Lovely Luisa Shawl
I am excited to share my new free crochet shawl pattern: the Lovely Luisa Shawl. This shawl has a beautiful texture created by the combination of two simple crochet stitches. The border is made out of little hearts. It is the third design in my new series of patterns dedicated to my extended family (people with the same condition as me).
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About Luisa
The Lovely Luisa Shawl is dedicated to dear Luisa, a four year old girl from Brazil. She’s the proud big sister of 2 year old Thais and together with their parents they live in Sao Paulo.
Luisa is a real entertainer: she likes singing, dancing and acting. Later she will be an actress ;). Oh, and she’s a big fan of Frozen – just like me ghehe.
She reminds me of myself and I can’t wait to meet her and her family one day! I am going to try to visit her in Brazil next year (if I can find some affordable plane tickets ghehe).
Luisa dancing in her cute Carnaval outfit
About the design
When I think of lovely Luisa, I think of girly things, the color pink and hearts. I decided to make a textured shawl with a playful border made out of hearts, a bit like my pom pom happiness shawl which has a border with pom poms.
I used a gradient yarn cake with the colors green, yellow and pink: green and yellow based on Brazil’s national flag and pink for a girly touch with pink hearts.
The basis of the shawl is very simple. The entire shawl is a repeat of only 3 rows. To create some beautiful details and texture, I combined double crochet stitches with a special stitch that is similar to the spike stitch. Every 4 rows the two stitches are alternated.
The cute border with little hearts
The texture created by combing two stitches only
I love the beautiful drape of fingering weight yarn
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About this series of patterns
I was born with a (benign) tumor in my face. For more than 22 years my doctors did not know what it was exactly. In 2017 I did a second opinion and got diagnosed with an ultra rare condition. I immediately started searching for other people with this condition.
So far I have found about 20 people in the whole wide world. It’s amazing how many similarities we have and how much we look alike. I feel very grateful they came into my life.
Many of my upcoming patterns, including this one, will be special designs inspired by my new ‘extended family’ who have made a huge impact on me.
> Read more about me
> Read more about this special series of patterns
Lovely Luisa
Lovely Luisa Shawl pattern
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Materials
– 1 gradient yarn cake (Weight 3/light, 875yds/7.1oz, 800m/200g). Unfortunately my color is not available, but color 507 is somewhat similar. Click here to read more about alternative yarn cakes available worldwide.
– Crochet hook 4mm (US G/6 hook, UK 8)
– Crochet hook 3.5mm (US E/4 hook) – you’ll need this size for the border
Finished size
After blocking:
Height: 60cm / 23.5”
Width: 180cm / 71”
Gauge
15 double crochet stitches equal 10 cm / 4”
12 rows equal 10 cm / 4”
Stitches used
– st: stitch
– ch: chain
– sl st: slip stitch
– sc: single crochet
– hdc: half double crochet
– dc: double crochet
– tr: treble (triple) crochet
– sp: spike stitch (modified version, see video)
Notes
– This pattern is written in US terminology
– The shawl is worked in rows, we turn our work after each row
– Make sure to crochet loose – if you notice you crochet tight, use a bigger crochet hook!
– Especially the spike stitches need to be very loose
– The first 3 chains at the start of every row count as 1 dc
– The last stitches of a row are made in the third chain of the previous row
Video
Here you can find a video tutorial of the Lovely Luisa Shawl.
* Click here to watch the video on YouTube
Shawl
Start with 4 chains, slip stitch in the first stitch to close the round
Row 1:
ch 3, 3 dc in the ring, ch 2, 4 dc in the ring, turn (8)
Row 2:
ch 3, 2dc in the first stitch,
1 dc in every stitch till corner,
1 sp in last st before corner,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in corner),
1 sp in first st after corner,
1 dc in every stitch till end,
3 dc in last stitch, turn (14)
Row 3 & 4:
Repeat row 2 (20, 26)
Row 5:
ch 3, 2dc in the first stitch,
*1dc in next st, 1 sp in next st* till corner,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in corner),
*1 sp in next st, 1dc in next st, * till end,
3 dc in last stitch, turn (32)
Row 6:
ch 3, 2dc in the first stitch,
1 sp in next st,
*1dc in next st, 1 sp in next st* till corner,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in corner),
*1 sp in next st, 1dc in next st, * till end,
1 sp in next st,
3 dc in last stitch, turn (38)
Row 7 & 8:
Repeat row 5 & 6 (44, 50)
From now on it’s all repeat!
Row 9 – 12:
Repeat row 2 (56, 62, 68, 74)
Row 13 – 16
Repeat row 5 till 8 (80, 86, 92, 98)
Row 17 – 20
Repeat row 2 (104, 110, 116, 122)
Row 21 – 24
Repeat row 5 till 8 (128, 134, 140, 146)
Row 25 – 28
Repeat row 2 (152, 158, 164, 170)
Row 29 – 32
Repeat row 5 till 8 (176, 182, 188, 194)
Row 33 – 36
Repeat row 2 (200, 206, 212, 218)
Row 37 – 40
Repeat row 5 till 8 (224, 230, 236, 242)
Row 41 – 44
Repeat row 2 (248, 254, 260, 266)
Row 45 – 48
Repeat row 5 till 8 (272, 278, 284, 290)
Row 49 – 52
Repeat row 2 (296, 302, 308, 314)
Border
Use a smaller hook: 3.5mm. See my video tutorial above.
ch 1, 1sc in first st,
*ch 9, sl st in 4th ch from hook (a ring is created), ch 2, flip the ring horizontally, work the following stitches in the ring: 3 dc, 3 hdc, ch 1, 1 triple crochet, ch 1, 3 hdc, 3 dc, ch 2, sl st in ring.
Ch 5, skip 3 st, 1sc in next 3 st* repeat till end.
After making the last heart, make 1 sc in the last stitch.
Note: in the corner I also made a heart.
1. chain 9 | 2. sl st in 4th ch from hook |
3. ch 2 | 4. flip horizontally |
5. 3dc, 3hdc, ch 1, 1tr | 6. ch 1, 3hdc, 3dc, ch 2, sl st |
7. ch 5 | 8. skip 3, 1 sc in next 3 st |
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Lovely
Hoi.hoi wat een geweldige sjaal. Kan dit ook met scheepjes whirl, 1000m?
Hoi Sandra, bedankt voor het compliment! Dat kan zeker, de Scheepjes whirl heeft wel wat meer looplengte dan mijn cake. Je kan ervoor kiezen de bol helemaal te gebruiken, dan wordt het een grotere sjaal. Of je stopt gewoon wanneer je denkt dat de sjaal groot genoeg is! 🙂
I don’t want to be nosy but what kind of tumor do you have? I have a disorder that causes tumors to grow inside and outside my body.
Love the pattern. Thanks for sharing such awesome DIY tutorial. Gonna share it.
Hi: I love your new Luisa Shawl . It is very beautiful and vibrant in color. I looked on Raverly to see the cost of t6he pattern but it is in EURO. I’m in the US so how can I purchase the pattern..
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I’ve got a 3 play cake…would that work? Should I go down a hook size?
Yes, 3-ply will work too. I think a smaller hook is better if the yarn is thinner. Try 3.5mm for the shawl and 3mm for the border!
when u say yarn cake. any certain brand? is caroncake ok ?
Hi Stacy, I put a link to the shop that sells similar yarn cakes with the same length. A caron cake is very different, it’s worsted yarn, less yardage and not gradient. Here you can find some more examples of gradient yarn cakes: https://wilmade.com/gradient-yarn-cakes-where-can-i-buy-them/ – if you want to use lionbrand or redheart, you will need 2 because they are only 437 yds!