Today I’m sharing a one-skein crochet shawl pattern as part of the 2022 Summer Vibes Blog Hop and Pattern Bundle. The Piraguas Shawl is a light and airy shawl made with just one skein of self-striping, cotton-blend sock yarn. This pattern is beginner-friendly (or “I’m watching streaming”-friendly).
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The Piraguas Shawl is my contribution to the Summer Vibes Blog Hop and Crochet Pattern Bundle this year. This is a triangular shawl that can easily be adjusted to your preferred wingspan. For my version, I used Summer 4Ply, a self-striping, cotton-blend sock yarn from King Cole. It has ample yardage in each skein to make it shawl-worthy, too. Summer 4Ply is available from your local yarn shop or online at LoveCrafts. For the Piraguas Shawl, I used one skein in 4575 Tutti Fruity. The cheerful colors reminded me of the Puerto Rican shaved ice treats that were all over New York City in the summer when I was a kid. Until a few weeks ago, I hadn’t seen a piraguas cart in years. When I spotted one recently in Chelsea, I was so happy to see this tradition is still alive.
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Piraguas Shawl
One-Skein Crochet Shawl Pattern by Underground Crafter
This light and airy shawl, made with a cotton-blend sock yarn in vibrant colors, is reminiscent of the shaved ice treats of summer. This is a one-skein pattern. This crochet pattern was designed as part of the 2022 Summer Vibes Blog Hop with Fosbas Designs.
Finished Size
- Adult: 60” (152.5 cm) wide x 9” (23 cm) spine.
Materials
- King Cole Summer 4Ply yarn (55% bamboo/37% cotton/8% PBT, 3.5 oz/100 g, 492 yd/450 m) – 1 skein in 4575 Tutti Fruity, or approximately 492 yd (450 m) in any cotton blend, super fine weight yarn. You can read my review of Summer 4Ply here.
- US Size E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Stitch markers.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 24 dc in pattern = 4” (10 cm) across. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- dc2tog – double crochet 2 stitches together (decreases 1 st) – [Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops] twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the dc2tog video above, watch it on YouTube.
- pm – place marker
- rep – repeat
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sc3tog – single crochet 3 stitches together (decreases 2 sts) – [Insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop] 3 times, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook. A helpful video tutorial for this decrease is available below.
- If you can’t see the sc3tog video above, watch it on YouTube.
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over
- *Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
- () Work stitches between parentheses into same stitch or space.
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
Pattern Notes
- Ch 1 and ch 2 at start of Rows or Rounds do not count as stitches.
- Ch-1 spaces count as 1 stitch.
- A helpful video tutorial demonstrating how to crochet into a chain space is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial above demonstrating four ways to crochet into chain spaces, watch it on YouTube.
- A video demonstrating how to crochet around your project is available below.
- If you can’t see the video demonstrating how to crochet around the side of your project, watch it on YouTube.
Pattern Instructions
Shawl
Increase towards midpoint
- Ch 4.
- Row 1: Turn, skip 3 ch (counts as dc), 2 dc in next ch, pm in ch to mark endpoint. (3 sts)
- Row 2: Turn, ch 2, dc in first 2 sts, 2 dc in next st. (4 sts)
- Row 3: Turn, ch 2, dc in first st and in each st across.
- Row 4: Turn, ch 2, dc in first st, [ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in next st] across to last st, ch 1, dc in next st. (Increases by 1 st)
- Row 5: Turn, ch 2, dc in first st, [dc in ch-1 sp, dc in next st] across.
- Row 6: Turn, ch 2, dc in first st and in each st across to last st, 2 dc in next st. (Increases by 1 st)
- Row 7: Rep Row 3.
- Rep Rows 4-7 until shawl measures approximately 30” (76 cm), or approximately half of desired width.
Decrease towards end
- Row 8: Turn, ch 2, dc in first st, [ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in next st] across to last 3 sts, ch 1, skip 3 sts, dc in next st. (Decreases by 1 st)
- Pm around last dc of Row 8 to mark midpoint.
- Row 9: Rep Row 5.
- Row 10: Turn, ch 2, dc in first st and in each st across to last 2 sts, dc2tog. (Decreases by 1 st)
- Row 11: Rep Row 3.
- Rep Rows 8-11, ending after a repeat of Row 8 with 5 sts remaining.
- Row 12: Turn, ch 2, dc2tog in first st and ch-1 sp, dc in next st, dc in ch1-sp, dc in next st. (4 sts)
- Row 13: Turn, ch 2, dc in first 2 sts, dc2tog. (3 sts)
- Row 14: Turn, ch 1, sc3tog in first 3 sts, pm in last st worked to mark endpoint. (1 st)
Edging and Border
- Set Up Rnd: Turn to work along straight edge, ch 1, 2 sc in side of each row across to marker (see Pattern Notes), sc in marked st, pm in last sc worked, turn to work along angled edge, 2 sc in side of each row across to marked row, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in marked row, pm in ch-2 sp, 2 sc in side of each row across to marked st, join with sl st to marked st.
- Border Row 1: Turn, ch 1, sc in same st, working along angled edge, [sc in next st, dc in next st] across to marker, 5 dc in ch-2 sp, remove marker, [dc in next st, sc in next st] across to marked st, join with sl st to marked st.
Finishing
- Fasten off. With yarn needle, weave in ends.