Bark shawl

Bark Crocheted Shawl by Sidsel Sangild

What is Being Made

The Bark shawl is a narrow, flowing crocheted shawl designed by Sidsel Sangild. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a finished shawl measuring 2 meters long and 40 centimeters wide at its widest point, making it an elegant accessory suitable for layering or draping. The shawl is crocheted from tip to tip, resulting in a graceful, tapered silhouette.

Crochet Techniques and Stitches

The Bark shawl employs post stitches as its primary design element, creating distinctive texture and visual interest throughout the piece. Post stitches are worked around the posts of previous stitches rather than into the tops of stitches, producing a raised, dimensional effect that gives the shawl its characteristic appearance.

The pattern utilizes fundamental crochet stitches including:

• Double crochet (dc) — the primary stitch structure
• Front post stitches (F) — worked around the front of post stitches
• Back post stitches (B) — worked around the back of post stitches
• Chain stitches (ch) — used for foundation and shaping

The pattern includes charted sections for both the beginning and end of the shawl, providing visual guidance alongside written instructions in US crochet terminology.

Materials and Gauge

The Bark shawl pattern calls for two complementary yarns held together throughout the project:

• New Zealand lamb wool from Filcolana (300 m per 50 g, colour 126) — 3 skeins required
• Tilia Silkmohair from Filcolana (195 m per 25 g, colour 289) — 4 skeins required

A 5 mm crochet hook is used with these yarns held as one strand throughout. The pattern is worked in 4-ply weight yarn, and after 16 rows of crocheting and blocking, the piece measures 20 centimeters in length, establishing the gauge for the project.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty. While it uses basic crochet stitches, the combination of post stitches, working with two yarns held together, and reading charted sections requires solid foundational crochet skills and comfort with stitch variation.