Now I don't mind paying for patterns... but in this particular instance I was NOT paying $7... I mean to say... IT'S JUST A TRIANGLE!!!!
I won't be telling you how much yarn you will need... or what size hook to use. I can tell you that I used my crazy yarn and a 6.0mm hook for my shawl. When I worked up the shawl for my daughter, I dropped down to a 5.0mm hook, which I think I prefer. But this is YOUR shawl... use whatever YOU like.
a progress shot of my shawl... using 6.0mm hook
and my daughter's shawl using a 5.0mm hook
THE PATTERN:
you are starting at the centre top of the shawl, and will be working back and forth in rows, turning your work as you go
start with an adjustable ring
row 1 - ch3, 2dc, ch2 (this forms the 'point') 3dc... tighten your ring... ch3 and turn
row 2 - 2dc into the first space between the dcs of the previous row, continue to dc into each space until you reach the 'point' of the shawl... 2dc, ch2, 2dc... then continue to dc into each space until you reach the end, working 3dc into the final space... ch3 and turn
repeat row 2 until you are happy with the size of your triangle! easy
since this is a free pattern, it has not been tested... if you find any errors, please let me know
there are progress shots below... I haven't put any captions on them, but they should help you to visualise the pattern
127 comments:
I like it very much, I love scrap stuff anyway
(it reminds me of the Sezession on Ravelry, I'm addicted, but his seems even quicker, so I'm definitely gonna try it)
Gosh, I have to say, I just adore your ideas, your great sense of invention and my goodness me your fingers must fly as you make all these wonderful projects!
Thank you so much for helping me to make an original and recycled Christmas for my friends and family.
Very pretty : )
Your pictures were outstanding. I don't read patterns very well so seeing it really helps.
Ciao
What a lovely shawl ... I'm into them now and have 2 for myself and have made a couple for friends. Thanks for sharing your pattern, it looks like a great way to use up the stash of left over bits and pieces. You know what else I like about shawls? They can be lapghans as well!
Thanks so much for posting this- I am going to try my hand at one this weekend if I can get out to pick up some yarn! I don't do patterns very well either, so I really appreciate the pictures.
Happy crafting!
I've never been big on shawls either but that is changing thanks to ravelry and you. I will have to attempt one now you have put some simple instructions on your blog, cheers.
morgan - thanks... I just took a peek at the sezession one - I see that you have made a few of them :) they look good! this one is probably very similar, except that his is worked in a half-granny style
erika - ORIGINAL and RECYCLED??? woo hoo! you can't ask for better than that :) fantastic! delighted to have been able to inspire you
r2k - thanks
sicilian - I'm not that good with pattern reading either... I'm much better with pictures
crafty gardener - ooohhh... of course they could... hadn't thought about the lapghan use
songroarspease - ask and you shall receive! well... sometimes, anyway :)
jacqui - you'll have no trouble with it... just the same row over and over again!
Lovely! Now, do you think I could make it kind of a three-quarter circle instead of a triangle by doing another ch 2 and 3 dc and using the middle 3 dc as the point? I loves me some shaped shawls. :)
Love your work.
You have received awards !!! Yes really ! Go to my blog to pick them up...
Virginie
I love this. Going to dip into my stash to see what I can come up with. I love shawls and am still using a 30 year shawl (pineapple pattern) that my cousin crocheted for me.
heather wardell - experiment and see! grab your hook and some yarn, and have a play with it... you'll have a clear idea after you work 5 or 6 rows... you might find that it doesn't work out like you are expecting, but you have created something fabulous in the process... have a play, then pop back and let us all know how it went!
earth jeweler - why thank you... will post details this coming week
everyday housewife - what a wonderful gift... 30 years, and still being used... your cousin must be delighted
Thank you for posting the instructions. I must try one. (and great photos too!). Its so very effective.
Thank you for posting the instructions. I must try one. (and great photos too!). Its so very effective.
stramenda - you're welcome... look forward to seeing what you come up with
I've got a dumb question.. how the heck do you start with an adjustable ring?
poetry sue - not a dumb question at all! and you're probably not the only one wondering... click here for a clear tutorial
I love your shawl! I made a semi-triangular one myself this winter - starting with just two stitches and increasing at one end (like a knitted shawl) then when I got it the size I wanted, I started decreasing. I used large yarn and a large hook and it turned out great!
Oh wow the pictures helped so much. This is the first pattern I have understood right from the get go. I cannot wait to finish my awesome giant scarlet shawl. Thank you so much for your awesomeness.
Thank you soooo much!! I've tried to crochet a triangular shawl on my own before, but I didn't increase enough each row, and it ended up being waaaayyyy too long!! This is fantastic, and lends itself to different stitch combos to personalize it! Again, thank you!
And, like everyone else said, the pictures were an awesome addition.
Thank you for sharing the pattern. It is perfect for a charity project I've been working on. LOVE the magic loop! I've been crocheting forever and that is one of the most beautiful "circular" beginnings I've ever seen and so simple!
Twila - snuggleb68@gmail.com
I have made so many of these shawls to donate to Pine Ridge Reservation,I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU.
Excellent tutorial, thanks, I would love to make one
I llike a lot of crochet blogs but I love yours... I hope that you dont stop because I will follow! Thank you my 7 yr old is going to love this shawl!
rosalind...
I have no intention of stopping my blog - in fact I'm just getting back into the swing of writing it again!
wonderful to hear that you will be following my adventures :)
Thanks LPG. I used tons of orphan balls of yarn. Sat for a few hours each night and finished my scrap wrap shawl in three nights. I love it!!! I love people who share. Debo
Thank you so much for this post, I make prayer shawls for the church and so many bits of yarn are donated to us. This is a great pattern to use them. Wish I'd have found you sooner!
Oh! This is my new favorite triangle!
Thank you for sharing this simple pattern for free.. I have been working on my first one today seems to be going together quick..
Thank you sooo much for this wonderful pattern! :D
Thank you for the pattern, I am working on it now :)
oops ok try this again LOL
I finished, I started it last night, just finished it, it works up fast, Thanks again...
http://thesimplelife2015.blogspot.com/2012/11/my-crochet-shawlet.html
I just started this today and I am loving it! It is so easy! I had never used an adjustable ring before and found this link helpful: http://www.planetjune.com/blog/tutorials/magic-ring-right-handed/
Nice...think I will try this and use up yarn. Never tried the adjustable ring but it looks easy...thank you for posting the pics and directions...!
This is awesome. I am making shawls for the hospice house where my husband was and this is a perfect shawl to make for them. Simple, quick and easy.
Thank you.
I'm sooo excited to 1) use up my scraps with this project and 2) use the pattern to teach my girls simple crochet. THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Can't wait to begin.
Blessings,
Toni
Love your work! you are an amazing artist!
Thank you for this pattern. Been looking for a shawl pattern I like for a long time. Thank you so much. Easy and pretty.
This pattern is fab thank you! Going to make this for my mother in law who has encouraged me to crochet. and now I also have something to do with all my scraps :) yay *happy dance*
This is just... Wow. I just learned to crochet, and this looks fabulous. Also, I am happy to say I totally understand your instructions! (I have a *lot* of trouble understanding patterns...) I really cannot wait to start on my own. :)
I recently started a knit/crochet group at my church. Some of our ladies are beginners and some are experienced. This shawl will be great for our prayer shawl ministry. Thank you so much.
Does anyone have any idea how much yarn to use? I would like to make one from a new skein and if I can buy one big skein instead of two or three smaller ones I would not have to tie ends (the thing I hate the most about crocheting)!
This would be a great Prayer Shawl pattern, going to give it a try. Good use for all that leftover yarn.
I made the shawl last night using James C Brett marble chunky yarn. I used a size 7.0 hook and two 200 gram balls of yarn. That's about 680 yds or 624 m. The pictures made it so easy and the shawl turned out so soft and lovely! Thank you for posting the pattern.
Your pattern is my new favorite thing! Since finding it a week ago, I have made several for friends, colleagues and family members. I have even gotten stopped in stores to ask how I made it. You made my 2013 Christmas giving warm and simple. I used Lion Brand Handspun with a size 6.5 mm crochet hook. I alternate on the row before last with a different color in treble stitch before going back to the first color and adding a scalloped edge. I did not use remnants on these. Thanks a lot!
I just finished my first one and am starting the second! Thanks so much ;)
Love this stash-buster!! After I finish my WIP, this is for ME :)
I love this shawl. I had been looking for one. I used a 6.50 K hook with lion brand homespun yarn (i had a lots of scraps of that). Then I added a hood, to complete my shawl. (I live in the pacific northwest, near Seattle and we get lots of rain). all my friends as "where did you get that) and I point them in the direction of your blog. I wish I could post a picture for you to see. Thank you for this great pattern! I adore it.
To be honest, I was confused as all get out when I first saw the pattern, but re-reading it and looking at the pictures has helped tremendously, and now that I have figured it out, I'm even more excited to try this than before!!!
Was wondering if I put 2 together would it make a poncho?
Do you have a pattern for an easy poncho?
Hey Laura...
You could put 2 together as a poncho, but there would be no shaping to taper it over the body - so you might find it a bit bulky...
If you're looking for an easy poncho pattern... you could try this one: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/pattern.php?id=63&lang=us
It's not my design, but I made a poncho for my daughter from it a few years ago, and loved it.
This is great! Thank you for sharing. A group of us are doing a shawl-a-long, so I'm making a list of shawl patterns. I'm going to make this one after I finish the one I just started. :)
I can't read patterns very well do you think someone can do a small vlog to get me and others that like videos? Maybe about 4~5 rows.....please....thank you! :))
Would it work is I used single crochet and decreased on each line?
Love this pattern especially after waking up to a chill this morning. I'm working on one as we speak. Thanks for sharing. From northern California
Just found your GREAT site TYTY for this shawl pattern:) I know what my Sis is getting for Christmas LOL THANKS!!
This is so much easier to comprehend than all the other patterns I've seen for this type of shawl! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you for this pattern. I have been wanting to mske a simple shawl and I have this boucle yarn that I find very difficult to crochet with because I can't see the stitches. This pattern uses spaces!!!!!!! You solved my problem. I will post a pic when I am done
Love this. So simple. Just started and its coming together very quickly. Thank you for posting this easy to follow pattern.
I have a friend who LOVES shawls! I need to make one for her. =) Thanks for the free pattern, and the pics really, really help!!
Great pattern! I made this in two days. I used variegated yarn and worked 2 strands together to make it thicker and bulkier. I also used a size K hook, but next time will try it with an N hook. It came out great! Made it for an aunt who is in a nursing home. Can't wait to make another one. Many thanks for the wonderful pattern.
Just finish crocheting the triangle shaw my very first attempt of crocheting anything I am so in love with this ever so easy to follow pattern thank you do much
I made the mistake of practicing making a "magic ring" (never did it before) at 10:30 PM last night. Well, your instructions were PERFECT and needless to say I was so thrilled that I "got it", that I went on to practice the pattern for this shawl. Well, there I was going thru all my yarns and by 3 AM I had about a foot in length done ! ! ! Of course, I kept nodding off, but this is the most crochet fun I've had in months. It's one of those that you can just remember three things and "Voila" you have a shawl in no time ! ! ! I'm loving this.
Thanks for sharing this pattern for the "It's just a triangle" Shawl. It is easy to read and since I am a "new crocheter", this is helping me to gain more confidence!
Thank you so much for your interesting take on crocheting and providing such awesome ideas. I learned to knit over 50 years ago and when I was pregnant with my middle daughter, over 30 years ago, I learned to crochet. Right now my stash is "out of control" and my crafting mojo seems to have left but looking at your different stashbusting ideas & patterns have given me at least some incentive to get back into the crafts that have always brought me peace. So again, thank you for sharing your talent and helping me along the way.
I just started this shawl this afternoon.....can't put it down. :-). I am using a double strand.... 1 strand Purl Essence Rainbow Boucle in "browns with mustard and grey" and 1 strand Red Heart in café latte. It's turning out beautiful!!! Thanks so much for sharing this pattern. It's nice and easy....perfect for a Sunday afternoon while the tv is on. :-)
Dear Morgan,
Thank you so very much for thie directions for this simple, but beautiful shawl! I have made several for loved ones with cancer and they were wrapped in warmth and love, thanks to your help!
Xoxo,
Kelly
Just got done making this last night~ what a great easy pattern! I used 2 skeins homespun brand yarn, started with a L/7.00 hook and switched to a M/8.00 hook after about 8 rows. I'm a fluffy woman and I want it to come down further on my arms so I'll be adding a long fringy edge. What a great pattern for all sizes though! Thank you so much!
Hello, How much yarn is needed to make this shawl? Thank you!
I found this pattern a few yrs ago. I've made more than a few for different members of my family as gifts. This works up quickly. Thanks for the pattern.
I started my second shawl tonight. The first time I used a bulky yarn and a size N hook. It's chunky and warm and I love it! I've never had any luck with a triangle before, so this was a huge triumph for me! Thanks!
I love this pattern!!!!
and have made many many beutooofull prayer shawls.
have 2 on the hook now!
many blessings
melanie
I've been crocheting since I was a little girl but never got too advanced with things. Now that I'm in college and need a good distraction from my studying, I'm loving this pattern. Easy enough and I can watch my shows while I crochet it. Thanks!
Hi sharon just finished crochet the 1 hour scraf I am over the moon thank you for you no nonsense easy to follow patterns being new to crochet (Im a knitter)my first patter was your just a shawl pattern soo simple to follow thank you again olivia Parr
Thank you so much for this lovely pattern. I am working on one and have a second in mind for a couple of my elderly lady friends. This is so easy and works up so beautifully. Again thank you!
Thank you so much for this lovely pattern. I am working on one and have a second in mind for a couple of my elderly lady friends. This is so easy and works up so beautifully. Again thank you!
Thank you for this beautiful pattern. I have two elderly friends whom I am going to make this for and one for myself. I love the way it works up so nicely. Thank you so much
Thank you for this beautiful pattern. I have two elderly friends whom I am going to make this for and one for myself. I love the way it works up so nicely. Thank you so much
This is SOOOO ridiculously easy and makes so much sense! Thank you so much for this tutorial and pattern.
Am trying this pattern using a sock yarn and #2 and 1/2 hook... very, very small, but it's looking stunning... the yarn is verigated :-) will try and post a pic when it's done!
Rena said
Saw an earlier comment about making two up for a poncho - I started this pattern just last week and thought the same thing - I am using chunky yarn and an 8mm hook - I crochet and knit for the local homeless. The link you gave did not work for me and I looked on Garn's website but could find nothing similar. I thought if you used 8 ply and say 5mm hook and didn't use so much shaping each end that it might work. Anyone got any ideas please???
Thanks very much. It's just a triangle but you and only you make it simple.
Thanks for the pattern! Its easy to adapt into other stuff as well. I have put 3 corners on mine, making it a half octagon. It's coming out,more cape than shawl so I'm trying to decide whether or not it's going to need arm slits....
I have started this in high hopes about 3 times, but each time I find that the "long side" of the triangle seems to be curling in on itself. Is it supposed to do that? I tried various things to try to stop it - decreasing stitches, increasing stitches - but I couldn't make it stay straight, it always curved. Any suggestions? I really want to make this shawl! Thanks. Sally
Sorry Sally - I honestly have no idea what would be causing this to happen.
I haven't experienced it myself, or heard anyone else complain of this happening to them.
Firstly I would try using a larger hook... and see whether that helps.
Then I would try an entirely different yarn.
Sometimes it's not the pattern, but the yarn/hook combination which is causing the problem.
All the best!
Thank you for posting this! I'm finally crocheting my first shawl! About 80% done and it looks so good! Easiest crochet pattern for a shawl I could find. However, I am a total newbie and so it took me a bit to figure out the pattern. Only because I've never crocheted anything other than a scarf up until now.
This is totally not in crochet terms but this is how I interpreted the pattern. And maybe it'll help Sally Smith. It's the same as yours (of course), just written out to how it makes sense to me.
Your instructions for the first row.
2nd row:
Skip 1st gap.
2dc in second gap.
Then 1dc in each gap until you reach the point.
The gap at the top called the 'point' - 2dc then 2ch then 2dc.
Then return to 1dc in each gap after that until you reach the last gap (1dc except the last gap).
Last gap: 3dc.
Then 3ch and turn.
Repeat Row 2 until desired size.
Hope this helps someone! And thank you again for posting this. It's the perfect pattern for a beginner or just someone who wants something quick and easy. And I love that you used scrap yarn! I never thought about doing something like that before and am now putting all my scraps into a bag for a shawl later on.
Thanks again!
Cindy
This is great. Thank you very much for this. I made more than a few of these as donations for Standing Rock back when tgeyw needed the winter clothing. They work up quickly!
I used two skeins at once for extra warmth. It does increase the yarn amount, but what you end up with is great for winter usage, too!
Thanks again. This is a great one for a beginner. I've been crocheting for 22 years, but my daughter was able to put one of these together, and she is still very much a beginner.
Thank you. Thank you!
Thanks for a simple and fun pattern! I am using a Caron Cake someone gifted me and it looks lovely.
I love this pattern. I have tried other triangle shawls/wraps and the patterns were hard to follow. This is so easy!! Thanks!!
I am using a Caron Cake in Pistachio. It is going to be so pretty.
Dianne
Made this shawl per pattern and it turned out beautifully. Then I made my version of a "Florida" style by adding a chain between each double crochet. It's almost finished and looks fantastic. Better for those of us living in hotter climates.
Brenda - March 21, 2017
I made this shawl in Caron Cakes Pistachio and it looks beautiful!! Such an easy pattern. Thanks!!
Dianne
Just what I have been looking for. I have a lot of scrap yarn. I can't wait to start it.
I made this shawl in Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in Raspberry. One of my favorite pieces for spring and summer! I plan to make many more sharks using this easy pattern. Thanks for sharing it!
*shawls not sharks...darn autocorrect!
I am a beginner at crochet but was looking for a bigger project. This shawl looks just the thing. I am unsure if the pattern is written in UK orUS crochet terms. Could anyone tell me please? Thanks
Hey Jane... US terminology is used.
Thank you for this! Needed something quick for my sisters birthday and this definitely fits the bill plus it's pretty.
This is wonderful! I've been searching for days for a simple but stylish shawl for my 30 year old daughter. Most of them I found were too lacy or a bit old fashioned. This is perfect! Using silver-gray cotton and will probably add fringe with a scattered beads to get a boho effect. Thanks so much - your pictures are great simply perfect, too. :)
Can't wait to try this and learn a new 'skill'; starting with an adjustable loop. Thanks for sharing . . . so pretty and who doesn't love a stashbuster anything!!
Thanks for this super easy pattern! It's just what I needed to work up the skein of Lion Brands Mandala yarn (Genie, a gradient yarn in grays, white and light greens) I bought the other day. The pattern goes very quickly, and I can already tell I'm going to like the color changes.
Thank you for sharing this pattern! Very easy to follow, I'll be making a couple of shawls to share with friends.
I used to follow your blog religiously, I was so sad when you stopped posting. I still think of you any time I wind yarn or make a project from "crazy yarn", or any of the other techniques I learned from you. Today I was searching Pinterest for a plain shawl pattern and this came up... And now I see that you're posting again! My day is suddenly 500 times better!!
Thank you so much for this pattern. It was so amazingly simple to do and worked up fast. I went ahead and did a scallop edge all the way around then joined it in the center leaving enough for mt head to comfortably slip through and wear it as a poncho. Need lots of warmth going on in the cold country I live in.
That is definitely not what I was doing! Thank you for writing it out like that.
Can you believe this pattern is still relevant in 2018?! I have yet to make a shawl and they are still trendy. Thank-you so much for giving my Caron Big Cake a chance to come alive! :-)
Woohoo! Now finally after checking out the pattern close up, I realize what I was doing wrong to make it more difficult for myself lol This is my favorite type of pattern - completely simple, but the end product can look so fabulous and make me look like a professional. I will be making this for one of my best friends who is getting married in July, as soon as I find a delicious combination of soft and glitzy yarn to make it with. Meanwhile I'll be practicing by using myself as a guinea pig, with my "crazy yarn" - which consists of a couple of pounds of abandoned projects (A-D-D folks) that my husband patiently rolled into new balls :)) I have to use them all up before he will start buying me new ones lol Happy crocheting ladies, God Bless
I don't get it... mine wasn't turning out at all so I frogged it and started over-- 3 times. I gave up. Maybe I'm just too dumb to understand.
My questions is: What did you find the best way to join your yarns? I use a magic knot, but thought that others may have a better method. I just can't wait to start this pattern...thanks for posting.
Absolutely love this pattern!! Thank you so much for sharing .
I am having trouble with my interpretation of your pattern. I am doing 2 dc in each gap then at the point 2 dc, 2 chains, 2 dc then 2 dc in each gap down the other side. My shawl is pointing ok, but the ends are crossing each other. Am I getting this pattern correct??
I would love you to email me at phenonwrestler@sbcglobal.net DyanaSue
For the Anonymous who is doing 2dc in each gap...I just read the instructions and I believe it is supposed to be 1dc in each gap up to the point then 2dc-2chain-2dc and then return to 1 dc each gap...hope that helps.
Hi! Just found this pattern on Pinterest! What an awesome stash buster! Also so easy to play around with different stitches that might create more open feel such as shells or a few chains between dcs. The pictorial part is great. All in all am feeling more encouraged as have been kind of struggling with a “simple” shawl pattern found on the wrapper of a skein of Bernat Satin sport yarn and it was not quite as simple as first thought. Thanks!
Hi! I love your pattern! I had a question about finishing it. Do you just stop and knot it at the end when you feel you are done or is there a finishing stitch you do to pretty up the long sides? I was going to put fringe on the long sides but I didn't know if i had to do something else first. Thanks!!
Hey new here, but this really helped me out a lot!!! Many thanks!!
Good Day
Your "It's Just a Triangle" is one my favorite charity project patterns. Thank you for sharing the pattern.
For older folks I have adapted it slightly to eliminate the bottom point that can be cumbersome for the elderly and folks receiving chemo.
For worsted yarn - often Red Heart Supper Saver or Classic I chain 55 for an 18 inch base row. For other types yarn a longer or shorter chain is needed.
I follow your pattern of two DC in each of the end DCs. I have eliminated the "point" step. I continue until I'm satisfied with length which I vary to fit small, medium and large shoulders.
The end result is a trapezoid shaped shawl. "It's Just a Trapezoid".
Thanks again for the beautiful patterns you have developed and post for all of us to use to make lovely items.
B Rose, I would love to see a picture of your modified shawl. If it's not possible here, my address is bluemoon410@gmail.com thank you!
This pattern is SO simple and I think my finished work will look great! Thank you so much!
Hello from Indonesia! I am happy to report that I have tried your untested pattern and have successfully make two shawls and am making a triangle cowl now. Thank you for sharing!
I was looking for a simple shawl pattern for weeks. There are surprisingly few, and when I saw this I thought it couldn't be that easy but 6 rows in and I am hooked. Thank you! It's so beautiful and quick!
I'm trying to make this, but I can't seem to keep it flat across the bottom. I wish I could post a pic so you could see what I mean. It sort of looks like a "Star Trek" symbol
Love this shawl pattern. Have made quite a few so far. Thank you so much for sharing this pattern
I’m on my third shawl with this pattern & I use my specialty yarn making them. They are super sparkly & beautiful. I receive compliments every single time. Great simple pattern that you can just focus on which yarn you want to use next & not worry about missing or counting stitches.
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