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Sweetsop

Help! I've got yarn but I need shawl/wrap pattern options.

Help!

This is my first time posting here. If I've done it wrong, let me know and I'll do my best to fix it.

So for my birthday I got four different colored skeins of yarn just under 900 yards. They're orange, red, brown, and a tan color and they're lovely. I want to make a shawl or wrap but I can't seem to find a pattern that I like best on ravelery. Plus, I'm having trouble visualizing what it would look like with all the colors together. Most the patterns I see are one solid color.

Does anyone have a favorite pattern you've used or any suggestions? Everyone on here always seems to make the nicest and most beautiful things. Thanks so much in advance! C:

Posted Jan 24, 2016, 7:09 PM UTC

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astrobub•

I love the virus shawl pattern. It's really easy as well. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/virus-shawl---virustuch

Currently I am working on a mother of the bride shawl. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mother-of-the-bride-shawl

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sovexing•

Ooh I was gonna say the German scallop! I'm doing a wrap with that pattern now.

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SweetsopOP•

Those are both very nice! Thank you for the suggestion. C:

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wynni-wryn•

Recently I made half granny square triangle shawl using four different colored yarns. It started out as a stash buster but I ended up with a pretty decently sized shawl. I just crocheted until I ran out of yarn. I did two rows of each color for a striped effect which I think ended up looking very nice.

It sounds like your colors go together well so maybe you could do one color at a time for an ombre effect instead of stripes? Whatever you decide to do, can't wait to see!!

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SweetsopOP•

A granny wouldn't be a bad idea either! Thanks so much for the suggestion!

The ombré effect would be a nifty option. I'll have to try it out. C:

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sovexing•

I, personally, hate switching yarns, I dislike changeovers and this is probably because I'm lazy.

Anyway. Someone already suggested the German scallop, (virus shawl, I have no idea why it's called that...) It works up really easy, and it's absolutely stunning with varied colours.

But if that one isn't doing it for you, I would think any wrap with a fan or scallop pattern to it would be nice, something about the curves of the fans...

Also, a link to a blog post with several patterns.

http://www.mooglyblog.com/stunning-crochet-shawls-in-a-snap/

I've made the elise shawl several times with great success every time, no matter what yarn I use.

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SweetsopOP•

Thank you for the link with all the suggestions! The elise pattern is really pretty. I saw it on ravelry when I was doing my initial browsing.

I have a problem finding a pattern then sticking to it. Or finishing something. I don't mind changing colors. I know weaving in ends is kinda tedious, but I tend to like color.

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sylvanrealm•

There are a lot of places with free patterns! You don't say what the weight of the yarn is, but you can go looking at places like Red Heart, and Lion Brand, and search under the weight of the yarn, among other things. I'm working on Lion Pattern L50186, the Clement Canyon poncho. Look into Pinterest as well. Here's a page with a search I just did on shawls and wraps. https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=crochet+shawls+and+wraps&term_meta[]=crochet+shawls+and+wraps|autocomplete|1

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