Star Beam Shawl: Crochet Shawl Pattern

Over the last few weeks I've been working on my second shawl design in a series of at least four and today I have the pattern for you! In my previous post I talk about the special shape of this shawl and how versatile it is: you can wear it in many different ways and you can adjust it to any length you'd like. You'll also find some more photos in that same post.
I hope you'll enjoy making it and please share photos of your WIPs and FOs on IG and/or in my Facebook Group The Curio Crafts Room Community #starbeamshawl #thecuriocraftsroom

Star Beam Shawl
Below you'll find the pattern in US crochet terms, with the UK equivalents in the table (also below).
You can find the Dutch pattern here. Je vindt het Nederlandse patroon hier.

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PATTERN

Skill Level Advanced beginners

Materials

Yarn: Scheepjes Our Tribe (70% Merino Superwash, 30% Polyamide; 100g, 420m)

Yarn colour: 975 Canadutch x 2 balls (the shawl weighs approx. 175g)

Crochet hook: 4,5mm

Where to buy Scheepjes Our Tribe Yarn

Scheepjes Our Tribe yarn is available from the online retailers listed below. Click the link and it will take you to the yarn*:

UK Wool Warehouse

UK Deramores

UK Black Sheep Wools

CA Knotty House

NL Caro’s Atelier

And available from various other Scheepjes stockists

Gauge/Tension

Gauge/tension are not critical for this project. However, using a different hook size than listed may result in needing less/more yarn.

Measurements

After blocking: widest point approx. 70cm/27.6in and length approx. 194cm/76.4in

Stitches & Abbreviations

Crochet Terms used in this pattern: US

US Crochet Terms		UK Crochet Terms
ch	chain	ch	chain
ch-1 sp	space with 1 chain (or more as indicated)	ch-1 sp	space with 1 chain (or more as indicated)
dc	double crochet	tr	treble crochet
picot 2	picot chain 2	picot 2	picot chain 2
rep(s)	repeat(s)	rep(s)	repeat(s)
RS	right side	RS	right side
sc	single crochet	dc	double crochet
slst	slip stitch	ss	slip stitch
st(s)	stitch(es)	st(s)	stitch(es)
WS	wrong side	WS	wrong side
yoh	yarn over hook	yoh	yarn over hook
[  ]	total number of stitches on a row	[  ]	total number of stitches on a row

Stitch Instructions

5dc-popcorn: Work 5dc in same st/sp, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back in first dc made, put loop back on hook and pull through first dc.

picot 2: Ch2, slst through front loop of sc at base of picot. Normally you would work ch2 and then slip stitch through first chain made, but for this picot you slip stitch through the front loop of the sc at the base of the ch2 by inserting the hook downwards (see photo).

            

Pattern Notes

To get a shawl of the same size as the one in the cover photo (widest point approx. 70cm and length approx. 194cm), you have to work the 6-row pattern repeat 22 times (not including Rows 1-12) and add the final 6-row round-off. If you’d like a shawl that is shorter or longer, simply work the 6-row pattern repeat as many times as needed but always end with the same 6-row round-off.

Instructions

Base

Start with a magic ring.

Row 1 (RS) Ch2 on top of magic ring ch (which makes a total of 3 ch = first dc), (1dc, ch2, 5dc-popcorn) in magic ring, don’t pull magic ring tight yet as you’ll have to work into it again for edging, turn. [2 dc, 1 5dc-popcorn, 1 ch-2 sp]

Row 2 (WS) Ch3 (counts as 1 dc here and throughout), 3dc in ch-2 sp, 2dc in next dc, 2dc in top of 2 ch, turn. [8 dc]

Row 3 Ch3, 1dc in dc at base of 3 ch, 1dc in next dc, 2dc in next dc, ch2, skip 1 dc, 5dc-popcorn in next dc, ch2, skip 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in top of 3 ch, turn. [5 dc, 2 5dc-popcorns, 2 ch-2 sps]

Row 4 Ch3, 2dc in ch-2 sp, 1dc in top of 5dc-popcorn, 2dc in ch-2 sp, 1dc in next dc, 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2dc in top of 3 ch, turn. [13 dc]

Row 5 Ch3, 1dc in each of the next 3 dc (first of these is dc at base of 3 ch), 2dc in next dc, ch2, (skip 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in next dc, ch2) twice, skip 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in top of 3 ch, turn. [6 dc, 3 5dc-popcorns, 3 ch-2 sps]
Row 6 Ch3, slst in first ch made (counts as first picot 2), (1sc, picot 2) twice in ch-2 sp (work this and the following picots 2 as explained above under Stitch Instructions), (1sc, picot 2) in top of 5dc-popcorn, (1sc, picot 2, 1dc) in ch-2 sp, 1dc in 5dc-popcorn, 2dc in next ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2dc in top of 3 ch, turn. [4 sc, 12 dc, 5 picot 2]

Row 7 Ch3, 1dc in each of the next 3 dc (first of these is dc at base of 3 ch), 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 4 dc (for the reps of this row this is: 1dc in each st to last 4 dc), ch2, skip 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in next dc (last dc of this row remains unworked), turn. [10 dc, 1 5dc-popcorn, 1 ch-2 sp]

Row 8 Ch3, 2dc in ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 6 dc (for the reps of this row this is: 1dc in each st to last 4 dc), 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2dc in top of 3 ch, turn. [15 dc]

Row 9 Ch3, 1dc in each of the next 3 dc (first of these is dc at base of 3 ch), 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 5 dc (for the reps of this row this is: 1dc in each st to last 6 sts - 3 ch at end counts as a dc), ch2, skip next 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in next dc, ch2, skip next 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in top of 3 ch, turn. [11 dc, 2 5dc-popcorns, 2 ch-2 sps]

Row 10 Ch3, 2dc in ch-2 sp, 1dc in top of 5dc-popcorn, 2dc in next ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 7 dc (for the reps of this row this is: 1dc in each st to last 4 sts), 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2dc in top of 3 ch, turn. [19 dc]

Row 11 Ch3, 1dc in each of the next 3 dc (first of these is dc at base of 3 ch), 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 6 dc (for the reps of this row this is: 1dc in each st to last 9 dc - 3 ch at end counts as a dc), (ch2, skip next 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in next dc) twice, ch2, skip next 2 dc, 5dc-popcorn in top of 3 ch, turn. [12 dc, 3 5dc-popcorns, 3 ch-2 sps]

Row 12 Ch3, slst in first ch made (counts as first picot 2), *(1sc, picot 2) twice in ch-2 sp (work this and the following picots 2 as explained above under Stitch Instructions), (1sc, picot 2) in top of 5dc-popcorn; rep from * once more, (1sc, picot 2, 1dc) in ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 8 dc (for the reps of this row this is: 1dc in each st to last 4 sts), 2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2dc in top of 3 ch, turn. [7 sc, 15 dc, 8 picot 2]

Repeats & 6-row round-off

Rep Rows 7-12 a total of 22 more times.

Then work the final 6-row round-off as follows:

Rows 145-148 Rep Rows 7-10. [110 dc]

Row 149 Ch5, (5dc-popcorn in next dc, ch2, skip 2 dc) 36 times, 5dc-popcorn in top of 3 ch, turn. [37 5dc-popcorns, 36 ch-2 sps, 1 ch-5 sp]

Row 150 Ch3, slst in first ch made (counts as first picot 2), (1sc, picot 2) twice in ch-2 sp (work this and the following picots 2 as explained above under Stitch Instructions), *(1sc, picot 2) in top of 5dc-popcorn, (1sc, picot 2) twice in ch-2 sp; rep from * across, ending with (1sc, picot 2) in top of 5dc-popcorn, (1sc, picot 2) twice in ch-5 sp, slst in same ch-5 sp. [110 picot 2, 1 slst]

Fasten off.

Edging (optional)

Join yarn with slst in magic ring, ch2, slst around 3 ch of Row 1, ch2, slst around dc of Row 2; rep working ch2 + slst around 3 ch/dc of curved edge, end with slst in slst made in ch3-sp at end of Row 150, fasten off.

Weave in all ends.

Yarn details

Our Tribe is a variegated yarn that is beautifully twined, which creates a dappled effect and thus the idea that there are even more than 6 different colours each ball consists of. The more the colours contrast, the more dappled the effect. It's super soft and works up very smoothly and quickly. It consists of 70% Merino Superwash and 30% Polyamide and comes in 100g (420m) balls suitable for hook/needle size 2.5 to 3mm, or even larger when making shawls because that'll result in a beautiful drape. It's machine washable at 40 degrees. Since the day we created the blogger colourways, quite a few new colours have been added to the range and now you can choose from 38 different colours - both variegated and single colours.

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Thank you to Scheepjes for providing the yarn for this design.
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