Vintage Tulip Shawl
A beautiful shawl with vintage look featuring the crochet tulip stitch! I turned my most popular ‘Tulips from Holland‘ square into a triangle shawl. This shawl is worked bottom-up and after row 2 it’s a simple 3 row pattern repeat featuring double crochet stitches, v-stitches and puff stitches. Perfect for any season! Scroll down for my free crochet pattern and step by step video tutorial of the Vintage Tulip Shawl.
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About the pattern
After the success of my ‘Tulips from Holland‘ square, I decided to turn this popular stitch pattern into a bag, crop top, shrug, and now a triangle shawl! I’ve used a bottom-up structure as many people find this easier than top-down.
The pattern is a simple repeat of 3 rows: 1 row double crochet stitches, 1 row v-stitches and 1 row puff stitches. You can make the shawl as big as you want by simply repeating these 3 rows as many times as needed.
Optionally you can add tassels to both ends of the shawl for a finishing touch.
About the yarn
For this shawl I’ve used Lionbrand Truboo Sparkle. It’s a thin ply of polyester twisted together with bamboo strands and is available in 9 colors. Truboo Sparkle also has a beautiful shimmery sparkle which is very subtle noticeable. I only needed 3 skeins of Truboo Sparkle to make this shawl.
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Vintage Tulip Shawl
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Materials
– 3 skeins Truboo Sparkle color 306 (Weight 3/Light, 3oz/85g, 195yds/178m)
or 250 grams of similar yarn (including tassels)
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– Crochet hook 6mm (US J/10)
– Tapestry needle
– Scissors
Finished measurements
When lying flat:
Height: 23″
Width: 68″
Gauge
12 dc x 8 rows = 4×4″ / 10 x 10 cm
Stitches & abbreviations (US terms)
– st: stitch
– ch: chain
– dc: double crochet
– ch-sp: chain space
– puff st: puff stitch (yarn over, pull up a long loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a long loop in same st (5 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a long loop in same st (7 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 7 loops on your hook, chain 1 to secure the stitch)
* *: repeat what is between the asterisks as many times as directed
< >: amount of stitches you should have at the end of a row
Notes
– This pattern is written in US terminology
– Shawl is worked bottom-up
– 3 turning chains do not count as your first stitch
Video
In this video you can see how to make the Vintage Tulip Shawl.
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Pattern
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With hook size 6mm, make a slip knot.
Row 1:
Ch 4, 3 dc in 4th ch from hook, turn <3 dc>
Row 2:
Ch 3, 3 dc in 1st dc, 1 dc in next dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn <7 dc>
Row 3:
Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in 1st dc,
*skip 2 dc, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next dc* repeat across,
skip 2 dc, (1 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in last dc, turn <3 ch-sp>
Row 4:
Ch 3, (1 dc, 1 puff) in 1st dc,
*ch 1, 1 puff in next ch-sp* repeat across,
ch 1, (1 puff, 1 dc) in last dc, turn <5 puff>
Row 5:
Ch 3, 3 dc in 1st dc,
*1 dc in next puff, 2 dc in next ch-sp* repeat across,
1 dc in last puff, 3 dc in last dc, turn <19 dc>
Repeat row 3, 4 and 5 consecutively until row 50 <199 dc>
Stitch count overview
The table below shows the amount of stitches you should have at the end of each row.
Tassels
Tassels add a final touch. It’s very easy to make them using a Clover tassel maker. You can also use a book or phone.
1. Wound yarn around the tassel maker 40 times. Cut two more strands which are 3 times the length of your tassel.
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
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Questions?
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Just finished my shawl…love the pattern, I added extra rows and used 300g of yarn. Really pleased with it…already planning the next!
So far so good following pattern for the vintage tulip shawl. The only issue I’m having is as I go along … I’m on row 7… my sides are not straight, they are starting to curve. Will this resolve itself as I go along ?
Thank you
I just added stitches in the next row. But, now that I am finished, it only measures 48″ instead of 68″. I guess I’ll just add more rows. I like it but disappointed that it didn’t turn out as expected.
Actually, I discovered that I was leaving out the ch 1 on every puff stitch. So I unraveled most of my shawl and redid it correcting my mistake. It is working out to be wider and I think will end up the right size. Somehow that extra ch 1 wasn’t clear in the instructions.
The chain one is listed under the special stitches as part of the puff stitch 🙂
Hi! I just wanted to say how lovely this shawl is. I especially love working this pattern from small point to largest points. Excellent design and super enjoyable! Works up quickly as well. Thank.you
Beautiful
I came across this pattern awhile ago, and have just got around to crocheting it. I have had a lot of problems both with the pattern and with the yarn breaking. However, I finally got the point of being around 2/3 of the way thru, when I noticed my stitch count was off by one, both in the puff and the double-crochet rows. I am wondering if I need to rip out these rows (and how far back my mistake goes), or can I simply decrease a stitch or two, upcoming? Has anyone made this shawl before and can help me out? I don’t have FB (my acc’t was hacked, years ago). Thanks.