The Maltings Shawl – A Unique and Beautiful Overlay Crochet Shawl Pattern
The Maltings Shawl is a cozy, textured and beautifully patterned shawl that’s perfect for the chillier months. Its elegant design combines a lovely ribbed main section with an exquisite leafy border. The picot edging adds a delicate finishing touch.
The leaf pattern is created with overlay crochet and the pattern includes clear written instructions plus photos showing you the stitches for each overlay crochet row. If you’ve not tried overlay crochet before, I can highly recommend that you give it a go. It creates a uniquely textured and beautiful effect, and is great fun too!
Whether you’re looking for a new crochet project to challenge your skills or simply want to create a beautiful accessory for yourself or a loved one, the Maltings Shawl is sure to impress. So choose your yarn, pick up your hook and get started on this cosy and stylish new project today!
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The Pattern Details
Yarn
I used Hobbii’s Highland Wool yarn to make my shawl. This is a DK weight yarn made of 100% Peruvian highland wool. It’s really soft and warm and is available in a fantastic range of shades.
I used five 50g balls of the main colour (Wintergreen) and one 50g ball of the contrast colour (Moroccan Spice).
You could substitute this yarn for another DK (light worsted) weight yarn.
Crochet Hook
I used a 3.5 mm hook.
Gauge
18 sts x 13 rows = 10 cm over hdcBLO (htrBLO in UK terms)
I recommend making a test swatch with your chosen yarn before you start and adjust your hook size if needed.
Size
The shawl is triangular with the following dimensions:
- Two short sides – 105 cm.
- Long side – 157 cm.
It’s the perfect size to wrap around your shoulders on a chilly day.
Overlay Crochet
The unique and attractive texture leaf pattern is created using overlay crochet.
In these rows, stitches are worked into both loops (i.e. a “normal” stitch), the BLO, the FLO or around the post of a previous stitch, as indicated in the pattern.
The rows are created using single crochet, double crochet, and treble crochet stitches. The single crochet stitches are worked into the previous row. The double and treble crochet stitches are worked into two rows below.
Some stitches are worked into a stitch slightly ahead of or behind the last stitch made.
Even numbered rows are worked in the main color and odd numbered rows are worked in the contrast color. You must fasten off at the end of each row and work all of these rows on the right side.
This special combination of different types of stitches creates the beautiful raised leaf pattern.
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