Easy/Intermediate

Living in the here and now can be trying for us all.

So, take a moment from your day to wonder at things small.

There’s beauty and serenity in nature for all to see,

The little things like fragrant flowers and the buzz of a busy bee.

Today I spied a dragonfly as it rode the gentle breeze,

I stopped and paused in awed delight till it disappeared amidst the trees.

Crochet terminology: Both US and UK.

This is a written pattern with photos and graphs.

This pattern is comprised of basic stitches and several special stitches. It uses my very own original stitch combination to produce a unique dragonfly that is specific to Auburncraft Crochet Design.

This pattern needs a slightly higher level of concentration when making it. It does not mirror itself across the rows. This means that each row of pattern is written individually. The main border is slightly challenging but there are graphs and photographs to help. Any alterations to the sizing or shape will require YOUR OWN calculations.

Many different yarns could be used for this design, Hobbii Sultan in the colour Edcora Red. The majority of one full cake was used. Check your gauge and keep your tension correct throughout, making the full shawl from one cake achieveable.

My testers used several different colorways and yarns with incredible results (view some of their work below.

Materials:

3.5mm/E Hook

1x Hobbii Cotton Kings Twirls Deluxe 250g per ball.  1000m/1093.6yd per ball. Col 25 Edcora Red. Total usage approx  990m/1082yd.  Please take note that my tension is firm, and I have short stitches.  Please factor this into your yarn choice/quantities.

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Finished Measurements:

181.6cm/70 inches Wide.

71.1cm/28 inches Deep.

Yarns suitable to substitute:

Scheepjes Whirl: (click here for Scheepjes Whirl) .

Scheepjes Fine Art Whirl: (Click here for Scheepjes Fine Art Whirl)

Rico Wool Creations: (click here for Rico Wool Creations) .

Sweet Georgia: (Click here for Sweet Georgia)

Little Favourites by Rea

This pattern can be purchased using the buy it now function on this page to purchase a digital download PDF of the pattern, or it can also be found on Ravelry. (click here), Etsy (click here) and on Lovecrafts (coming soon).

Errata: Row 54: The second { bracket in this row is there by error, please omit this.

The slide show below features photographs from my pattern testers. They do a fabulous job of finding my errors and without them my patterns would not be to the standard they are. Thank you to all of them. You will find what yarn they used etc below.

Colleen Harris (mummaflossy)- Yarn: Scheepjes Whirl in Blackberry Squeeze Me, one ball plus 18 grams from another ball, total 1050 metres used. Hook: E/3.5 mm clover hook. Measurements: 172cm wide, 71cm deep, 110cm point to corner

Sallyanne Fisher (sallys_desert_crochet)- Yarn: Yarn Art Flowers #296. Total yardage 1103.0. Total metres 1008.58. Hook: “C” 2.75mm. Measurements: Width 70.5 inches/179.07 cm. Depth 31.5 inches/ 80.01 cm. Measurements done after blocking.

Kerri Nosworthy (KaNotty): Yarn: 5 x Garn Manufaktur Lola Charms 937m (note this shawl was missing the last 3 rounds of border so an extra charm would be needed). Hook: E/ 3.5mm. Measurements: This is measured with the final three rounds of border missing due to loosing at yarn chicken. 161cm x 71cm

MJ Rose (rose.hook.crochet)- Yarn: Yarn Art Flower Col 269 1100m. Hook: 3.5mm.