Duchess Shawl
Modern, cool, oversized piece of accessory
Crochet Duchess Shawl
Crochet Duchess shawl is an oversize piece of accessory from high quality yarn which is 100% cotton. It is intended for girls and women of all ages, and you can wear it in all seasons over jackets, coats or dresses as a light wrap. You can order it in a desired color, with fringe or without. Additionally, you may want to order fingerless gloves together with the Duchess shawl. The gloves are a part of the Duchess set and Duchess Collection.
Size
Height (full-circle diameter) – 75-80cm / 29.5-31.5in
Length of the upper edge – 150-160cm / 59-63in
Fringe – 22cm / 8.5in
Price
With fringe € 60,00, without fringe € 55,00
How it all began
I made this big shawl for a friend who needed a wrap to wear over a denim or leather jacket when colder autumn days arrive. Below, I present another variation in gold, copper and light grey colours.
level - intermediate
To make this shawl, you will need intermediate knowledge of crocheting in the rounds and joining with a slip stitch. The stitches in this design are single crochet, double crochet, chain.
material
- About 700gr of yarn for 3-4 mm hook (125m / 50 gr);
- Hook 3.5 mm
Symbols and abbreviations
† – double crochet
° – chain
× – single crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
ch – chain
sl.st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
rnd – round
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
About the pattern
Duchess shawl has the shape of a lady bug with spread wings. It consists of 5 separately crochet pieces, joined together in the last round. The central motif is a full circle which you make according to Diagrams 1 & 2. Half circles, positioned on the sides, use the same diagrams. Two small triangular motifs are crocheted according to Diagram 3.
Schematic 2 shows the position of all 5 elements and their joining spots.
When you assemble all parts, you crochet a border, consisting of chain stitches, all around the shawl. As the final stage, you will attach fringe to the diagonal sides of the shawl.
The look of the spread shawl
Styling the Duchess Shawl
You can wear this piece as a usual shawl or as a poncho/blouse/wrap with a belt around the waist like shown in the pictures.
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Fingerless Gloves
“Duchess” shawl is currently the most popular item in this category. This piece was made in several colours. With dark grey and golden variations, my customers ordered fingerless gloves, which can also be a part of the set with this lavish shawl.
Hi, love this pattern can you tell me how big the central circle is , as I’m rather large lady and I want to be sure it will fit OK, thanks for sharing your beautiful pattern x
Hello Annette!
I’m so glad you like this shawl. Depending on the yarn you will use, the size will vary. When I used sport yarn, the size of the full circle was about 75-80 cm, with hook 3.5 mm. However, when I used DK yarn, and hook 4.5 mm, the diameter was 90-95 cm. I think it will be big enough because it’s oversize. I hope this info helps.
Happy crocheting!
Muito lindo este trabalho. Vou começar s fazer. Amei.
Parabéns. Pela criatividade.
Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy making the shawl as much as I did. Happy crocheting!
Hello,
If you’re still monitoring this I’d love to know how you do crochet the “X” pattern which shows up in Diagram 1 where there is a 22, 52, and 94. I’ve made something up that seems to work, but if youbcould send a link to either a video or an article explaining the stitch, that would be great!
Hi Carlyn! Thanks for the comment and for asking a very important question for this shawl. Here’s the link to a video guide on how to do the, so called, X dc stitch. Or, as some name it – the cross stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA5y73y9X5U
I hope this helps and enjoy making the Duchess Shawl! 🙂
Wonderful thank you!!
I’m glad you liked the Duchess Shawl and hope you’ll enjoy making it. If you need any more assistance, I’m here to help.
OMG, Carlyn, I just realized what you asked me and what wrong video I have sent you. Please, forgive me. Here is the correct sequence that you asked for – these are rounds/rows 7 and 8, and also 27 and 28:
Rnd 7 – (ch3, 2dc tog, ch3, sl.st. in next st, sl.st. in next st)= cluster; repeat making these clusters to the end of rnd; 3sl.st. along the initial ch3, sl.st. in top of the 1st cluster. (= 20 clusters)
Rnd 8 – ch3, in top of the first cluster do 3dc, (in top of the next cluster do 4dc)repeat to the end of rnd; sl.st. in 3rd loop of the initial ch3. (= 20 groups of 4dc)
Rnd 27 – Like Rnd 7. (= 94 clusters)
Rnd 28 – Like Rnd 8. (= 94 groups of 4dc)
I’m so sorry, I completely misunderstood your question. I hope this correction helps you.