With its symmetrical triangle shape and generous depth, the “Fade to the Top of the Mountain Shawl” is a versatile accessory. Wear it as a neck scarf with a cardigan and jeans, or drape it around your shoulders on cool evenings. The unique placement of the shifts between three colors makes it as much fun to crochet as it is to wear. Use the coloring sheet at the end of the pattern to choose your colors and plan your fade!

The construction of this shawl involves simple stitches and relatively uncomplicated shaping, making it a great pattern for an adventurous beginner. With increases at the center of every third row, the shawl begins with a diamond-shaped main panel. This center panel is quick and easy to crochet, and the pattern is easy to memorize. After the center panel is complete, you will work one wing at a time, decreasing along the top edge to create a triangle. These wings require a little more concentration. The pattern includes crochet stitch charts for the main panel and wings, as well as a Color Sequence Chart & Checklist to help you keep track of color changes as you go.

Skill Level
Confident Beginner

Finished Measurements
74 inches (188 cm) across top edge x 51 inches (130 cm) from tip to corner x 32 inches (81 cm) deep

Materials
• We Crochet/Knitpicks Hawthorne super fine (fingering) weight superwash wool/polyamide yarn (357 yds/326 m; 3.53 oz/100 g per hank): 1 hank each #27417 Eliot (A), #27835 Macadam (B), and #26688 Slate (C)
• Size C/2/2.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Open stitch marker (optional)

Yarn Notes:

• Eliot and Macadam are in the Hawthorne Fingering Multi collection; Slate is in the Kettle Dyed collection.
• Model as shown required nearly all yardage of colors B & C. Depending on your gauge, you may need to purchase additional hanks.

Gauge
29 sts = 4 inches (10 cm); 16 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) blocked

Pattern for Gauge Swatch
Ch multiple of 12 chs + 4.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chs, ch 3, sk next 3 chs, dc in next 3 chs, ch 3, sk next 3 chs, sc in next 3 chs across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), dc in next 2 sc, ch 3, sc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 sc across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 sc, ch 3, sc in next 3 dc across, turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 until you achieve desired height.

Block gauge swatch for accurate results.

THIS PATTERN INCLUDES
• A coloring sheet to help you choose your colors and plan your fade.
• Photos of finished project and close-up photos of main panel and decrease side edge.
• List of abbreviations used.
• Schematic.
• Color Sequence Chart & Checklist to help you track color changes as you complete them.
• Crochet stitch charts for Main Panel and Decrease Side 1.
• An additional text only version.

Stitches Used
Chain(s), single crochet, double crochet, single crochet 3 together, double crochet 3 together.

Skills Used
Magic ring method and working in rows.

Pattern written in US crochet terms.

This pattern was tested by Helen Cornell

Technical editing by Randy Cavaliere