Enchanting Eva Shawl

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About Eva
This shawl is dedicated to Eva (25) from Brisbane, Australia. We met through Instagram in 2020. Eva didn’t have a diagnosis and stumbled upon my photo with Jaycee. She recognized herself and reached out to me. The exact same happened to Virginia from Germany that week. Who would have thought only 2 years later the three of us got to meet in real life?
Eva (24), Wilma (28), Virginia (33) in Schwarzwald, Germany. Dec 28, 2022.

About the shawl
For Eva, I wanted to make an elegant shawl design with some lace details. Eva is very calm so I felt like a yellow gradient yarn cake (fingering weight) would be a good match.
The pattern consists of a 8 row pattern repeat that can be repeated as many times as you want. This way you can easily adapt the pattern for a kids’ size or adult size. Below you can find a video tutorial which shows you how to make this shawl step by step.

About me
Hi! I’m Wilma. I’m a crochet designer from Holland.
With my Story Shawls I’m sharing my personal story one stitch at a time.
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About my Story Shawls
I was born with a benign tumor on my face. For over 22 years, doctors were unable to diagnose it. In 2017, I did a second opinion (though honestly, it was more like the 10th opinion) and was finally diagnosed with an ultra-rare condition that affects only a handful of people worldwide.
Since then, I have been actively searching for others with this condition, and I have already found 100 people from all over the world. It has become my life goal to find and meet them.
Many of my upcoming patterns are special shawl designs inspired by my “extended family” as I like to call them.

Story Shawl Collection
I’m working on a shawl collection dedicated to my ‘extended family‘.
I released my first shawl in 2018, and I plan to continue creating them as long as I keep finding new people with the same rare condition as me.
All patterns are available for free including video tutorials.
STORY SHAWL COLLECTION
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Enchanting Eva Shawl
free crochet pattern
Measurements
After blocking:
Height: 24″ / 61 cm
Width: 57″ / 145 cm
Gauge
With hook size 4mm: 20 dc x 10 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm
Written pattern
** An ad-free PDF version is available on Etsy and Ravelry.
It’s designed for printing and this way you can support me **
Ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a ring. Or begin with a magic circle.
Row 1 – dc (WS):
ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 2, 3 dc in ring, turn <6 dc>
Row 2 – dc (GS):
ch 3, 2 dc in first st,
1 dc in next 2 st,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in center ch-2 sp,
1 dc in next 2 st,
3 dc in last st, turn <12 dc>
Row 3 – v-st (WS):
ch 4, 1 dc in 1st st, skip 2 st,
*v-st in next st, skip 2 st* to center ch-2 sp,
(v-st, ch 2, v-st) in center ch-2 sp,
*skip 2 st, v-st in next st* to end,
skip 2 st, v-st in last st, turn <6 v-st>

Row 4 – flowers (GS):
ch 3, 2 dc in first st,
*sc in next v-st, flower in next v-st* to center ch-2 sp, sc in last v-st,
flower in center ch-2 sp,
*sc in next v-st, flower in next v-st* to end,
sc in last v-st, 3 dc in last st, turn <3 flowers including center>
Flower is worked as following:
[puff, ch 2, sl st in puff] repeat 3 more times, 1 puff. You should now have a total of 5 puff and 4 picot in one v-st.
Tip row 4: add a stitch marker in 3rd puff in center ch-2 sp to make it easier to recognize the center in the next row.

Row 5 – fpdc (WS):
ch 3, 2 dc in first st, fpdc in next 2 st,
*fpdc in next sc, fpdc in next 5 puff* to center ch-2 sp, fpdc in last sc,
fpdc in first 2 center puffs,
(1 fpdc, ch 2, 1 fpdc) in 3rd center puff,
fpdc in last 2 center puffs,
*fpdc in next sc, fpdc in next 5 puff* to end,
fpdc in last sc, fpdc in next 2 st, 3 dc in last st, turn <30 fpdc>

Row 6 – v-st texture (GS):
ch 3, 2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 5 st, v-st before first puff 2 rows below, 1 dc in next st,
*1 dc in next 3 st, 1 fptr in 1st dc of v-st 3 rows below, 1 hdc in next st, ch 1, 1 hdc in next 2 st, 1 fptr in 2nd dc of v-st 3 rows below* to center ch-2 sp, 1 dc in next 2 st,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in center ch-2 sp,
1 dc in next 2 st, *fptr in 1st dc of v-st 3 rows below, 1 hdc in next st, ch 1, 1 hdc in next 2 st, fptr in 2nd dc of v-st 3 rows below, 1 dc in next 3 st* to end,
1 dc in next st, v-st after last puff 2 rows below, 1 dc in next 5 st, 3 dc in last st, turn <36 sts not including v-st and fptr/ch>

Row 7 – bobble (WS):
ch 3, 2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 2 st, ch 6, skip next 6 st,
*bobble in next ch-sp, ch 6* to center ch-2 sp,
(hdc, bobble, hdc) in center ch-2 sp,
*ch 6, bobble in next ch-sp* to end,
ch 6, skip 6 st, 1 dc in next 2 st, 3 dc in last st, turn <5 bobbles including center>
Note: push the bobbles to the good side of your work
Fun fact: hdc before and after bobble in center ch-2 sp makes the bobble pop out more

Row 8 – dc (GS):
ch 3, 2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 2 st, skip next 2 st, 6 dc in next ch-6 sp,
*fpdc in next bobble, 5 dc in next ch-6 sp* to center ch-2 sp,
(1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr) in center bobble,
*5 dc in ch-6 sp, fpdc in bobble* to end,
skip 2 st, 6 dc in last ch-6 sp, 1 dc in next 2 st, 3 dc in last st, turn <48 sts>

Row 9 – ch-sp (WS):
ch 3, 1 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st, 1 sc in next st,
*ch 8, skip 5 st, sc in next st* to center ch-2 sp, ch 8, skip next 3 st,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in center ch-2 sp,
ch 8, skip next 3 st, sc in next st, *ch 8, skip 5 st, sc in next st* to end,
dc in next st, 2 dc in last st, turn <8 ch-sp not including center ch-2 sp>

Row 10 – dc (GS):
ch 3, 1 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 2 st, skip sc,
*6 dc in next ch-8 sp* to center ch-2 sp, 1 dc in dc before center ch-2 sp,
(dc, ch 2, dc) in center ch-2 sp,
1 dc in dc after ch-sp, *6 dc in next ch-8 sp* to end,
skip sc, 1 dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in last st, turn <60 dc>

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Repeat
Repeat row 3 – 10 until row 52 or until your shawl has the desired measurement. Make sure to end with row 4 (flower) for a beautiful border.
Stitch count
The table below shows the amount of stitches you should have at the end of each row. Note that stitch count does not include 2 center chains. First 3 turning chains count as 1 stitch.

Tassels (optional)
Make 2 tassels (one for each end of the shawl).
1. Wrap the yarn around your hand or phone 50 times or until you find it thick enough. Cut two more strands which are about 40 cm / 16″.
2. Fold one strand around one of the two ends. Tie a tight knot.
3. Cut the yarn on the bottom (opposite of your knot)

4. Fold the other strand around the top of your tassel, about 1 cm from the top knot. Secure tight.
5. Trim the bottom

Blocking
You can (steam) block the shawl to help smooth the stitches.
End of pattern.
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Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your gift with so many others and a video also.
I love the patterns and I am so impressed by your positive attitude and the way you open yourself to others. You are an encouragement to many, may God richly bless you.
love the shawl and am so pleased that the 3 of you have met up and are friends. honestly thought that the 2 of you were twins. happy crocheting. love your crafts.
Hoi Wilma , prachtige sjaal , die zal Eva geweldig staan .
Heb je voor Virginia ook ‘n sjaal ontworpen ?
Je bent ‘n echte topper , super mooie ontwerpen maak je .
Is het ‘n zus van je die vaker de kleding enz op de foto staat ?
Mvg Marga
It is a lovely pattern! Thanks for sharing! (So glad you have found each other!)
Love love your patterns .could I possibly use a No. 3 yearn for this Eve pattern. I have never used a fingering yarn. thank you Betty
Wow this one is a stunner!! Your designs are amazing I love following your journey. Thank you for your generous spirit