Beautiful Bridal Shawl Crochet Pattern
Meet the most stunning crochet bridal wrap pattern you've ever seen! Make your own for your special day!
Add a homemade touch to your special day with this Beautiful Bridal Shawl. Use Aunt Lydia's Crochet Thread from Red Heart to complete this free crochet shawl pattern. It can be made in ivory or white for the bride, or in any color for a bridesmaid or maid-of-honor.
Soft and beautiful bamboo thread gives this crochet design a gorgeous drape and a nice silky sheen. The open texture provides just enough coverage for comfort without making the bride too warm on the eventful day.
The pretty floral border dresses this bridal shawl crochet pattern up enough to fit any aesthetic or wedding day theme. We also think this works well for the mother of the bride or even the rest of the wedding party. They can even be made in different colors to match their dresses or other wedding colors.
Speaking of different colors, wouldn't this be a beautiful piece to have for any special occasion? Outside of crocheting for weddings, this stunning shawl crochet pattern can be used for proms, black tie events, or any formal occasion you find yourself attending.
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Crochet HookF/5 or 3.75 mm hook
Yarn Weight(0) Lace (33-40 stitches to 4 inches). Includes crochet thread.
Crochet GaugeOne flower motif measures 3-3/4” (9.5 cm) from petal tip to petal tip. Gauge is not critical for this design.
Finished SizeShawl measures 15” (38 cm) wide (from back neck to lower edge) and 86” (218.5 cm) long (across lower edge)
Materials List
- AUNT LYDIA’S® Iced Bamboo™: 8 balls 3001 Icicle
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Susan Bates® Crochet Hook:
- 3.75mm [US F-5] (for shawl)
- 3.25mm [US D-3] (for flower motifs)
- Yarn needle
Beautiful Bridal Shawl Crochet Pattern
MATERIALS:
- AUNT LYDIA’S® Iced Bamboo™: 8 balls 3001 Icicle
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook:
3.75mm [US F-5] (for shawl)
3.25mm [US D-3] (for flower motifs) - Yarn needle
SIZE:
Shawl measures 15” (38 cm) wide (from back neck to lower edge) and 86” (218.5 cm) long (across lower edge)
GAUGE/TENSION: One flower motif measures 3-3/4” (9.5 cm) from petal tip to petal tip. Gauge is not critical for this design.
NOTES:
1. Flower motifs are worked in joined rounds with right side facing at all times. Motifs are joined using a “join-as-you-go” technique into a long strip.
2. The body of the beautiful bridal shawl is worked beginning across one long edge of the flower motif strip.
FIRST MOTIF
With smaller hook, ch 5; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 7 (counts as dc, ch 4), dc in ring, [ch 4, dc in ring] 5 times, ch 4; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beginning ch—7 dc and 7 ch-4 spaces.
Round 2: *(Slip st, ch 5, 7 dtr) in next ch-4 space (petal made), ch 1, work 3 slip sts
evenly spaced down last dtr made; repeat from * around; join with slip st in same ch- space as first petal–7 petals.
NEXT MOTIF
(make and join 22 more)
Work same as first motif through Round 1—7 dc and 7 ch-4 spaces.
Current motif is now completed and joined to the previous motif when working the last two petals. Arrange and join motifs so that there are four petals of each motif across one long edge (lower edge) of strip and three petals of motif across other long edge of strip (top edge).
Round 2 (joining round): *(Slip st, ch 5, 7 dtr) in next ch-4 space (petal made), ch 1, work 3 slip sts evenly spaced down last dtr made; repeat from * 4 more times to make 5 petals; hold current motif and previous motif with wrong sides together and sts matching, following sts are worked into the current motif except when sts of the previous motif are explicitly indicated: (slip st, ch 5, 7 dtr) in next ch-4 space, ch 1, slip st in corresponding dtr of previous motif, ch 1, work 3 slip sts evenly spaced down last dtr made, (slip st, ch 5, slip st in next dtr of previous motif, 7 dtr) in next ch-4 space, ch 1, work 3 slip sts evenly spaced down last dtr made; join with slip st in same ch-space as first petal.
SHAWL
Row 1: With larger hook and right side of flower motif strip facing, join yarn with slip st in top of beginning ch-5 of first petal of top edge. Note: The first petal of the top edge is the first of the three petals at the top of the first motif. The third of the top three petal of the first motif is joined to the 2nd motif.
Ch 7, slip st in last dtr of same petal, ch 7, slip st in top of beginning ch-5 of next petal, ch 7, slip st in last dtr of same petal, ch 7, slip st in top of beginning ch-5 of next petal (third petal at top edge of first motif), *ch 7, slip st in last dtr of first petal of next motif, ch 7, slip st in top of beginning ch-5 of next petal, ch 7, slip st in last dtr of same petal, ch 7, slip st in top of beginning ch-5 of next petal; repeat from * across top edge, ch 7, slip st in last dtr of last petal of top edge, turn.
Row 2: Ch 7 (counts as tr, ch 3), slip st in first ch-space, *ch 7, slip st in next ch-space; repeat from * across, ch 3, tr in last slip st, turn.
Row 3: Ch 5, skip first ch-3 space, (dtr, ch 3, dtr) in each ch-space across to last ch-space, dtr in last ch-space, turn.
Row 4: Ch 5, (dtr, ch 3, dtr) in each ch-space across, dtr in top of turning ch,, turn.
Rows 5–7: Ch 5, (dtr, ch 2, dtr) in each chspace across, dtr in top of turning ch, turn.
Rows 8–11: Ch 4, (tr, ch 2, tr) in each chspace across, tr in top of turning ch, turn.
Rows 12–14: Ch 4, (tr, ch 1, tr) in each chspace across, tr in top of turning ch, turn.
Rows 15 and 16: Ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 1, dc) in each ch-space across, dc in top of turning ch, turn.
Row 17: Ch 1, sc in each dc across skipping all ch-1 spaces. Fasten off.
FINISHING
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