With its symmetrical triangle shape and generous depth, the “Fade to the Top of the Mountain Shawl” is a versatile accessory. Wear it as a neck scarf with a cardigan and jeans, or drape it around your shoulders on cool evenings. The unique placement of the shifts between three colors makes it as much fun to crochet as it is to wear. Use the coloring sheet at the end of the pattern to choose your colors and plan your fade!

How This Shawl Is Made

The construction of this shawl involves simple stitches and relatively uncomplicated shaping, making it a great pattern for an adventurous beginner. With increases at the center of every third row, the shawl begins with a diamond-shaped main panel. This center panel is quick and easy to crochet, and the pattern is easy to memorize. After the center panel is complete, you will work one wing at a time, decreasing along the top edge to create a triangle. These wings require a little more concentration. The pattern includes crochet stitch charts for the main panel and wings, as well as a Color Sequence Chart & Checklist to help you keep track of color changes as you go.

Pattern is written in US crochet terms.

Skill Level: Confident Beginner

Concentration Level
Some concentration required. Easily memorized stitch pattern. Minimal shaping at ends of rows might require some focus.

Stitches Used
Chain(s), single crochet, double crochet, single crochet 3 together, double crochet 3 together.

Techniques Used
Making an adjustable ring (aka Magic Circle) and working in rows.

Finished Measurements (approximate size after blocking)
74 inches (188 cm) across top edge x 51 inches (130 cm) from tip to corner x 32 inches (81 cm) deep

Super Fine (CYC #1) Weight Yarn
1100 - 1400 yards (1006 - 1280 m)

The main sample shown here was made with a C/2/2.75mm crochet hook and We Crochet/Knitpicks Hawthorne super fine (fingering) weight superwash wool/polyamide yarn (357 yds/326 m; 3.53 oz/100 g per hank) in the colors #27417 Eliot, #27835 Macadam, and #26688 Slate. The project required 1 hank in each of these colors. In fact, the sample shown required nearly all yardage of colors Macadam and Slate. Depending on your gauge, you may need to purchase additional hanks.

Note that Eliot and Macadam are in the Hawthorne Fingering Multi collection; Slate is in the Kettle Dyed collection.

Suggested Yarn Substitutes
Sample was made with super-fine (fingering) weight wool, but feel free to substitute the fingering-weight yarn of your choice. Because results may vary, crocheting a gauge swatch with your alternative yarn is recommended. Instructions for a gauge swatch are listed under the Gauge heading below. 

Additional Tools and Materials
Size C/2/2.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker (optional)
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Gauge
29 sts = 4 inches (10 cm); 16 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) blocked
Though exact gauge is not essential, for best appearance it should be close.
I used a C/2/2.75mm crochet hook. Select the hook size that gives the best appearance for your choice of yarn and your tension.
A significantly different gauge may require more or less yarn than listed.

Gauge Swatch
Chain a multiple of 12 chains plus 4.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chs, [ch 3, sk next 3 chs, dc in next 3 chs, ch 3, sk next 3 chs, sc in next 3 chs] across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), dc in next 2 sc, [ch 3, sc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 sc] across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 dc, [ch 3, dc in next 3 sc, ch 3, sc in next 3 dc] across, turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 until you achieve desired height.

Block gauge swatch for accurate results.

PATTERN INCLUDES
• A 12-page premium pattern pdf with professional full-color photographs.
• List of abbreviations used, plus detailed instructions for special stitches and techniques.
• Photos of finished project and close-up photos of main panel and decrease side edge.
• A coloring sheet to help you choose your colors and plan your fade.
• Schematic.
• Stitch charts for Main Panel and Decrease Side 1.

This Pattern Comes with Additional Resources to Help You Along
• Color Sequence Chart & Checklist to help you track color changes as you complete them.
• Pattern support. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I’m always happy to help!

Videos

How to Make an Adjustable Ring (aka Magic Circle)