Phoenix Wings Shawl

Free Shawl Crochet Pattern

I named this the Phoenix Wings shawl, because the vertical stripes resemble feathers, while the color-changing yarn I used puts me in mind of a warm fire, or a sunset.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
- Basic crochet stitches: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc),
- Advanced crochet stitch: double treble crochet (dtr), double treble group (dtr group), double dtr group (dbl dtr group).

Size: width 80” (200 cm), depth 14” (35 cm)

Materials: Zauberball Schoppel (affiliate link)-Wolle light fingering weight yarn (75% Wool, 25% Nylon ), 459 yards (420 meters)/100 gr, color 1536 – 1 ball. (CC)
Knit Picks (affiliate link) Palette light fingering weight 100% wool yarn 210 m (231 yds)/ 50 g, color Black – 2 balls. (MC)

Hook: F (3.75 mm)

Gauge: 12 dc = 2” (5 cm)

Abbreviations

ch = chain
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
dtr – double treble crochet (3 yarn overs)
dtr group – work 3 dtr into next st until 1 loop of each remains on the hook, yo and pool through all 4 loops on the hoop.

Dbl dtr group – double dtr group: work 3 dtr into same st as last group until 1 loop of each remain on the hook (4 loops on the hook), skip 5, work another 3 dtr into the next st until 1 loop of each remains on the hook, yo, pool through remaining 7 loops.

Short Overview of the pattern:

The shawl is crocheted sideways, from the pointy end. The shawl is worked in a combination of black and self-striping yarn. The stripes in black yarn are worked in dc and the stripes in self-striping yarn are worked in double dtr groups. The shawl is shaped by working ch 6 at one side every 8th row. When the width of the shawl and the length of the half of the shawl is as you wish it, the shawl is being shaped by working one double dtr group less every 8th row. The shawl is finished with 2 rows of dc along the straight edge of the shawl.


Shawl

Note: Turn after every row

With black yarn ch 12.

Row 1: 1 dc in 5th ch from the hook, 1 dc in each of the next 8 chs.

Row 2: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each of the next 8 dc.

With CC yarn: secure CC yarn at the beginning of the row.

Row 3: ch 5, skip 3 sts, dtr group in next st (see instructions above), ch 5, dtr group in same st, dtr in last st.

Row 4: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), 1 sc in dtr group, 5 sc in ch-5-space, 1 sc in dtr group, 1 sc in 5th ch of ch-5.

With black yarn:

Row 5: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next 8 sc.

Row 6: same as row 5.

With CC yarn:

Rows 7-8: same as rows 3-4.

With black yarn:

Row 9: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next 8 sc, ch 9.

Row 10: 1 dc in 5th ch from the hook, 1 dc in each of next 4 chs, 1 dc in each of the next 8 dc.

With CC yarn:

Row 11: ch 5, skip 3 sts, dtr group in next st, dbl dtr group, ch 5, dtr group in same st of 2nd leg of previous dbl dtr group, dtr in last st.

Row 12: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), 1 sc in dtr group, 5 sc in ch-5-space, 1 sc in dbl dtr group, 5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dtr group, 1 sc in 5th ch of ch-5.

With black yarn:

Row 13: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row. 15 dc.

Row 14: same as row 13.

With CC yarn:

Rows 15-16: same as rows 11-12.

With black yarn:

Row 17: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row, ch 9.

Row 18: 1 dc in 5th ch from the hook, 1 dc in each of next 4 chs, 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row. 21 dc.

With CC yarn:

Row 19: ch 5, skip 3 sts, dtr group in next st, *dbl dtr group, ch 5*- repeat from * to the last 4 dc, dtr group in same st of 2nd leg of previous dbl dtr group, dtr in last st.

Row 20: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), 1 sc in dtr group, *5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dbl dtr group*- repeat from * to the last ch-5, 5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dtr group, 1 sc in top of ch-5.

With black yarn:

Row 21: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row.

Row 22: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row.

With CC yarn:

Rows 23-24: same as rows 19-20.

With black yarn:

Row 25: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row, ch 9.

Row 26: 1 dc in 5th ch from the hook, 1 dc in each of next 4 chs, 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row.

With CC yarn:

Row 27: ch 5, skip 3 sts, dtr group in next st, *dbl dtr group, ch 5*- repeat from * to the last 4 dc, dtr group in same st of 2nd leg of previous dbl dtr group, dtr in last st.

Row 28: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), 1 sc in dtr group, *5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dbl dtr group* repeat from * to the last ch-5, 5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dtr group, 1 sc in ch-5.

With black yarn:

Row 29: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row.

Row 30: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row.

With CC yarn:

Rows 31-32: same as rows 27-28.

Repeat rows 25-32 until there are 13 dbl dtr groups in one row or to desired width. Total 120 rows.

With black yarn:

Row 121: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row, 87 sts

Row 122: 1 sl st in each of next 6 dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row. 81 sts.

With CC yarn:

Row 123: ch 5, skip 3 sts, dtr group in next st, (dbl dtr group, ch 5) repeat to the last 4 dc, dtr group in same st of 2nd leg of previous dbl dtr group, dtr in last st.

Row 124: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), 1 sc in dtr group, (5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dbl dtr group) repeat to the last ch-5, 5 sc in ch-5, 1 sc in dtr group, 1 sc in ch-5.

With black yarn:

Row 125: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row.

Row 126: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row.

With CC yarn:

Rows 127-128: same as rows 123-124.

Repeat rows 121-128 until there are no dbl dtr groups only 2 dtr groups. Total 224 rows from the beginning.

Tie off and cut CC yarn.

With black yarn:

Row 225: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each sc to the end of the row.

Row 226: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each dc to the end of the row.

Don’t cut the yarn.

Work 2 rows of dc along the straight edge of the shawl. Tie off.

Finishing

Weave in all yarn ends. Block.

Have fun!