Flamingo shawl - free crochet pattern

 

I have today an easy shawl/wrap pattern for you using only basic crochet stitches making it suitable for beginners. 

You can watch the video tutorial here

You can purchase an ads free PDF version of this pattern from here

Skill Level

Easy/beginner

Materials 

Light worsted weight/DK weight/category 3 yarn about 600 yards

G/4 mm crochet hook

Size

The shawl measures about 20 inches wide and 80 inches long after blocking

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

** - repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as directed

ch  - chain

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

For custom size

To increase the length just increase the number of times the row is repeated.

For a custom width make initial chains in multiples of 11 + 5

Instruction

Row 1: Ch 93, dc in 5^th ch from hook, dc in next 4 ch, ch 3, skip 1 ch, **dc in next 10 ch, ch 3, skip 1 ch** Repeat from ** to ** 6 more times, dc in last 6 ch. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st dc), dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, skip 2 dc, **dc in next 6 dc, ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, skip next 2 dc** Repeat from ** to ** 6 more times, dc in last 4 sts. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st dc), dc in next dc, **ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, skip 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc** Repeat from ** to ** across. Turn.

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next dc, **2 dc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 2 dc** Repeat from ** to ** across. Turn.

Row 5: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in ch-3 space, ch 3, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, **dc in next 6 dc, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 2 dc in next ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** across, dc in last 4 sts. Turn.

Repeat rows 2 to 5. 

In the last row of the shawl which is a row 5 repeat, instead of ch-3 space work ch-1 space.