Brambles Shawl

"This stunning rectangular shawl crochet pattern is beginner-friendly. Simple stitch combinations and a self-patterning yarn make colorwork easy! This shawl is worked from side to side across the long edge. It uses a simple stitch combination that is beginner-friendly combined with a beautiful, self-striping or self-patterning yarn, King Cole Bramble DK which gives it a gorgeous look. Skills Used: Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet Crocheting flat in rows, increasing, crocheting into chain spaces, decreasing by skipping stitches"

Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge20 sts x 13 rows = 4.5” (11.5 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not required for this pattern.

Finished SizeAdult: 68” (173 cm) wingspan x 15” (38 cm) height

Materials List

• King Cole Bramble DK yarn (100% acrylic, 3 oz/100 g, 320 yd/290 m) – 4 skeins in 4494 Heather, or approximately 1,200 yd (1,097.5 m) in any self-striping, light weight yarn
• US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
• Bent-tip yarn needle