
This looks like a fun way to use the skein of Shawl in a ball I bought last week! I’m late to the party but I’m going to try to catch up before the next part of the pattern is released?
Tamara Kelly
😀 Yay, I’m glad you like it, thank you Haley!
Linda
Two more days. I’m chomping at the bit to see the rest of the pattern.
Tamara Kelly
😀 Soon soon!
Debbie
So excited to see the next part. I have finished the first part of it.
Tamara Kelly
😀 Yay! It will go very quickly from here!
Dawn
I’m so excited I love this and the colors, waiting on part 2 now 🙂 only so I can put it all on one pattern page and print it.
I have 4 test at the hospital today so I want to start it there and work in between each one.
Thank you so much!
Tamara Kelly
Thank you Dawn! It’s all here on the original pattern page now, so you can print it whenever you’re ready. Best of luck with your tests!!
Judy
Is it okay to cut the yarn after we get all the way around the three sides?
Tamara Kelly
You only cut the yarn after Row 16 and then at the very end of the pattern. If you cut in other places, like to avoid a knot, you’ll just have to rejoin there. 🙂
MaY
Just finished part me! Excited for tomorrow’s reveal of part two. Always wanted to do a CAL. This one is perfect for me. I love the way it looks so far! Thank you for including me!
MaY
I mean part ONE…sorry for the mis spelling! Lol!
Tamara Kelly
😀 Thank you May!
Amelia
I LOVE the name! 😉 🙂
Tamara Kelly
Heh, thank you Amelia! 😀
Pam
I was happily on-line awaiting Part 2 of the Amelia Shawl. It finally arrived and now that I have attempted Row 18 4 times without success………………………I have questions. It is probably my interpretation of the pattern as I have trouble with that at times but:
1. The yarn is not broken, we are cointinuing from row 17 with the same yarn. Row 18 the foundation row, correct?
2. We are crocheting in the actual stitches (1 chain) on the foundation row and not in the spaces, right?
3. Is there any way that you can post a close up of Row 17, 18, 19 area of the shawl? : )
At some point, my math will add up and I will get my cutie Amelia Shawl and make a few more. Thank you for the pattern.
Tamara Kelly
I’ll do my best to help!
1. Correct, don’t break the yarn after Row 17. At the end of Row 17, you turn and work back across for Row 18 – not across the top of the shawl, where the foundation ch is, but along the previous row.
2. In Row 18, you are crocheting into actual stitches. You don’t crochet into the ch 1 at the beginning of Row 17.
3. You can see a closeup in the first picture here: https://www.mooglyblog.com/spring-mini-crochet-along-amelia-shawl/
Shira
Having trouble with the end of Row 18. It looks like I’m going to be one stitch short. I added up all the stitches, used and skipped, in Row 18 and it adds up to 141, but in Row 17 we only have 140 stitches. Would a possible solution be to skip only 1 stitch for the second-to-last v stitch? That way when you skip a stitch for the last v stitch, there’ll actually be a stitch left for you to work in.
Kinsor
I was having this problem too! I went over it and over it and also came up with the need for 141 sts for it to come out right, which I of course didn’t have. I’m happy to hear it wasn’t just me 😉
Tamara Kelly
My apologies! My error has been fixed. 🙂
Tamara Kelly
Oh dear! You are correct, it would take 141. So omitting one skipped st will work! I rewrote the row to put it in the middle, but you can put it wherever you like. I’m sorry for the error, thank you for letting me know!
Shira
So glad it’s fixed! Can’t wait to get back to working on it 🙂
Amy
Such beautiful colours! I haven’t heard of the shawl in a ball yarn I will look out for it. Thank you for sharing such a lovely pattern. X
Tamara Kelly
Thank you so much Amy!
Erica
Hi! I’m so very glad to see this pattern. A woman in my craft group was using Shawl in a Ball yarn last week. I was so jealous! I’m going to have to order some for myself. Thank you for this great pattern!
Tamara Kelly
🙂 Thank you so much Erica!
Jayleen Del Rio
Hi Tamara, I am having such a hard time with row 18..ripped out row 18 twice, I keep getting 56 V-stitches instead of 49 V-St. Could you possibly do a crochet chart for this pattern? I did look at the close up picture but it didn’t help with the count. Any help with your pattern will be appreciated?
Tamara Kelly
Hi Jayleen! I actually just re-wrote that Row due to an error. Please take another look, and note that sometimes you skip 2 sts, and sometimes just one. 🙂
Christiann
Beautiful! It is just stunning!
I have gotten through row 22 and I think there is a slight error. In row 20, the first set of instructions in the ** states “once” after it. Shouldn’t that be “twice” – up the side, first, then across the long edge, second. Or does it mean to repeat once and I misunderstood?
Love your patterns! I have made several in the past, and I have plans for several more in the future! (Including the ones yet to come…)
Tamara Kelly
Hi Christiann! Thank you so much!
That line can be confusing – you have the effect right though – you do it once, and then repeat it once (so twice total). 🙂
Shira
Finally finished! How pretty! I still need to block it and haven’t blocked anything before, so wish me luck 🙂
Tamara Kelly
😀 Thank you Shira! I think you’ll like what blocking does!
Audrey Simonettti
i am on rnd 1 of edging. i get the first part, 2sc in each ch-1 space, but then i am lost…if i go across row 29 then where am i putting the 2sc in 3rd ch, sc evenley across top of shawl, 2sc in last st of row 29?
Tamara Kelly
Hi Audrey! The 2 sc in each ch-1 sp is worked across Row 29. The 3rd ch is the #3 ch of the ch 4 that began Row 29. Then, looking at the blocking photo, you sc evenly all the way across that top line (it’s not straight, it’s curved up a bit on each end). This should bring you back to where you began the edging. You then work 2 sc in the last st of Row 29 – the dc worked into the sc of Row 28. Does that help?
Heather
I had been really keen to crochet up anything since getting my hands on some Shawl in a Ball, and found your Amelia Shawl…
I love it! It came out gorgeous, thank you for the pattern!
Tamara Kelly
😀 I’m so glad to hear it! Thank you Heather!
Frankie
Is there a diagram for this pattern? I’m on row 19, count has been fine so far, but I’m off my two v-st now.
Tamara Kelly
No, I’m afraid I don’t have a diagram for this pattern. Be sure you are increasing where indicated, and that you count the first V st made with the ch4 and dc in your count!
Frankie
On row 19, after the first 11 v-st and pm step, instructions say v-st in next ch1 sp. The next step: v St between the next two v-st: question- is one of those two stitches supposed to be the v in whose ch-so I just stitched? Or should I skip to the the next two unused vs? Does that make sense? I think this is where I’m getting off count.
Gwyn
I need help with
“Row 18: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc in the 1st st (first v st made), skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 10 times, v st in next st, skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 11 times, v st in next st, skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 12 times, v st in the next st, skip the next st, v st in next st, (skip the next 2 sts, v st in the next st) 10 times, skip the next st, v st in the last st; turn. (49 v sts)”
I keep getting 51 V stitches not 49. Is it possible to write a diagram out to show what it looks like on the sides of the shawl and across the row?
On the right side (where we start the V Stitches) I have 10 V stitches, then the V stitch, V stitch with no space in between (for the corner). I have this on the left side too. So 12 V-Stitches each side x 2 sides = 24 V stitches…. unless I am counting that wrong?
Any help would be appreciated it! Thank you.
Gwyn
Tamara Kelly
Hi Gwyn!
Unfortunately, to chart Row 18, I’d have to chart the entire pattern, and the resulting chart would be too large to load on the page (too small to see) – and take weeks to make. It sounds like maybe you missed some of the single skipped stitches? There should always be at least one skipped stitch after a V st.
Row 18: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc in the 1st st (first v st made), skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 10 times, v st in next st, skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 11 times, v st in next st, skip the next st, (v st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 12 times, v st in the next st, skip the next st, v st in next st, (skip the next 2 sts, v st in the next st) 10 times, skip the next st, v st in the last st; turn. (49 v sts)
Gwyn
I did not mean to chart the whole pattern what I meant was draw a trapezoid in paint and tell us how many V stitches should be on each of the 3 sides. We know that two sides are equal and should have the same number of V stitches (which I do) I just think I might have messed up the middle from reading your pattern.
Tamara Kelly
There should be 11 on each side, one on each corner, and 25 across the bottom.
Gwyn
Thank you! I figured out my mistake!
Tamara Kelly
🙂 I’m glad! Thank you!
TERESA hOPPER-aRMSTRONG
Hello ! I just finished row 19, and I believe I am off somewhere. I will finish with the correct number of V stitches, but I don’t see to have the correct number of stitches on each side. I came up with the correct number of sc from row 17. 32 on each side and 76 across the top of row 16. I finished row 18 with the correct number of V stitches as well (49). In one of the previous responses, it was indicated that there should be 11 V stitches on each side and 25 across the bottom and one in each corner. Which stitch is considered the “corner”? meaning, in relation to the one skipped stitch. The reason I ask is because on row 19, on the last part, the pattern say “v stitch between the next 2 sts 11 times” but I do not enough v stitches for this but I end up with 54 v stitches. An the ones with the markers are not “even”. One is on top and one is below the corner. Any suggestions?
Tamara Kelly
Hi Theresa! It does sound like something went wrong, though without being able to see it, it’s hard to say exactly where. The marked V sts should visually line up with the bottom two corners of the trapezoid.
Summer
Can’t thank you enough for all you have taught me. Such a great teacher. I like a larger shawl, can I use an extra skein and just do more repeat rows. I’m having trouble picturing how that would work. Thank you.
Tamara Kelly
Thank you, and I’m so sorry I missed this comment before now! Yes, you’d need more yarn, and add more Row 3 – 15 repeats. 🙂
Seema@google adwords training
This looks dazzling and the yarn is beautful, however I can’t discover it in the uk yet! I’d love to have the capacity to get a few and make this shawl
Tamara Kelly
Any 10-12 ply yarn should work – hopefully they’ll get this one across the pond eventually!
Sherry Park
This is a beautiful scarf, but I don’t believe I would be able to make it.
Tamara Kelly
If you’d like to give it a try, I’m happy to help as best I can from here. 🙂
Mary
Hello,
I’ve started working on this shawl a very long time ago, around 2 years, but I’ve just gotten back to working on it and I’ve reached row 19 where it says to v st in ch-1 and between the 2 v st. And I’m confused there because in the photo of your shawl, it looks like there’s a v st in between every 2 v st and not as indicated in row 19. Even though I got the correct number of v st at the end of the row, it just doesn’t look the same as the photo provided there.
Tamara Kelly
Hi Mary! I think that’s where you’re turning the corner?