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So I fell in love with a shawl design (www.ravelry.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Bunbury@feddit.nl to c/crochet@lemmy.ca

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I am a complete beginner and I can tell that this is anything but a beginner pattern. Obviously this shouldn’t be the first project I attempt. However, could some of you maybe give me an idea of how ridiculous it would be to try this as one of my first 5 or so projects for example? How much experience would I need to work myself up to this? It looks so complicated.

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[–] DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Can I suggest an alternate as you work up to this? The Klaziena Shawl is a free, beautiful pattern that looks far more complex than it actually is: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/klaziena-shawl

There are really only three stitches to worry about (chain, single crochet, double crochet), the pattern is extremely clear, and it has both written instructions and a chart. This could give you great practice reading charts as well as with general shawl construction. (I've made it four or five times now!)

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Omg. Just 3 stitches? Are you serious? That one is so pretty too! And for free? This is ridiculous! Thanks for sharing. Will definitely try it out!

[–] DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Just three stitches! Well, technically, four, but the last one is just a very simple variation on double crochet (going around the post instead of on top of the stitch).

I've done it in a couple of different yarn weights & blends and it's a very forgiving pattern as long as your hook is suitable to the yarn. I recommend a single-colour yarn or one with a very long gradient to show off the stitching; shorter gradients will look a bit mottled.

Here's the first one I did, in a 2-weight 100% cotton:

And a rectangular version in progress which is 100% merino and probably about a 4-weight: