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Martha Simonsen

2011

Kornblomst Shawl (crochet)

The Kornblomst (Cornflower) Shawl was originally designed for a friend’s wedding. I wanted to create a shawl that would cover her shoulders without covering too much of her pretty dress.
The focal point of this shawl is the edging, featuring lots of textural interest through puff stitches, clusters, crossed stitches, back and front post stitches and picots. The body is worked in a calm wavy pattern that contrasts beautifully with the edge and lets the eyes rest.
The edging of the shawl is worked first, and the body is then crocheted onto it and shaped into a crescent shape with short rows and decreases.

This pattern includes both written directions (US terms) and charts, and should be workable using either of these alone or in combination - the testing was purposefully done to check if if it be worked using either. Extra large charts are included with purchase as a separate file (7 pages).

Please note that the charted pattern is most easily read if printed in colour. In the case that you are unable to print in colour, testing showed that particularly rows 10-11 of the edging was difficult to read in black and white, so I recommend that you recheck the pdf file at this stage.

This pattern uses the following special stitches and techniques (US terms):
- Back post double crochet
- Front post double crochet
- Crossed stitches
- Puff stitches
- Cluster stitches
- Short rows
(and it is started with a very long starting chain, which, I guess, I should also warn you about)
All stitches are explained in the pattern, but some superficial knowledge about the special stitches is recommended. Testers generally found that the back post stitches were the most difficult, and the pattern includes suggestion for an easier, alternative version of these rows.