Crochet Shawls

Spring is cold here and we still have a month or so before we can plant anything outside... so its nice to have a project to pass the time. 

I learned to crochet as a teenager in our Young Women's group at church and I really enjoyed it. We learned how to crochet borders on baby blankets and I started to make a blanket that I'm still not finished with (25 or so years in the making... that one started out as a queen size and I've changed my mind to just make it a baby blanket). 

Sometimes I do a lot of crocheting and then I'll go years without touching it.... I guess it all depends on the season of your life. 

So, I started making a few dish clothes just to make sure I still knew how to make all the different stitches.... then I got a crazy idea to make shawls for my girls and I (for the Fort Bridger Rendezvous we participate in each year in the fall)

I picked up some yarn at Walmart and Joann's. 

(the purple shawl took a little more than 1 roll)

(the cream shawl took about 5 rolls, because the rolls aren't very big)

(the blue shawl took 10 rolls of yarn)

I found my patterns online. 

The cream shawl was a free pattern on

Pinterest.com

 

The purple and blue shawls are the same pattern I bought on Ravelry 

https://www.ravelry.com

I started with the cream shawl. It was easy and super fast to make. 

The purple shawl was a bit more challenging with a lot of different stitches but I still really enjoyed making it and it didn't take too long. 

I made the blue shawl last... I thought I would try a smaller weight yarn so it had more detail but I was in for a harder longer project than I bargained for. It took a long time to finish... by the time I was done I didn't want another project!

But they all turned out beautiful!!!

I still love to crochet and I'm even thinking of entering a project in the county fair.

Good luck with all your projects!

Happy Spring