On Top of the Mountain Shawl
crochet pattern | $5.00 USD
The “On Top of the Mountain Shawl” presents a brand-new way to show off the colors in long-gradient yarns like Scheepjes Whirl. This design takes advantage of the slow color changes to add a dramatic color block along one side. Use any yarn with a long-gradient, or choose your own colors to create a truly unique gradient and color block.
Its symmetrical triangle shape and generous depth make this shawl a versatile accessory. Wear it as a neck scarf with a cardigan and jeans, or drape it around your shoulders on cool summer evenings.
This is a great project to work on while watching your favorite show or while in meetings. Only one cake of yarn is needed (approximately 1093 yds/1000 m), so it’s also a perfect travel project!
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.
Once you’ve finished your shawl, it’s time to add the tassels! The pattern pdf includes a 9-page supplemental with instructions to make 3 different styles of tassels for your shawl—a basic tassel, a crochet ring tassel, and a crochet puff cap tassel—as well as instructions for attaching your tassels to your shawl with two different methods to choose from.
Be sure to check out the last page of the pattern for sample shawls from 9 volunteer testers to help inspire you in your choice of colors for this project.
Fabric is reversible.
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, single crochet, double crochet, single crochet 3 together, double crochet 3 together.
Techniques Used
Adjustable ring (aka magic ring), simple shaping at ends of rows.
Finished Measurements
70 inches (178 cm) across top edge x 46 inches (117 cm) from tip to corner x 28 inches (71 cm) deep
Super Fine (CYC #1) Weight Yarn
1074 - 1094 yards (982 - 1000 m)
The rose, teal, and yellow sample shown here was made with a C/2/2.75mm crochet hook and Scheepjes Whirl super fine (fingering) weight cotton/acrylic yarn (1094 yds/1000 m; 8 oz/215 g per cake) in the colorway #779 Passion Fruit Melt. The project required 1 cake of this yarn.
The alternate sample in blue, green, and brown was made with the colorway #774 Salted Caramel Matcha.
Suggested Yarn Substitutes
Sample was made with super-fine (fingering) weight cotton/acrylic, 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
Materials for Tassels
~0.35–0.71 oz (10–20 g) fingering weight yarn (see individual tassel instructions in tutorial pdf below)
5 inch (13 cm) wide piece of cardboard
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Large hole bead (optional)
Size C/2/2.75mm crochet hook (for Ring Cap Tassel and Puff Cap Tassel)
Gauge
30 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.
Pattern for Gauge Swatch
Chain a multiple of 12 chains plus 4.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, [ch 3, sk 3 ch, dc in next 3 ch, ch 3, sk 3 ch, sc in next 3 ch] across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as 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
• An 18-page premium pattern pdf with professional full-color photographs.
• List of abbreviations used, plus detailed instructions for special stitches and techniques.
• Stitch charts for beginning of main panel and decrease side edge.
• Detailed schematic.
This Pattern Comes with Additional Resources to Help You Along
• A 9-page supplemental photo tutorial with detailed instructions to make 3 different styles of tassel for your shawl, as well as instructions for attaching your tassels to your shawl with two different methods to choose from (see link below).
• Photos of sample shawls from 9 volunteer testers to help inspire you in your choice of colorway for this project.
• 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 Ring)
PDF Tutorials
