Crochet Shawl.
How to Crochet Triangle Shawl.

How to crochet shawl? The one which you can see here is not the simplest one to crochet. But at the same time it doesn't require any special skills or stitches.

Chains, single crochets, double crochets, and treble crochets are all you need to make this eye-catcher. Its clear geometrical pattern catches one's attention right away.

I crocheted two of these shawls about 15 years ago. This shawl was made of cotton yarn. Another one of mohair. I can't say which one is better. The pattern looks perfect for both yarns. None of two shawls has lost its shape after washing. (I never put my crocheting/knitting in a washing machine so. -:)

To Crochet Lase Shawl.

A lace shawl pattern, consists of six full squares and four triangles. They are crocheted separately, but joined to each other in the last row of the lace pattern. A graphical chart for crocheting each square or triangle is given in the table below.

Here is a help page about reading crochet charts. International crochet symbols necessary for reading the chart are available at the Crochet Patterns page.

As it often happens when a lace pattern is created by the different geometrical shapes (rectangular, triangular, pentagons, and etc.), some additional pattern can be seen at their borders where adjacent lace motifs meat each other. A central flower-like part of each motif has rectangular borders. Being joined to each other, they've formed a lace cross.

	Crochet chart of a square, triangle, and edging. Click to enlarge.
	Central part of the lace motif.
	Four squares are joined to each other creating additional lace pattern.

To Crochet Edging.

There are seven rows to crochet edging. Work around all sides using the chart above for two shorter sides. Crochet the three-chain arches for the longer side of a crochet shawl.

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