Home » Vela Flower Friend Shawl 1

Vela Flower Friend Shawl 1

After finishing the Vela Flower Shawl, I decided to make a shawl that’s completely made with just 1 of the 3 flower stitches that were used for the original design.

This shawl features Vela’s Flower Friend 1. It’s a triangle shawl worked top-down and full of visual texture. This beautiful crochet flower shawl pattern is available for free and includes a video tutorial.

Get the free pattern below or purchase the ad-free PDF version of this pattern on Etsy and Ravelry. The PDF is designed for printing and this way you can support me!

Free crochet flower shawl pattern - Vela Flower Friend Shawll

Permission: Learn more about selling finished items using my patterns in my FAQ here.

Free ways to support me

Free crochet flower shawl pattern - Vela Flower Friend Shawl pinterest pin

Maybe you also like: Ana Lucia Shawl

About Vela

The Vela Flower Shawls are dedicated to Vela, my 4 year old mini-me from San Diego who also was my flower girl when I got married in Las Vegas.

Vela has the same blond hair, blue eyes and even the same character and temper as I had at that age: literally my mini-me!

She absolutely loves flowers. She always wants to smell them and calls flowers her flower friends.

Wilma and mini-me Vela

Maybe you also like: This Is Me Shawl

About the design

This crochet flower shawl is a simple version of the Vela Flower Shawl which is inspired by Vela’s love for flowers. The shawl features 3 unique flower stitches a.k.a. ‘Vela’s Flower Friends’.

The Vela Flower Friend Shawl 1Vela Flower Friend Shawl 2 and Vela Flower Friend Shawl 3 respectively feature 1 of the 3 stitches. Make a shawl with your favorite flower stitch or go all the way and combine all 3 stitches in the original Vela Flower Shawl!

About the pattern

This shawl is worked top-down and features mostly basic stitches such as dc, sc and chains.

This shawl contains three different sections each featuring the Vela Flower Friend stitch 1

Between the flower sections are 7 rows of dc, post stitches and dc worked in the back loop only. This creates a beautiful texture.

Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with a video tutorial which shows how to make this shawl.

Free crochet flower shawl pattern - Vela Flower Friend Shawll

Maybe you also like: Jaycee Butterfly Shawl

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.

> Read more about me
> Read more about my story shawls

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.

Wilma en Jaycee - Facial Infiltrating Lipomatosis FIL PROS PIK3ca

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

If you don’t see the video, turn off your ad-blocker.

Vela Flower Friend Shawl 1
free crochet pattern

Materials

Gradient yarn cake (fingering weight, 3ply, 1.095 yards / 1.000m, 200g). You can find similar yarn on Etsy. Or click here to read about more alternatives in the USA.

– Crochet hook 4mm (US G/6 hook)

– Stitch markers

– Tassel maker

Tapestry needle

– Scissors

Finished size

Height: 60 cm / 23.5″
Width: 150 cm / 59”

Gauge

20 dc and 10 rows equal 10 cm x 10 cm / 4” square

Stitches & abbreviations

– st: stitch
– sl st: slip stitch
– ch: chain
– ch-sp: chain space
– sc: single crochet
– dc: double crochet
– dc blo: double crochet worked in the back loop only
– fpdc: front post double crochet
– Special stitch:

Flower friend 1:
1 sc in next st, ch 4, 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in same ch, *ch 3, 1 dc in same ch, ch 3, sl st in same ch* repeat 2 more times, ch 1, sc in same st as where you started

Notes

– This pattern is written in US terminology

– Shawl is worked top down

– First 3 chains count as a stitch

– Stitch count does not include 2 center chains

– It is helpful to place a marker in the first, center and last stitches and move it up with every row

Video tutorial

Below you can find my video tutorial. If you do not see the video, turn off your ad-blocker.

Click here to watch the video on YouTube. For this shawl only 00:00 till 17:48 is relevant for you.

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:
ch 3, 3 dc into ring, ch 2, 4 dc into ring, turn (8)

Row 2: 

ch 3, 2 dc in first st,
1 dc in each st to center ch-sp,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in center ch-sp,
1 dc in each st to end,
3 dc in last st, turn (14)

Row 3 – 5:
Repeat row 2 (20, 26, 32)

Row 6:
ch 3, 2 dc in 1st st,
1 fpdc in each st to ch-2 space,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) into ch-2 space,
1 fpdc in each st to end,
3 dc in last st, turn (38)

Row 7:
ch 3, 2 dc blo in 1st st,
1 dc blo in each st to ch-2 space,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) into ch-2 space,
1 dc blo in each st to end,
3 dc blo in last st, turn (44)

— Flower friend 1 

Flower friend 1:
1 sc in next st, ch 4, 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in same ch, *ch 3, 1 dc in same ch, ch 3, sl st in same ch* repeat 2 more times, ch 1, sc in same st as where you started

Row 8:
ch 3, 1 dc in first st, ch 2, 1 sc in next st,
*ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in next st* to center ch-2 sp, ch 2,
(1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in center ch-2 sp,
*ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in next st* to end,
ch 2, 2 dc in last st, turn (17 ch-sp)

Row 8

Row 9:
ch 3, 1 dc in first st, ch 3, skip next dc,
*flower in next sc, ch 6, skip next sc* to center ch-2 sp,
flower in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc,
(flower) in center ch-2 sp,
skip next sc, ch 3, flower in next sc,
*ch 6, skip next sc, flower in next st* to end,
ch 3, skip next dc, 2 dc in last st, turn (9 flowers)

Row 9

Row 10:
ch 3, 1 dc in first st, ch 3, skip next dc, 1 sc in next ch-sp,
*ch 3, 1 sc in next flower, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-sp* to center flower, ch 3,
(1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in center-flower,
*ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-sp, ch 3, 1 sc in next flower* to end,
ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-sp, ch 3, skip next dc, 2 dc in last st, turn (21 ch-sp)

Row 10

Row 11 – 16:
repeat row 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 10 (11 flowers, 25 ch-sp, 13 flowers, 29 ch-sp, 15 flowers, 33 ch-sp)

If you have any questions, you can join my Facebook Group

— Ribbing —

Row 17:
ch 3, 1 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st,
*2 dc in next ch-sp, 1 dc in next st* to center ch-2 sp,
(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in center ch-2 sp,
*1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next ch-sp* to end,
1 dc in next st, 2 dc in last st, turn (104)

Row 17

Row 18 & 19:
repeat row 6 & 7 (110, 116)

Row 20 & 21:
repeat row 2 (122, 128)

Row 22 & 23:
repeat row 6 & 7 (134, 140)

— Flowers —

Row 24 – 32:
repeat row 8, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 10 (49 ch-sp, 25 flowers, 53 ch-sp, 27 flowers, 57 ch-sp, 29 flowers, 61 ch-sp, 31 flowers, 65 ch-sp)

— Ribbing —

Row 33:
repeat row 17 (200)

Row 34 & 35:
repeat row 6 & 7 (206, 212)

Row 36 & 37:
repeat row 2 (218, 224)

Row 38 & 39:
repeat row 6 & 7 (230, 236)

— Flowers —

Row 40 – 48:
repeat row 8, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 10 (81 ch-sp, 41 flowers, 85 ch-sp, 43 flowers, 89 ch-sp, 45 flowers, 93 ch-sp, 47 flowers, 97 ch-sp)

— Ribbing —

Row 49:
repeat row 17 (296)

Row 50 & 51:
repeat row 6 & 7 (302, 308)

Row 52 & 53:
repeat row 2 (314, 320)

Row 54 & 55:
repeat row 6 & 7 (326, 332)

Stitch count

The table below shows the rows you should repeat and the amount of stitches you should have at the end of each row.

Vela Flower Friend Shawl 1 - stitch count

Tassels

Tassels are great for a final touch. It’s very easy to make them using a tassel maker.

1. Wound yarn around the tassel maker 40 times (kids) or 5o times (adult). Cut two more strands which are about 40 cm / 16″.

2. Add a knotted cord on top

3. Cut the yarn on the bottom (opposite of your knot)

4. Knot a strand around the tassel, about 1 cm from the top knot

5. Trim the bottom

Clover Tassel Maker photo crochet shawl tutorial

Blocking

If your shawl shape looks a bit off, for example without a straight edge, you can easily fix it with the blocking method. I wrote a blocking tutorial here.


End of pattern.

Get the latest in your inbox!

11 Comments

  1. These essay writing services can be found online by reading edubirdie reviews reviews, which will assist you in selecting the top essay writing services and avoiding being a victim of scam. This may be avoided by keeping track of how properly the website is designed and maintained, as well as the credentials and experience of the team members.

  2. Hi Wilma, thank you for this beautiful pattern. I have just finished it using a cotton yarn, variegated white to black, it looks amazing. This is the second of your patterns I have made, i did the This is me shawl too as a gift for my sister. Thank you for making your patterns so easy to follow. Keep up the good work!

  3. Wilma, thank you for the lovely patterns you share. Wishing you a very happy New Year !! xoxo from Canada

  4. Another beautiful shawl from you, but this one is especially endearing since it is named for your little friend. Love your work and hope to attempt this after the holidays. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent!

  5. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful patterns with us. Your shawl patterns are amazingly beautiful and special just like you and I love crocheting them for my family and friends.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *