Crochet Triangle Shawl in Mandala Yarn

This Crochet Triangle Shawl is made in Lion Brand Mandala Yarn in the popular colorway of Warlock. The gemstone colors make a beautiful shawl in an all-over lace repeat.

The delicate lace gives the look of little filled circles. You’ll be pleasantly surprised when you see how easy it is to achieve. It’s a nice change of pace from the rigid sections you usually see in triangle shawls.

“Magic Gemstones” Triangle Shawl free crochet pattern by Kim Guzman, © Nov. 2022 All rights reserved.
Technique: Regular Crochet
Skill Level: Intermediate

Crochet Pattern At A Glance

This is a free crochet pattern and the written instructions are below. If you prefer a printable download, a PDF is also available for purchase.

My Crochet Pattern Notes

This shawl is worked from the center top and out toward the point at the bottom. Because it starts at the center, you can use the pattern to make any size shawl, simply by working to the width and length you desire.

Although the stitches used in this pattern are easy, the increasing along the edges will require a little more attention and being able to “read” your stitches.

The yarn is intended to simply change colors where it will. You don’t need to cut off at the end of a row and add the new color. As you can see at around the center of the shawl, there is random color changing. This adds to the beauty of the project.

If you want to cut off the colors, it will leave a lot of excess yarn. But, that excess yarn could be made into your tassels, if you like.

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Finished Size

64″ wide; 26″ depth/height.

Yarn

Lion Brand “Mandala”, 100% acrylic, 590 yds/540m per 5.3 oz/150g per skein: 1180 yards of colorway: Warlock.

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Other Materials

Suggested Crochet Hook Size H-8 (5mm) or hook needed to meet gauge.
Stitch Marker or small piece of contrasting yarn.
Yarn Needle for weaving ends.

Gauge

This design is made for any weight yarn so gauge (tension) isn’t as important as it is to make the fabric you like. You want it to be flexible enough to drape across the shoulders easily, while still holding together the look of the lace.

Using different weights of yarns will require different yardages. To get closest to the shawl shown, after row 7, the top of the shawl measures about 10″ and the depth/height is about 4″.

Special Stitches

Cluster (cl): Yarn over, insert hook in stitch indicated, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, [yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice, yarn over, pull through 4 loops on hook.

Cluster Shell (cl-shell): [cl, ch 3, cl] together in indicated st.

Cluster Fan (cl-fan): [cl, ch 3, cl, ch 3, cl] together in indicated st.

Other Abbreviations

This crochet pattern is written in US crochet terminology.

ch=chain; cl=cluster; dc=double crochet; rep=repeat; RS=right side; sc=single crochet; sk=skip; sp(s)=space(s); st(s)-stitch(es).

All numbers after the colon at the end of an instruction are stitch counts. Use the stitch count to check your work.

Free Crochet Pattern Instructions

Tip: If you want specific colors for your tassels, be sure to plan ahead and make them as soon as you can, rather than wait until the end of the project, when you will have to use what is left.

Row 1: Ch 4, 8 dc in fourth ch from hook, turn: 8 dc plus beginning ch.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in first dc, dc in next 3 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in top of beginning ch, turn: 17 dc.

Row 3 (RS): Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 7 dc, 5 dc in next dc (mark the third dc of 5-dc group), dc in next 7 dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn: 25 dc.

Row 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, ch 2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, [ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc] to marked dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc (mark this dc as the center top), ch 2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, [ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc] to last 2 dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3, sk first and next dc, [cl-shell (see Special Stitches above) in next dc, dc in next sc] to marked dc, cl-fan (see Special Stitches above) in marked dc, (mark center cl of cl-fan), dc in next sc, [cl-shell in next dc, dc in next sc] to last 3 dc, cl-shell in next dc, sk 1 dc, dc in last dc, turn: 6 cl-shells and 1 cl-fan.

Note: When the instruction indicates to double crochet in double crochet, ensure that you’re working into a double crochet and not the top of or any part of a cluster, except when the instruction says to work in the cluster.

Row 6: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp] to marked cl, ch 2, dc in top of marked cl, (mark this dc), ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp] to last dc, ch 2, 3 dc in last dc, turn.

Row 7: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, sk 1 dc, [cl-shell in next dc, dc in next sc] to marked dc, cl-fan in marked dc, (mark center cl of cl-fan), dc in next sc, [cl-shell in next dc, dc in next sc] to last 3 dc, cl-shell in next dc, sk 1 dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn: 8 cl-shells and 1 cl-fan.

Row 8: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp] to marked cl, ch 2, dc in top of marked cl, (mark this dc), ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp] to last 3 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn.

Row 9: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 dc, sk 1 dc, [cl-shell in next dc, dc in next sc] to marked dc, cl-fan in marked dc, (mark center cl of 3-cl group), dc in next sc, [cl-shell in next dc, dc in next sc] to last 5 dc, cl-shell in next dc, sk 1 dc, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn: 10 cl-shells and 1 cl-fan.

Row 10: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, ch 2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp] to marked cl, ch 2, dc in top of marked cl, (mark this dc), ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp] to last 5 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc, 3 dc in last dc, turn.

Rows 11-16: Rep rows 5-10. After row 15, 18 cl-shells and 1 cl-fan.

Rows 17-46: Rep rows 5-10. Each 6-row repeat increases the count by 8 cl-shells.

Row 47: Rep row 5, fasten off: 62 cl-shells and 1 cl-fan.

Finishing

Weave in all ends securely. Make and attach 3 tassels to the points, if desired.

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