Ombre Shawl Crochet Pattern – A Hooker's World

American Pie Shawl

On da Hook: May 27, 2016
Off da Hook: June 11, 2016

Pattern: Ombre Shawl Crochet Pattern by Kara Gunza
Hook: US F/3.75 mm

This pattern is very easy; one of those mindless crochet projects that works up very quickly because of a simple 2 row repeat that is easy to remember.

Yarn: Universal Cotton Supreme DK
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Yarn Color A: 701 White
Yarn Color B: 713 Hot Pink
Yarn Color C: 723 Silken
Yarn Weight: 3, DK

This yarn is so soft and buttery, reminding me of corn silk. Working with cotton always presents the same challenge for me: tension, especially when the cotton is being used for a garment on which you want a drape.

When I was a kid, I had a set of Pentel markers – the big one with 64 or more colors. Anyway, I remember one color called Carmine; maybe that’s where my love of flamingos was conceived. The hot pink in the attached pictures is not a true accurate representation of the color, but that’s how my eye wants to see it. Either way, I think I got luck with my color choices.

The name of this project – American Pie by Don McLean – was originally a twist on my first pi project, where the digits of pi would determine the stripe pattern. My mistake was to interpret the digits as repeats, which was entirely unnecessary. As such the last three color changes are inaccurate and represent the last of the yarn I had purchased.

I love the texture this stitch pattern creates and the cotton really picks it up and shows it off well.

Dimensions: 50 x 23 (H) inches

Black And White Shawl

Name

Black and White by Three Dog Night

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Shawl

Dimensions: approximately 64-inch Horizon x 37-inch Depth.

~~Price: USD $50.00~~ 2018-08-14: removed from inventory; donated to charity

Yarn

Michaels Loops & Threads Impeccable

Fiber Content: 100% Acrylic
Yarn Colors: 01005 White, 01040 Black, and 01044 True Grey
Yarn Weight: 4, Aran

I made this from the left over yarn from the Oakland Raiders Afghan I used a US K10.5/6.5 MM hook for better drape.

Pattern

Ombre Shawl Crochet Pattern by Petals To Picots

Because I used a thicker yarn weight and a bigger hook than what the pattern calls for, I did not crochet the pattern in its entirety, shorting the last grey row by approximately eight repeats and leaving off the last three color changes. Otherwise, I followed the stripe pattern set forth by the pattern. Had I continued the pattern in its entirety, who know how much bigger it would be.

I’m Hooked…

…on a stitch pattern.

Found this pattern: Ombre Shawl Crochet Pattern on the internet and loved the look of the shawl. The beginning was a little tricky – due to poor vision, but once I picked it up. I am making Digging Your Scene – by The Blow Monkeys – Wrap with the leftovers from the Oakland Raiders Afghan: Michaels Loops & Threads Impeccable (Fiber Content: 100% Acrylic; Yarn Colors: 01005 White, 01040 Black, and 01044 True Grey; Yarn Weight: 4, Aran) on a US K10.5/6.5 MM hook.

Digging Your Scene Wrap — ©A Hooker’s World

To honor Maddie Made It’s hospitality Friday night, and the 25% discount I received on my purchase, I bought some Universal Cotton Supreme DK (Fiber Content: 100% Cotton; Yarn Colors: 701 White, 723 Silken, and best guess: 713 Hot Pink; Yarn Weight: 3, DK) and started American Pie – by Don McLean and based on the pi-influenced stripe pattern. With approximately 690 yards, and with a US F5/3.75 MM hook, I figure I’ll get a small shawl if not a large kerchief, either way, I just love the color combo.