In dit bericht vindt u alle informatie die u moet weten als je wilt haken een sjaal. This includes basic shawl shapes, advice from the experts, links to patterns, crochet shawl inspiration and more.
What is a Shawl?
Shells and Chains Crochet Shawl pattern by AnastaciaKnits
A shawl is a large piece of fabric that is generally worn wrapped loosely around the shoulders and arms. It can also be worn wrapped around the neck and head. Recently it’s been popular to wear triangular shawls backwards around the neck as “triangle scarves”. Variations on the shawl, or items considered similar to shawls, include shawlettes, stoles, wraps and capelets. One type of shawl is the prayer shawl (or meditation shawl or friendship shawl); the crocheter prays or thinks kind thoughts for the recipient as the shawl is being crafted.
How Big is a Crochet Shawl?
You can make your crochet shawl any size that you want and you will find that crochet shawl patterns have a lot of variation in size. This is actually nice because you can substitute yarns in shawl patterns and it won’t be a big deal if it changes the size a bit. Dat gezegd, most average crochet shawls are between 50″ and 70″ across at the widest point. This widest point is sometimes called the “wingspan”. The shorter side varies greatly; between 17″ and 25″ for an adult-size shawl is a good starting point but this can be very different.
Basic Crochet Shawl Shapes
You can crochet a shawl in almost any shape that you want to, natuurlijk, but the four most common shapes for a crochet shawl are:
1. Rectangle Shawl. The rectangular shawl is a great shawl shape to start with since it is easy to create even as a beginner crocheter. You can turn almost any crochet scarf pattern into a shawl by making it larger.
2. Triangle Shawl. The triangular shape is one of the most popular shawl shapes. It is often worked top down as one solid piece although there are many variations on how it can be constructed.
3. Half Circle Shawl. The half circle shawl is basically a variation on the triangle shape but of course it has softer edges. Het, ook, is a popular choice.
4. Circle Shawl. The full circle isn’t a common shawl shape but every once in awhile you’ll see a circle shawl and that stands out from the crowd.
Doris Chan’s Chrysanthemum Tea Shawl is an example of a circle-shaped shawl
So to make a very basic crochet shawl you would just choose one of these shapes, determine the stitch pattern that you want to use and then crochet away. Bij voorbeeld, you could crochet a 60″ wide chain and then do decreasing single crochet rows to create a triangle shaped basic shawl. Or you could start at the bottom of a triangle and increase stitches (see Vashti’s “how to increase crochet stitches like a pro!”) until you get the size shawl you want.
You can get some ideas for more unusual crochet shawl shapes, like the L-shaped shawl, van CrochetKim.
Enhancing the Basic Crochet Shawl
Some of the most common ways to add on to the basic triangle, rectangle or circle shawl are:
- Add fringe; this gives it both decoration and length
- Add tassels to the corners; de Easiest Shawl Ever pattern on Crochet Me shpws this
- Line the bottom with motifs or add a border; Evan’s Elise shawl shown below has a picot border, bij voorbeeld
- Create a collar
- Accessorize it; bij voorbeeld, you can belt a crochet shawl!
- Toevoegen knoppen
- Decorate with appliques, beads or ribbons
- Vilten
- Make your own shawl pin; learn how here
Crochet Shawl Tips from the Experts
Work Side to Side So You Don’t Run Out of Yarn. Designer LilyGo mentions in her Laura crochet shawl pattern: “Laura is a crescent shaped shawl worked from side to side in one piece, both the body and the edging. With this construction, you don’t have to worry about run out of yarn. Just make sure you weigh your yarn in the beginning and do the other half when halfway through (or a little before, to be safe).”
Play with Math. If you’re skilled at some basic math you can use that to turn almost any gauge swatch you make into a triangular shawl. Kristin Omdahl explains this a little bit in a Crochet Insider interview, saying in part: “Take a gauge swatch and figuring out how to make it 60 inches wide for the long edge of the triangle, and how many stitches you need to decrease to make it 30 inches long when you’re done with the decreases.”
Larger Hooks for Lacier Looks. Milobo mentions in the Eva’s Shawl pattern below that: “To get a nice lacy shawl you will need to use a larger hook size than that normally recommended for the weight of yarn – play with different hook sizes until you are happy with the results.” This varies depending on your yarn type and stitch pattern but it’s a good rule of thumb to be aware of.
Block your Crochet Shawl. Erica Jakofsky zegt: “Did your shawl come out slightly smaller than you anticipated? If it’s made out of a natural fiber you can wet block it to larger dimensions. To do this simply wet your shawl, pat dry (just enough so it’s not dripping), and stretch out on a flat surface. Gently pull and shape your shawl to your satisfaction.” You can learn more about blocking shawls and get a full tutorial from designer Lisa Naskrent.
10 Meest populair Gratis Haak Patronen
Here are links to ten of the meest populaire gratis haak patronen for shawls:
Dit is de Eva’s Shawl, a free bilingual Spanish / English crochet pattern by Milobo.
AnastaciaKnits offers a gratis haakpatroon for this half granny square shawl.
Lion Brand Yarn's South Bay sjaaltje
Elise Shawl by Evan Plevinski; Evan was one of the guys I included in my roundup of 20 male crochet artists.
Dit is de Spanwijdte Haak Sjaal, een gratis haakpatroon door Carole Marie op Ravelry
This beautiful crochet shawlette pattern from designer Rebecca Velasquez is a Caron one skein project.
Deze prachtige gehaakte sjaal is gemaakt met behulp van superfijne alpaca garen en veel! Het is een gratis Berroco patroon.
Deze easy crochet shawl pattern comes from Doris Chan.
Stitch Nation has the free crochet pattern for this bamboo yarn shawl.
Pax by Aoibhe Ni is the most popular free Ravelry crochet shawl pattern in the niche of Tunesische haak.
10 Popular Crochet Patterns to Buy
And here are links to ten populaire haak patronen that you can purchase online:
Vicki Mikulak sells this gehaakte sjaal patroon as a Ravelry download
This is the simple scallops gehaakte sjaal patroon sold on Etsy by KikisCrochet
Dahlia Haak Sjaal Door Lisa Naskrent
Cassandra Haak Sjaal door Lily Go
Sweet Pea Shawl door NexStitch
Gathering Leaves Haak Sjaal door Lily Go
Krokus Bud Haak Sjaal door Sharlene Boyce
Elsie's Shawl door Kat Mcab, haakpatroon te koop op Ravelry
This stunning oversized crochet shawl pattern by Kristin Omdahl is for sale through the Interweave store
Deze gehaakte sjaal patroon by YuLian Knits is sold on Ravelry
Try a Motif-Based Shawl
Shawls don’t have to be made in solid pieces. You can also combine crochet motifs into a shawl shape. You could do this using freeform crochet or work a pattern such as the Triangles Shawl Pattern by Nazanin Fard show aboe.
Crochet Shawl Inspiration
Make sure you look at the photos of 100 unieke gehaakte sjaals if you’re still in need of inspiration!
Easy Crochet Shawl was shared by Ontwerpen door KN voor Knit-en Haak Blog Week
And if you want to get some great photographs of your crochet shawls then check out the post on crochet shawls in trees (which also has some other suggestions for props that show off shawls)
How To Wear a Crochet Shawl
Eindelijk, once you’ve crocheted your shawl, you’ll want to wear it as often as possible. This video from the Double Stitch Twins shows you all of the ways to wear a shawl.
Share your tips for crocheting a shawl in the comments below to make this ultimate crochet guide even better!
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