FREE Crossed Double Crochet Shawl Pattern – Lorelai

Looking for an easy crossed double crochet shawl pattern?  Lorelai is a beginner oversized crochet shawl pattern featuring the crossed double crochet stitch.  Easy to make and wear, read on to find out more about the design and how to access the free pattern.

Lorelai crochet shawl pattern inspiration

My favourite crochet stitches are the ones that give a little bit of a texture but aren’t too difficult to work up.  The Crossed Double Crochet is definitely one of those in my opinion.  Simple but effective, this design was one of the earlier patterns that came to be while I was designing for my first book It’s a Wrap, however, once it was finished I quickly decided that it wouldn’t be a part of the book.  So many ideas, not enough pages, a total first world crochet designer problem.

Originally, this had a couple of other names, but when I got it together to release the pattern I realised none of those went and decided on Lorelai as a homage to the Mother and Daughter duo from Gilmore Girls, who both have the same name.  Why?  Because they are almost inseparable pair – which I find cute and odd at the same time, but totally apt for the crossed double crochet stitch used in this easy crochet shawl pattern. 

Crossed Double Crochet Shawl pattern yarn & materials 

To make my Lorelai crossed double crochet shawl, I used a 1250m 4ply gradient cake from Crochet UK in the colourway Avebury.  Crochet UK is a small business in the UK that specialises in gradient yarn cakes.  I especially like the custom and mystery cake options.  To find out more about Crochet UK and their yarns, check out the blog post here.

For more traditional yarn options, to recreate the Lorelai Crossed Double Crochet Shawl you will need 1 x Twister and 1 x Twister Solid,

Crossed Double Crochet pattern info & tips

The Lorelai Wrap crossed double crochet pattern is graded beginner, because while this isn’t a ‘beginner’ stitch, it is created from standard crochet stitches and is very easy to construct/recreate. 

The whole wrap is based on a simple repeat that features the crossed double crochet to highlight it in a subtle way.  The result is a fairly solidly constructed wrap that has some relief in the crossed double crochet rows which helps to keep it flexible, light and airy, but suitable for spring evenings.

Easy to adjust, the pattern can be adapted to work on a single 1000m cake and would also work well as a scarf using a thicker weight of yarn and completing less repeats.

Skill level: beginner

Type: written, chart included in pdf pattern

Terms: US crochet terms

Yarn: 1 x 1250m 4ply cake from Crochet UK in Avebury OR 1250m of any 2 or Fingering weight yarn

Hook: 4mm (or whatever is required to achieve gauge)

Other materials: stitch markers, darning needle, scissors

Stitches used:

• Chain
• Single Crochet
• Double Crochet
• Crossed Double Crochet

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FREE Lorelai crossed double crochet pattern

Skill Level: Beginner

Terms:  US Terms

Materials used –

Yarn: 1250m 50% cotton, 50% acrylic cake from Crochet UK in Avebury or 1000 – 1250m of any 4ply or 2 weight yarn

Hook: 4mm

Other items:  scissors, darning needle, stitch marker

Gauge: 22 sts x 14 rows = 4ins

Size: 14 x 70 ins approx (unblocked)

Notes: 

• Please read through the entire pattern BEFORE you start your project.
• Ch1 does not count as a st
• Ch3 counts as a st

Stitches & Abbreviations:

• Chain – ch
• Stitch – st(s)
• Single Crochet – sc
• Double Crochet – dc
• Crossed Double Crochet – cdc* see special stitches

Special Stitches:

Crossed Double Crochet (cdc) – yarn over, skip the next st and dc into the next st, yarn over and insert your hook into the skipped st and dc into that st

Start:

Ch81 

Row 1:

Sc into the second chain from the hook, sc in each ch.  Turn (80)

Row 2:

Ch3, dc in every st across.  Turn (80)

Row 3:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 4:

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 5:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 6:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (37cdc, 6dc)

Row 7:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 8:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 9 

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 10: 

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 11:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 12:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (80)

Row 13:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 14:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Rows 15 – 24:

Repeat rows 13 – 14 5 times

Row 25:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 26:

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 27:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 28:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (37cdc, 6dc)

Row 29:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 30:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 31: 

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 32: 

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 33:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 34:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (80)

Row 35:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 36:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 37 – 40:

Repeat rows 35 – 36 twice

Row 41:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 42:

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 43:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 44:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (37cdc, 6dc)

Row 45:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 46:

Ch3, dc in every st across.  Turn (80)

Rows 47 – 50:

Repeat rows 45 – 46 twice

Rows 51 – 233

Repeat rows 25 – 50 7 times

Row 234: 

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 235:

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 236:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 237:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (37cdc, 6dc)

Row 238:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 239:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 240: 

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 241: 

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 242:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 243:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (80)

Row 244:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 245:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Rows 246 – 255:

Repeat rows 244 – 245 5 more times 

Row 256:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 257:

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 258:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 259:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (37cdc, 6dc)

Row 260:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 261:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 262: 

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 263: 

Ch3, dc in the next st, cdc across until 2 sts remain, dc in the next 2 sts.  Turn (38cdc, 4dc)

Row 264:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 265:

Ch3, dc in the next 2 sts, cdc across until 3 sts remain, dc in the next 3 sts.  Turn (80)

Row 266:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  Turn (80)

Row 267:

Ch3, dc in each st across.  (Turn 80)

Row 268:

Ch1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across.  

Tie off and secure your ends.

I hope you enjoyed the post and look forward to seeing your Lorelai’s!

Don’t forget to pop into the Facebook Group and let me know what colour you plan to make your wrap in and share your progress I would love to see your work.

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Bye for now,

B x