Wayward Sisters Crochet Shawl
About eighteen months ago I made the simplest crochet granny stripe shawl, it was a very enjoyable and mindful make. I had taken some yarn away with me on a sunny weekend retreat with a couple of other yarn loving friends. It turned out that I pretty much just worked on that one stripey pattern.
I called the shawl Wayward Sisters and it’s a free pattern here on my blog. How to crochet the main body of the pattern is in that post but it’s also worth a read to see what we got up to on that September weekend…
Anyway, this crochet shawl is such a fun pattern to work up that I’ve made it twice! This time, I used it more as a stash busting project, using loads my yarn scraps to create a colourful, granny stripe pattern. To be honest, this is the kind of crochet project where most yarns will work but if in doubt, check out my post on Yarn Substitution.
You can buy a PDF version of this crochet pattern in my Ravelry Store, or if you prefer, Etsy. The PDF pattern has additional charts, a table for the main border and new scallop edging. Keep reading for the pattern to make your own pretty crochet edging and remember that the main body of the granny stripe shawl is HERE.
Please note that the written pattern for the crochet edging is slightly different to what you see in the photos. I changed it in one single place; the point at the front. Take a look at the photo of the yarn with Marceline’s tail, there is a scallop at either side of the point (on the very first “row” of granny stripe). The look bothered me way more than it should have. It bothered me enough that I have added an extra scallop to go in the middle of those two.
Am I being pernickety?! Would you have changed it too?
Easy Crochet Edging For Your Granny Stripe Shawl
For the first Wayward Sisters shawl I didn’t add a border, it was the ultimate in easy crochet patterns. I didn’t even bother sewing in the ends that time. I just added some simple tassels to hide where I hadn’t woven them in. But it turns out, I’m not much of a tassel person. I removed them and they’re in a box, waiting to be turned into a yarny garland.
Instead, I added a simple edging of UK htr / US hdc stitches. I don’t have a photo of that crochet border as it’s tucked away for the winter (spring is on the way, folks!). However, I do have a quick snap of when I was crocheting that border on holiday in Croatia. Crocheting in Croatia!!
Isn’t it amazing how a different edging can change and elevate a crochet design? It can make a design look totally new. This stash busting version of Wayward Sisters looks vastly different with the change in colour scheme and pretty scallop edge.
Once you have made the main body, this handmade shawl looks good in lots of kinds of edgings, the crochet pattern I’m sharing in this post is just two rounds and takes no time at all. I have also included an additional stitch chart in the PDF version of the pattern so you can get a visual representation of the pattern layout.
Crochet Scallop Edging Pattern
This simple yet pretty crochet edging is worked around each side of the triangle shawl. You can work pattern edging in the main colour or choose a contrast colour. Either will work well. On my list of things to do is crochet a plain main body (just one colour) with a fun contrast edge. I think that will look brilliant.
Note, where the pattern says “sp” this refers to the space at the end of each row. This is created by the 4ch or last tr stitch of a row.
After Row 76, do not turn.
Rnd 1: With right side facing (sl st, ch5, sl st) in first sp, *ch5, sl st in next sp; rep from * to last ch-sp of first side, ch5, rotate shawl to work down the next side, sl st into the first sp, rep from * to last ch-sp of 2nd side, ch5, sl st in same sp, **ch5, miss 3tr cluster, sl st in sp between clusters; rep from ** to end, turn.
Rnd 2: (sl st, 1dc, 1htr, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc, sl st) in each 5ch-sp around, join with sl st to first sl st.
Fasten off and cut yarn. Sew in ends.
To bring out extra drape, uniformity and all round perfection, wash and block your shawl.
Boom, job done. You’ve added a pretty crochet edging to your granny stripe shawl.
What do you think? I hope you like this crochet edging pattern. If so, please take a look at some of my other free crochet patterns here. If you missed it at the top of the blog post, I will add a link to Ravelry patterns HERE and the link to Etsy is HERE.
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