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The Simple Asymmetric Mohair Shawl is a beginner-friendly crochet shawl designed to be simple and fun!
The use of basic crochet stitches makes it easy to create. While its asymmetric shape makes it easy to adjust its size as well as easy to wear.
This crochet shawl is worked flat in one piece holding a strand of a gradient fingering weight yarn with a strand of laceweight mohair yarn. And not to worry! If you are sensitive to mohair, you can use a DK weight yarn in place of the fingering weight and lace weight held together. To create the asymmetric shape, increases are worked along one edge of the shawl only. And simple lace stripes are placed between rows of double crochet to make this project simple yet fun!
The Simple Asymmetric Mohair Shawl
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◉ FREE Pattern: The entire written pattern for FREE.
◉ Video Tutorial: A helpful video going over the required materials and how to work each row in the shawl.
◉ FREE PDF Download: The PDF download is an ad-free easy to follow version of the pattern that includes charted instructions!
The Asymmetric Shawl Construction
One way to create a basic asymmetric shawl is to place increases along one edge of the shawl only. This keeps one edge of the shawl straight while the other edge begins to angle out as the shawl increases in width.
This Simple Asymmetric Mohair Shawl has one increase along the right edge of the shawl make this a very simple pattern to follow. The constant rate of increases make it really simple to add a few striping rows of a simple lace pattern that makes this project so much more than straight double crochet.
Choosing the Right Yarn
This project holds a strand of category 1 super fine, fingering weight yarn with a category 0 lace weight mohair yarn.
Keep reading for important information when it comes to substituting yarns!
For this project I chose to use one ball of Happy Sheep Magic Sock Wool. This affordably priced superwash wool and nylon blend is a category 1 super fine, fingering weight yarn. It has vibrant slow changing colors that make it almost impossible to put down once you start working with it! It’s single ply nature gives it a slightly handspun appearance adding even more texture to basic stitches.
Find Happy Sheep Magic Sock Wool on Hobbii’s Website.
If Happy Sheep Magic Sock Wool isn’t right for you, I would recommend looking for another slow gradient changing category 1 super fine, fingering weight yarn to get an effect similar to that of the original pattern. The yarn doesn’t have to be a wool blend either! You can definitely grab your favorite slow gradient cottons for this pattern as long as you still plan to hold it with a strand of lace weight mohair yarn. If you decide to work this shawl without the lace weight mohair you will need to choose a category 3, DK weight slow gradient yarn.
Speaking of mohair yarn, for this project I chose to use two balls of Mayflower Super Kid Silk. It’s classified as a category 0 lace weight yarn but don’t be fooled. Mohair lends a wonderfully soft and fuzzy halo that works up thicker than your typical lace weight gauge. This helps give a soft outer layer to your project that keeps it light yet keeps you extra warm! In the case of this specific project, holding a strand of black mohair along with the bright and vibrant colors of the Hot N’ Spicy colorway of Happy Sheep Magic Sock Wool really toned down the colors turning them into the more subdued colors of fall.
Pairing solid color mohair yarns with slow gradient yarns can produce the most wonderful effects. Not to mention, it’s a great opportunity to experiment with color! Find Mayflower Super Kid Silk on Hobbii’s Website.
If you are sensitive to mohair or not a fan of fuzzy yarns and projects I recommend substituting a slow gradient DK weight yarn instead of using a strand of fingering weight with a strand of lace weight mohair. Any fiber contents should work for this project. You can go stash diving! Who knows? You may just have 415yds of a category 3 DK weight yarn hanging around and ready to become this shawl!
Simple Asymmetric Mohair Shawl Details
Skill Level
Beginner (uses basic stitches with simple
shaping)
Yarn Requirements
Fingering Weight Yarn – 415yds (380m)
Lace Weight Yarn – 415yds (380m)
Suggested Yarn
1 ball Happy Sheep Magic Sock Wool, 70%
Superwash Wool, 30% Polyamide, 437 yds
(400 m), 3.5 oz (100 g) (shown in color 17 Hot
N Spicy)
2 balls Mayflower Super Kid Silk, 76%
Mohair, 24% Silk, 213 yds (195 m), 0.9 oz (25
g) (shown in color 02 Black)
Hook
US size 7 hook (4.5 mm) or size needed to
obtain gauge.
Notions
Optional removable stitch marker (for
marking the increase side of the shawl)
Finished Measurements
Length: 49.5″ (125.75cm)
Width: 22.5″ (57cm)
Gauge
17 stitches, 7.5 rows = 4” in double crochet,
after blocking.
Simple Asymmetric Mohair Video Tutorial
Simple Asymmetric Mohair Shawl Free Pattern
Abbreviations
ch – chain
dc– double crochet
RS – right side
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sp(s) – space(s)
WS – wrong side
This simple asymmetric shawl is worked flat in one piece holding a strand of fingering weight and a strand of lace weight together. Increases are worked along one side of the shawl only. Simple lace stripes are placed between rows of double crochet to make this project simple yet fun!
Notes
● Pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
● Pattern repeats within rows are placed in brackets.
● Pattern is worked holding a strand of fingering weight with a strand of lace weight at the same time.
● Use a removable stitch marker to mark the increasing side of the shawl.
● Ch-1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
