This shawl pattern is a little less straight forward, but a lot of fun.

Composed of motifs that are wider than tall, it creates a slightly narrow triangular shawl. The whole point of the shawl is to use up the bits and pieces you’ve saved from other projects.

You’ll make the first full motif and weigh it to determine how much yarn is needed, then continue making and joining motifs using other left over yarns until your shawl is done. (Of course, you’re welcome to make the shawl in one color.

The shawl can be made with any yarn. It is important, however, to use similar weights and similar fiber. I chose to have a DK weight and wool-based shawl.

Some of the yarn was 100% wool, some had some nylon, but blocking was similar for both. Holding two strands together of fingering/sock weight yarn was equivalent to one strand of the DK weight yarn.

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Yarn

I used DK weight and fingering weight yarn – the fingering was held with 2 strands together
Each full-size motif is 10-12g; the triangular motifs are 5-10g (a lot depends on how dense the yarn is)
Yarns I used:
KnitPicks DK swish

Sensations Truly

Deborah Norville Serenity Sock Weight
OinkPigments Targhee Sock
Space Cadet Celeste Fingering

Wisdom Yarns Marathon Sock

Needle/Hook

Size H-8 (5.0mm) hook

Or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge

My full-size motifs are 9” wide & 7” tall

Size

With a total of 15 full size motifs, and 6 half motifs, unblocked: 54” x 21”

Notions

Tapestry needle

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About the Designer: Margo Bauman

Artistic crafts have always been a huge part of Margo’s life. As a young child, she learned to crochet from her Grandmother. She has also spent time doing embroidery, needlepoint, sewing, craft painting, candle-making, braiding, card-making, origami, photography, quilling, jewelry making and book-folding.

While she spent some time working on crochet projects while growing up, and later in college (degree in Civil Engineering), she didn’t devote much time to it until 2000. Since then, she has won a considerable number of awards for her exceptional work. She enjoys incorporating unusual materials (wire, nylon cord and other finds from the hardware store, upcycled clothing) in her creations.

Margo was a part of the national juried Artists in Action 2020 at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center in Solomons, MD.

Margo (aka flyingflower on Ravelry) started writing crochet patterns in 2015. Her very first pattern was a Crochet Awards (aka the Flamies) Judges Nominee. She enjoys partnering with Indie dyers to create patterns that highlight their artistic creations.

She is a member of New View Fiber Works – Home of the Fuzzy Farmers (a women’s cooperative of fiber enthusiasts in Southern Maryland), and the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA).

Margo spends most days living the philosophy: Eat. Sleep. Crochet. Repeat.