Berroco Eveleth Shawl Crochet Pattern

Berroco Eveleth Crochet Shawl

What is Being Made

The Berroco Eveleth is an elegant crocheted shawl designed by the Berroco Design Team. This intermediate-level project creates a finished shawl measuring approximately 28 inches wide by 67 inches long, making it a substantial wrap suitable for layering or draping. The shawl is worked in two distinct sections that are started separately and joined, creating a unique construction method that results in uneven section lengths for visual interest.

Techniques Used

This shawl employs lace techniques throughout, creating an open, airy fabric with decorative negative space. The design is seamless, meaning there are no seams to sew together after completion, resulting in a smooth, continuous garment. The shawl is worked flat in rows rather than in the round, allowing for straightforward construction and easy pattern following. The two-sided construction method involves starting the first side and working to completion, then beginning the second side in the foundation chain of the first side and working to the opposite end, creating a sophisticated joined design.

Stitches Used

The Eveleth pattern incorporates fundamental crochet stitches combined in creative ways to achieve its lace effect. Key stitches include:

• Single crochet (sc) - used in the foundation rows to establish the base structure
• Double crochet (dc) - the primary stitch used throughout the charted lace pattern
• Double crochet together (dc2tog) - a decrease stitch that creates decorative clusters and contributes to the lace motif
• Chain stitches (ch) - used to create the open spaces characteristic of lace patterns and to space stitches throughout

The pattern uses charted instructions with repeating motifs that include stitch groupings such as [4 dc, ch 1, dc] clusters and [dc2tog, ch 1, dc2tog] decrease sequences, which form the visual pattern repeats across the width of the shawl.

Materials

This project requires Berroco Millefiori Light Luxe yarn in the colorway #8847 Night Sky. The yarn is worked at 100 grams per ball, and the pattern calls for 5 balls total, providing approximately 500 grams of yarn for the complete shawl. A size E / 3.5 mm crochet hook is used to work the yarn to the specified gauge. The gauge is measured as 1 chart repeat equaling 4 inches (10 cm) in width and 7 rows equaling 3 inches (7.5 cm) in the charted pattern, making gauge checking essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.