Product Description
A little something delicious for your torso!
Colorful crocheted dots abound in this rectangular shawl. Enjoy some mindless crochet as you create a rainbow of colored circles. Then join those circles into squares using just one continuous length of main color yarn to crochet the shawl. It’s like a magic trick with your crochet hook!
A great way to go stash-busting in your sock yarn stash. The pattern shown uses a mini-skein pack, but you could just as easily use leftovers of your favorite sock yarn for the dots.
The pattern has been tested and professionally tech edited. It is appropriate for intermediate level crocheters. Full text instructions, stitch diagrams and a video tutorial for the continuous crochet technique are included.
This pattern is also available as kit from Stunning String.
Lollidots Shawl by Edie Eckman
What is Being Made
The Lollidots Shawl is a rectangular crocheted shawl designed by Edie Eckman. This finished piece measures approximately 75 inches (190.5 cm) long and 14½ inches (37 cm) wide, making it a generously sized accessory perfect for draping across the shoulders or wrapping around the torso. The shawl features a distinctive design built from colorful crocheted circles arranged in a playful, polka-dot aesthetic.
Design and Construction Technique
The Lollidots Shawl employs a two-stage construction method that combines mindless, meditative crochet work with strategic color blocking. The first stage involves creating individual colorful circles using eight different colors (Colors A through H) plus a main color. These circles are then strategically joined together into square motifs using a single continuous length of main color yarn, which creates the structural framework of the finished shawl. This technique allows crafters to enjoy repetitive, relaxing circle crochet before moving into the more structured joining phase. The square motifs measure approximately 2¾ inches (7 cm) when complete.
The design offers creative flexibility: crafters may choose to use a long color-changing yarn for the accent colors (A-H) and arrange the circles in any configuration they prefer, allowing for personalized color placement and visual impact.
Stitches and Crochet Techniques
While specific stitch names are not detailed in the pattern materials provided, the construction relies on fundamental crochet stitches worked in the round to form the circles, combined with joining techniques that connect these motifs into cohesive square units. The pattern is classified as intermediate difficulty, indicating that crafters should be comfortable with basic crochet fundamentals and comfortable following multi-step construction sequences.
Materials and Yarn Specifications
The Lollidots Shawl uses fingering weight yarn throughout. The pattern requires approximately 950 yards (867 meters) of main color yarn and approximately 85 yards (80 meters) each of eight additional colors for the accent circles.
The sample shawl was created using Stunning String Stunning Superwash yarn, which is composed of 100% superwash merino fiber. The main color required 2 skeins of Marshmallow (each skein provides 475 yards from a 3.5 ounce ball). The eight accent colors were sourced from Stunning String Mini Skein Set Smasking Sock in the RenFaire colorway, with each mini skein weighing 0.7 ounces and providing 90 yards of yardage. Superwash merino provides excellent softness, elasticity, and easy-care properties ideal for a wearable shawl.
Tools Required
Construction requires a Size G (4 mm) crochet hook, or the size necessary to achieve the correct gauge as specified in the pattern. Crafters should verify their personal gauge before beginning the project to ensure the finished shawl meets the intended dimensions.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | 3 Ply |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Designer: | Edie Eckman |
| Craft: | Crochet |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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