Hello friends! I am delighted to present my latest crochet pattern. The Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern is here! Even though in Greece we don't consider shawls a thing, I've always loved to use them as triangle scarves. Nick makes fun of me calling me a cow-girl but I don't mind him much! I love to make and wear triangle scarves. I've made so many I had to offer triangle scarves on Akamatra to make room for more.
I was thrilled when I was given the opportunity to create such a scarf with the wonderful Twister yarn from Hobbii yarns, especially after I loved working with them in the making of my crochet amigurumi Natalumis pattern.
This is a very nice cake yarn with lovely gradient colors that twist and intertwine themselves. I choose number 16 that starts with a lovely soft red/magenta and gradually turns into a navy blue. It's a perfect color for an everyday scarf and easily combines with my jeans.
It's a fine sized yarn so you'll need a size 3.00 mm crochet hook to work with it. It might take a little while longer than the "thick and fast" yarns but the stitch definition is worth it. It's 50% cotton and 50% synthetic which makes it super soft, warm and easy to wash. In other words, very easy to handle and appropriate for making garments for every day use. However, the fine size of it allows you make delicate patterns and even some lace work.
The Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern I wrote for this yarn only needs 1 cake which is a nice feature in my opinion and can make a nice turnaround if you plan to invest in this yarn and sell your creations. I tried to keep the pattern easy enough for beginners to be able to follow. You will only need to repeat 10 rows for 6 times, that's it!
Supplies for the Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern
– 1 twister cake yarn from Hobbii yarns in #16 [250g (8.8oz) Ca. 1000m (1094 yds)]
Crochet hook 3.00 mm
Yarn needle
Pair of scissors
Finished size
Height: 105 cm / 41” before blocking
Width: 172 cm / 68” before blocking
Gauge
12 dcs and 5 rows of dcs equal 5 cm x 5 cm / 2” square
Abbreviations
(US terms)
– mc: magic ring
– st: stitch
– ch: chain
– sc: single crochet
– BLO: back loop only
– dc: double crochet
– tr: treble crochet
– sl st: slip stitch
– p: picot stitch (explained in notes)
– CS: cluster stitch (explained in notes)
Notes
– This works from top to bottom.
– The first 3 chains at the start of every row count as 1 dc
– If you are not familiar with a magic ring you can just form a circle by ch4 and slip stitch to close the loop.
– The last stitches of a row are made in the third chain of the previous row
– How to do the cluster stitch (CS): yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, pull through 2 loops in hook. You now have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, pull through 2 loops in hook. You now have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, pull through 2 loops in hook. You now have 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook.
Please note that this is the cluster stitch I used for this pattern. You can also come across the cluster stitch with more dcs forming the stitch. Always read the pattern notes to be sure.
– How to do the picot (p): chain 3 and slip stitch to your first chain.
– If you want to skip the blo in the sc of rows 8 and 9 go ahead. It does add a bit of texture but the main reason why I added it is for practice for the more novice crocheters.
Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern
Start with a MC.
R1. Ch3, 4dc in MC, ch2, 5dc, turn (10dc)
R2. Ch3 (counts as 1dc) dc in same stitch (that’s your increase), dc in each stitch, (2dc
ch2, 2dc) in the ch2 space, dc across to the last stitch, 2dc in the 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (16dc)
R3. Ch4 (counts as 1tr), tr in same st, tr in each st across, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in the ch2 space, tr across to the last stitch, 2tr in the 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (22dc)
R4. Ch4 (counts as 1dc+ch1), dc in same stitch, sk 1 st, (1dc, ch1) in next, till you get to the ch2 space. (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch2, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in the 2ch space, (1dc, ch1, sk) in next st, repeat till the end of the row, 1dc, ch1, 1dc in the 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (18dc, 16 ch1 spaces)
R5. Ch3, dc in same st, sk one st, CS (cluster stitch) st in ch1 space, ch1, sk next st, CS st, ch1 in next ch1 space, repeat until the ch2 space from the previous row, 2dc ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, sk next st, CS st in next ch1 space, ch1, CS st ch1 till the end of the row, 2dc in the in the 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (16 CS sts)
R6. Ch4 (counts as 1dc+ch1), dc in same stitch, sk 1 st, (1dc, ch1) in next, till you get to the ch2 space. (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch2, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in the 2ch space, (1dc, ch1, sk) in next st, repeat till the end of the row, 1dc, ch1, 1dc in the 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (26dc, 24 ch1 spaces)
R7. Ch3, dc in same st, sk one st, CS st in ch1 space, ch1, sk next st, CS st, ch1 in next ch1 space, repeat until the ch2 space from the previous row, 2dc ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, sk next st, CS st in next ch1 space, ch1, CS st ch1 till the end of the row, 2dc in the in the 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (24 CS sts)
R8. ch1, sc in BLO in first st and every st till you get to the ch2 space of the previous row. (2sc, ch2, 2sc) in the ch2 space, sc in BLO in next st and every st till you get to the end of the row, sc in 3rd ch from the previous row, turn (60 sc)
R9. ch1, sc in BLO in first st and every st till you get to the ch2 space of the previous row. (2sc, ch2, 2sc) in the ch2 space, sc in BLO in next st and every st till the end of the row, turn (64 sc)
R10. Ch4 (counts as 1dc+ch1), dc in same stitch, sk 1 st, (1dc, ch1) in next, till you get to the ch2 space. (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch2, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in the 2ch space, (1dc, ch1, sk) in next st, repeat till the end of the row, 1dc, ch1, 1dc in the last st of the previous row, turn (40dc, 38 ch1 spaces)
R11. Ch3, dc in same st, dc in ch1 space, dc across (in each dc and each ch1 space) until you get to the ch2 space, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the ch2 space, dc across (in each dc and each ch1 space) until the end of the row, 2dc in the 3rd ch form the previous row, turn (80dc).
R12.- R61. Repeat R2-R11 5 more times
In R61 you will end up with 430dc meaning 215 on each side.
Border
*sk 2 st, (3dc, p, 3dc) in next, sk 2st, sl st in next*, repeat from * to * for 34 more times, sk 2 sts, p, sk 2sts, (5tr, p, 5tr) dc in ch2 from previous row, sk 2 sts, p, *sk 2 sts, (3dc, p, 3dc) in next, sk 2st, sl st in next*, repeat from * to * for 34 more times.
Cut and secure your yarn.
I was left with a bit of yarn so I made three tassels with it. I added one on each side on top of the first picot of each side and one in the central picot.
That’s it! You’ve made it!
I hope you will enjoy my Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern and made your own shawl(s). I enjoyed working on the pattern with this yarn and can't wait to get my hands on more Twister yarn in other color combinations!
If you have any trouble making the shawl please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I will try and answer any question you might have!
Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern © 2018 Akamatra All rights reserved. It is illegal to copy, sell or pass this the pattern as your own. You can sell the finished items made from the Samurai's wisdom shawl crochet pattern of course by crediting Akamatra.
