You know when you’ve made something you just love, can’t stop touching, and can’t wait to wear? For me, that’s the Quicksilver Shawlette – a free crochet shawl pattern here on Moogly!

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The Quicksilver Shawlette is, to date, my favorite piece. I love the neutrals, the interplay of the stitch patterns, the edging – all of it. And it uses (less than) 2 balls of yarn – and takes only a few evenings to make!

And I’m so excited to share this finished pattern with you! It’s interesting, while still being a great Netflix pattern – and I can’t wait to wear it out. It is the perfect blend of feminine and graphic, ready for date night, school runs, and coffee with friends, jeans, leggings, dresses, fall, and winter!

I used LB Collection Superwash Merino, and love the combination of Charcoal and Ivory. But this pattern would be amazing with other color combos too. Imagine a bright pink Dahlia instead of the Ivory, or go tone on tone with Eggplant and Wild Berry – so many possibilities!

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Quicksilver Shawlette

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US – K, 6.5mm hook – Furls Crochet

350 yds Lion Brand LB Collection Superwash Merino (100% merino; DK/8 ply; yarn symbol “3”; 306 yds /280 m; 3.53 oz)
Color A: Charcoal (1 ball, or 290 yds)
Color B: Ivory (1 ball, or 60 yds)

Gauge: 17 sts x 6 rows = 4″ in Repeated Rows stitch pattern (after light blocking)

Finished Size: 52″ x 22.5″ x 56″ (after light blocking)

Helpful Links and Tutorials:

Quicksilver Shawlette Tutorial and Charts

Crochet Abbreviations

CSDC (Chainless Starting Double Crochet)

Join with a dc

Crocheting into the ch sp

Join with a sc

Note: This pattern uses only basic stitches – chains, single crochet, and double crochet – except for the CSDC. If preferred, substitute a ch-3 for the CSDC, or a ch-2 and dc in the first st – whichever method you like best to begin a row of double crochet!

INSTRUCTIONS:

Row 1: With Color A, ch 2, skip the ch closest to the hook, 2 dc in the last ch; turn. (2 sts)

Row 2: CSDC in the first st, ch 1, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts inc ch)

Row 3: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, ch 1, dc in the last dc st; turn. (4 sts inc ch)

Row 4: CSDC in the first st, 2 dc in the same st, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the last dc; turn. (5 sts inc ch)

Row 5: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc, ch 1, dc in the last dc; turn. (6 sts inc chs)

Row 6: CSDC in the first st, ch 1, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the last dc; turn. (7 sts inc chs)

BEGIN REPEATED ROWS – Rows 7-12:

Row 7: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, *ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the next dc; rep from * to end, turn. (8 sts inc ch)

Row 8: CSDC in the first st, ch 1, dc in the next st, *ch 1, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc; rep from * to end, turn. (9 sts inc ch)

Row 9: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, *ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the next dc; rep from * across, then ch 1 and dc in the last dc, turn. (10 sts inc chs)

Row 10: CSDC in the first st, 2 dc in the same st, *ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc,** ch 1, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the next dc; rep from * across finishing last rep at **, turn. (11 sts inc chs)

Row 11: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc, *ch 1, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc; rep from * across, then ch 1 and dc in the last dc, turn. (12 sts inc chs)

Row 12: CSDC in the first st, ch 1, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc, *ch 1, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc; rep from * across, turn. (13 sts inc chs)

Row 13 – 63: Repeat Rows 7 – 12 (stitch count will increase by 1 per row), ending on a Row 9 repeat. Break Color A.

BEGIN SPECIAL SECTION – Rows 64-69:

Row 64: With Color B, join with dc in first st, dc in the same st, dc in each rem st and ch sp across; turn. (65 sts)

Row 65: CSDC in the first st, *ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st; rep from * across, then dc in the last st, turn. (66 sts inc chs)

Row 66: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, *skip the next dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next dc, skip the next dc, dc in the next dc; rep from * across, turn. (8 shells)

Row 67: CSDC in the first st, *ch 3, skip the next 3 dc sts, sc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 3, skip the next 3 dc sts, dc in the next dc; rep from * until 2 sts rem, then ch 1, skip the next st, 2 dc in the last st, turn. (68 sts inc chs)

Row 68: CSDC in the first st, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the next dc, *ch 1, dc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 1, dc in the next st; rep from * across, turn. (69 sts inc chs)

Row 69: CSDC in the first st, *dc in the next ch sp, dc in the next dc; rep from * until 2 sts rem, then dc in the next st, 2 dc in the last st, turn and break Color B. (70 sts)

Row 70: With Color A, join with dc in first st, 2 dc in the same st, *ch 1, skip the next 2 dc, dc in the next dc,** ch 1, skip the next 2 dc, 3 dc in the next dc; rep from * across finishing last rep at **, turn. (71 sts inc chs)

Row 71 -79: Repeat Rows 11 and 12, then Rows 7 – 12, then Row 7 again, break Color A.

Row 80 – 85: Repeat Rows 64-69.

Row 86: With Color A, join with dc in first st, ch 1, dc in the next st, *ch 1, skip the next 2 dc, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next 2 dc, dc in the next dc; rep from * to end, turn. (87 sts inc chs)

Row 87: Repeat Row 9, but do not turn at the end of the row.

Edging Round 1: Turn shawlette 90 degrees to work along the longest edge, *ch 2, sc in top of next row; rep from * to corner; work 2 more sc in corner; rep from * across second longest edge to corner; CSDC in the first st of the previous row, 3 dc in the same st, ^skip the next dc, sc in the next dc,^^ skip the next dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next dc; rep from ^ across previous row finishing last rep at ^^; join to first ch-2 of edging and break yarn.

NOTE ON THE NEXT ROW: If you prefer to wear your shawlette with the ends on your right shoulder, then you can turn at the end of the previous round. If you prefer to wear your shawlette with the ends on your left shoulder, then do not turn. (Try it on before breaking the yarn after the next round to be sure Edging Row 2 is worked on your preferred side.)

Edging Row 2: With Color B, join with sc in top of CSDC of Edging Round 1, sc in next 3 sts, *skip the next sc, sc in the next 3 sts, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the next ch-2 sp, sc in the next 3 sts; rep from * across, sc in the last st, break yarn. Weave in all ends and block lightly to dimensions given.

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The Quicksilver Shawlette is so fun to make – and you can upsize it too if you want a full sized shawl, just adding more repeats until you have the size you want! If that’s something you do want, keep these tips in mind:

The Special Section can only begin after a row that has a stitch count that is a multiple of 8 – like Row 63 (which has 64 sts – 8×8) and Row 79 (which has 80 sts – 10×8).

After a Special Section, begin again with the Repeated Row that would usually come after that last Repeated Row you made before the Special Section. For instance, Row 63 is a Row 9 repeat, so after working the Special Section, we begin again with Color A in Row 70 with a Row 10 repeat. Row 79 is a Row 7 repeat, so after that Special Section, Row 86 is a Row 8 repeat.

You may need to end the last section of Edging Round 1 in a different place, depending on how many stitches are in the previous Row – if you don’t “land” with a sc, work a half shell to match the other end – aka 4 dc sts.

And that’s it! I hope you enjoy making the Quicksilver Shawlette your own. Please do share your photos on social media with me – on the Moogly Facebook page or @mooglyblog on Instagram or Twitter – I love seeing what you’ve made!

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