Timewarp Shawl in Berroco Modern Cotton - Downloadable PDF

Timewarp Shawl in Berroco Modern Cotton — Crochet Pattern by Mel Kennelly

The Timewarp Shawl is a beautifully proportioned, colorful crochet shawl designed by Mel Kennelly and published by Berroco. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a generously sized triangular shawl with finished measurements of approximately 66 inches wide by 35 inches down the center, making it a dramatic and wearable accessory suitable for year-round use. The design is rated Easy in skill level, making it an accessible and rewarding project for crocheters who are comfortable working with multiple colors and basic crochet cluster techniques.

What Is Being Made

The finished object is a large triangular shawl worked in five coordinating colors of Berroco Modern Cotton yarn. The shawl features a classic top-down construction beginning at the neck edge and expanding outward with each row, creating a graceful triangular silhouette. A playful fringe detail is added during finishing, giving the piece a bohemian, textural edge that enhances its visual appeal. The multicolor striping, achieved through strategic color changes, gives the Timewarp Shawl its distinctive, time-layered aesthetic.

Construction and Techniques

The shawl is worked from the neck down, a construction method that allows the crocheter to easily adjust the size and monitor the shaping as the work grows. The piece begins with a sliding loop — also known as a magic ring or adjustable loop — which creates a neat, closed center point at the top of the triangle. This technique is a hallmark of top-down triangular shawl construction in crochet and eliminates any unsightly hole at the starting point.

Each row expands the shawl outward by working increases at a central corner chain-2 space, which forms the spine of the triangle, as well as at each outer edge. This creates the characteristic triangular growth pattern row by row. Color changes are made at the end of select rows, with each new color introduced cleanly to create bold, defined stripes across the body of the shawl.

The fringe is added during finishing. Strands are cut to 9 inches in length from all five colors and attached along the lower edge of the shawl, adding movement and a decorative fringe border that echoes the colorwork of the body.

Stitches Used

• Sliding loop (magic ring) — used to begin the shawl at the neck point
• Chain stitch (ch) — used throughout for turning chains and spacing
• Double crochet (dc) — the primary stitch forming the fabric of the shawl
• Cluster groups of 3 double crochet (3 dc) — worked into chain spaces to create the textured pattern stitch
• Chain-1 spaces — used between cluster groups to create the open, lacy mesh of the pattern stitch
• Chain-2 corner spaces — the central increase point that shapes the triangle
• Fringe — cut lengths of yarn looped and knotted along the finished edge

Pattern Stitch

The body of the shawl is worked in a pattern stitch based on alternating groups of three double crochets separated by chain-1 spaces. This creates an open, rhythmic mesh that is both visually interesting and quick to work up. The gauge for this pattern stitch is 14 stitches and 8 rows to 4 inches, measured after blocking. Each double crochet and each chain-1 space are counted equally as stitches within the gauge measurement. Blocking is recommended to open up the mesh and achieve the full finished dimensions.

Materials — Yarn

The pattern calls for Berroco Modern Cotton, a worsted weight yarn sold in 100-gram hanks. This yarn is a blend well-suited to warm-weather or transitional-season accessories. The pattern uses one hank each of five colors:

• #1668 Rosecliff (C1)
• #1669 Foliage (C2)