Bella Vita Shawl

Hi all, I have something new for you today. Or well, my mom actually! My mom made a shawl with one of my gradient ply yarn cakes and asked me to write down the pattern so others can make the shawl as well.

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So here it is, her first shawl pattern. She calls it the Bella Vita Shawl, which means good life in Italian. I love how the yarn does a ‘magic trick’ by automatically changing the colors so subtle!

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My mom’s current obsession is the puff stitch, which you can definitely see back in this design. She wanted to keep the design as simple as possible and therefor made a series of stitches that repeats itself throughout the pattern.

Below you can find the pattern, as well some extra information about the yarn in the materials section. Unfortunately the Etsy shop that sold the yarn has closed at the end of 2017. I’ve added a link to another Etsy store that sells similar yarn cakes to in the USA.

She made another shawl with the following colors (doesn’t it remind you of sunset colors!?)

Materials

– 1 yarn cake which is 3 ply and 1.000m (1.094 yards).
Alternative yarn cakes: Scheepjes Whirls.

> Read more about gradient yarn cakes

– 3.5 mm hook (US E/4 hook, UK 9)

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Finished size

Height: 75cm / 30” before blocking
Width: 175cm / 69” before blocking

Gauge

Gauge will vary depending on what yarn you use. With a 3ply cake:
20 double crochet and 12 rows equal 10 cm x 10 cm / 4” square

Abbreviations/stitches that are used (US terms)

ch: chain
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
puff: puff stitch
picot: ch 3, sc in first ch
**: repeat what’s between the **

Puff stitch

Below you can find a video showing you how to crochet the puff stitch.

Other notes

– We turn our work at the end of every row
– The first 3 chains at the start of every row count as 1 dc
– Double crochet stitches above the chains are worked around the chains instead of inserting your hook through the loops.
– The last stitches of a row are made in the third chain of the previous row.
– The counting does not include the chain 2 in every corner.
– This pattern was updated in 2017 to fix mistakes and improve readability. In case you need the older version, you can find it here.

Pattern Bella Vita Shawl

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Start with 4 chains, slip stitch in the first stitch to close the round (4)

Row 1:
ch 3, 3 dc in the ring, ch 2, 4 dc in the ring (8)

Row 2:
ch 3, 2dc in the first stitch,
1 dc in every stitch till corner,
*1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc* in corner,
1 dc in every stitch till end,
3 dc in last stitch (14)

Row 3 and 4: repeat row 2 (20, 26)

Row 5:
ch 3, 1dc in the first stitch,
1 dc in every stitch till corner,
*1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in corner*,
1 dc in every stitch till end,
2 dc in last stitch (30)

Row 6 – 13 (8 rows): repeat row 2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5 (36, 40, 46, 50, 56, 60, 66, 70)

The ‘big gap’ rows

Row 14:
ch 3, 1 dc in the first stitch, ch 2
*skip 2, 2 dc, ch 2* till corner,
*1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc* in the corner,
*ch 2, skip 2, 2 dc* till end,
ch 2, skip 2, 2 dc in last stitch (74)

Row 15:
ch 3, 1 dc in the first stitch, 1 dc in the second stitch,
*2 dc around the chain bow, 2 dc* till corner,
1 dc in the next stitch, *1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc* in corner,
1 dc, *2 dc around the chain bow, 2dc* till end,
1 dc in the one but last stitch, 2 dc in the last stitch (78)

Row 16: repeat row 14 (82)
Row 17: repeat row 15 (86)

The puff stitch part

Row 18:
ch 2, 2 sc in first stitch,
*1 sc in each stitch* till corner,
*1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc* in corner,
*1 sc in each stitch* till end,
3 sc in last stitch (92)

Row 19:
ch 3, 1 dc in the first stitch,
*ch 1, skip 1, 1 puff stitch* till corner,
*1 puff, ch 2, 1 puff* in corner,
*ch 1, skip 1, 1 puff stitch* till end,
2 dc in last stitch (23 puffs and 2 dc on both sides)

Row 20: repeat row 19. Make the puff stitches between the puff stitches of the previous row (24 puffs and 2 dc on both sides)

Row 21:
ch 2, 1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc in the second stitch,
*2 sc between the puff stitches* till corner,
*1sc, ch 3, 1 sc* in corner,
*2 sc between the puff stitches* till end,
1 sc in the one but last stitch, 2 sc in the last stitch (104)

3 rows with smaller gaps

Row 22:
Ch 4, 1 dc in the first stitch,
ch 1, skip 1, *1 dc, ch 1, skip 1* till corner,
*1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc* in corner,
*ch 1, skip 1, 1 dc* till end,
ch 1, skip 1, *1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc* in last stitch (110)

Row 23:
Ch 4, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in the first stitch,
*ch 1, skip 1, 1 dc* till corner,
chain 1, *1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc* in corner,
chain 1, skip 1, *1 dc, ch 1, skip 1* till end,
*1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc* in last stitch (122)

Row 24: repeat row 22 (130)

Making puff stitches again

Row 25:
ch 2, 2 sc in the first stitch,
*2 sc around the chain bow, skip next dc* till corner,
*1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc* in corner,
*skip next dc, 2 sc around the chain bow* till end,
3 sc in last stitch (you should have 68 sc on both sides, 136 in total)

Row 26: repeat row 19 (34 puff stitches and 2 dc on both sides)
Row 27: repeat row 20 (35 puff stitches and 2 dc on both sides)

Row 28:
ch 2, 1 sc in the second stitch,
*2 sc between the puff stitches* till corner,
*1sc, ch 3, 1 sc* in corner,
*2 sc between the puff stitches* till end,
1 sc in the one but last stitch, 1 sc in the last stitch (146)

And the last ‘big gap’ rows!

Row 29: repeat row 5 (150)
Row 30: repeat row 14 (154)
Row 31: repeat row 15 (158)
Row 32: repeat row 14 (162)
Row 33: repeat row 15 (166)

Now it’s all repeat repeat repeat!

Row 34 – 44 (11 rows): repeat row 2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5,2
Row 45 – 64 (20 rows): Repeat rows 14 – 33
Row 65 – 74 (10 rows): repeat row 2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5

To make it more clear and easier to track, I have created a table which summarizes row 34 till 72. The table below shows what row you should repeat and the amount of stitches you should have at the end of the row.

If you want to make your shawl longer, continue making the rows you just made.

Border

Row 75: repeat row 14 (177 dc on both sides)

Row 76:
ch 2, 1 sc in the first stitch,
*1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc,1 picot on the dc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, skip 1* till corner,
*1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc* in corner,
*skip 1, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 picot on the dc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1sc, skip 1* repeat till end,
2 sc in last stitch

(picot: ch 3, sc in first ch)

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