The Easy Steps to Create a Delicate Crochet Lace Shawl

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Wrap yourself in elegance with the Winter Ice Shawl – a one-skein, beginner-friendly triangle shawl featuring a light and airy lace pattern.

Using just basic stitches and a simple 2-row repeat, this bottom-up design works up beautifully in fingering weight yarn. Perfect for gifting or layering, this shawl combines ease and sophistication in every stitch.

Full credit to Carmen for sharing this tutorial.

❄️ Winter Ice Lace Shawl

A One-Skein Crochet Triangle Shawl Pattern
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Construction: Bottom-up triangle with 2-row repeat

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📏 Finished Size:

66″ (168 cm) wide x 25″ (63.5 cm) deep (after blocking)
Easily adjustable by adding or subtracting rows

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🧶 Materials Needed:

• Yarn: Approx. 400–425 m fingering weight yarn (4 ply)
  (Sample shown: Green Elephant Yarn – “Under the Sea”)

• Hook: 4.5 mm crochet hook

• Optional: Small amount of contrast yarn for tassels

• Tools: Yarn needle, scissors, blocking mats & pins

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Abbreviations (US Terms):

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🧵 Special Stitches:

• 2 dc cluster (2 dc cl):
  [Yo, insert hook in space, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2] twice, yo, pull through 3 loops on hook

• V-Stitch (v-st):
  (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in same stitch or space

• Shell:
  (2 dc cl, ch 2, 2 dc cl, ch 2, 2 dc cl) in indicated space

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📐 Pattern Notes:

• Shawl is worked from the bottom up.

• You increase each row to shape the triangle.

• Pattern uses a 2-row repeat after setup.

• Blocking is essential to open the lace pattern fully.

• You can make it larger by repeating Rows 6–7.

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🧶 Pattern Instructions:

1. Row 1:
   Make a magic ring.
   Ch 6 (counts as tr, ch 2), v-st in ring, ch 2, tr in ring, turn.
   (2 tr, 1 v-st, 2 x ch-2 sps)

2. Row 2:
   Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, shell in v-st, ch 1, sc in 4th ch of beg ch-6, turn.
   (1 shell, 2 sc, 2 x ch-1 sps)

3. Row 3:
   Ch 6, v-st in 1st st, ch 2, sc in center of shell, ch 2, [v-st, ch 2, tr] in last st, turn.
   (2 tr, 2 v-st, 1 sc, 4 x ch-2 sps)

4. Row 4:
   Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, shell in v-st, ch 1, sc in sc, ch 1, shell in next v-st, ch 1, sc in 4th ch of beg ch-6, turn.
   (2 shells, 3 sc, 4 x ch-1 sps)

5. Row 5:
   Ch 6, v-st in 1st st, ch 2, sc in shell, ch 2, v-st in next sc, ch 2, sc in next shell, ch 2, [v-st, ch 2, tr] in last st, turn.
   (2 tr, 3 v-st, 2 sc, 6 x ch-2 sps)

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🔁 Repeat Pattern:

• Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 1, shell in v-st, ch 1, sc in sc across, ending with sc in 4th ch of beg ch-6. Turn.

• Row 7: Ch 6, v-st in 1st st, ch 2, sc in shell, ch 2, v-st in sc across, ending with [v-st, ch 2, tr] in last st. Turn.

→ Repeat Rows 6–7 until you reach Row 54 (or desired size).
→ Fasten off yarn.

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🎀 Finishing:

1. Weave in all ends securely.

2. Block the shawl to final dimensions:

   • Soak in lukewarm water.

   • Gently wring out water using a towel.

   • Pin flat to measurements and let dry.

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🎋 Optional Tassels:

Make 3 tassels for each triangle corner:

• Wrap yarn 30 times around a 6–8″ book.

• Tie top with 12″ yarn strand.

• Cut bottom open.

• Wrap yarn 1″ from top 5 times, knot, and trim.

• Sew to shawl corners securely.

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Conclusion

Your Winter Ice Shawl is now complete! A stunning, airy triangle shawl that adds elegance with minimal effort and only one skein of yarn. This pattern is ideal for gifting or keeping cozy in style.