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The Titania shawl crochet pattern is an elegant, lace wrap using 4ply yarn and V stitch to create that airy, lace fabric and elegant drape. This is a free crochet shawl pattern but if you would prefer a PDF with no ads, you can get one from Ravelry or Ko-Fi.

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This is a simple rectangular wrap and is a great project if you have a couple of skeins of a silky yarn. You can find the full pattern below.

How to make this elegant wrap:

Welcome autumn with this new crochet rectangular wrap: The Titania crochet shawl. 

Titania crochet shawl pattern

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Pictured: The Titania Crochet Shawl draped over a mannequin’s shoulders. 

It is a rectangular crochet shawl named after the Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Titania is a graceful, delicate rectangular wrap with the strength and structure to hold up through cooler months. From the Greek meaning “Great One”, Titania is possibly the loveliest crochet piece I feel I have ever designed. 

What is the difficulty level for this shawl pattern? 

This is an adventurous beginner pattern, meaning that if you know how to make a chain, make a double crochet stitch (UK treble) and know how to work into the chain space, you can make this shawl.

If you don’t know how to do those things, here are some helpful posts:

• US and UK Crochet Terms For Beginners.
• Free crochet stitch guide for beginners.

How big is this shawl? 

It measures a whopping 19.5in (49.5cm) wide and 80in (204cm) long when blocked. This really will wrap around you. If you know someone who is 6’4, it is the same height as them! 

What yarn did I use to make the Titania shawl? 

As with a lot of my designs, the yarn came before the shawl. Sometimes it just tells me what it wants to be. You know how it is with yarn! It has powers. 

I used a Silk / Bluefaced Leicester blend as both fibres are known for their sheen, strength and drape. This shawl hangs in a way that reminds me of water and its movement. The v stitches create a flower-like shape and run symmetrically either side of the central panel, like a reflection on still water. Feel every bit ethereal when you wear this piece. My shawl was made using The Definitely on purpose Unicorn by Black Stag yarn and fibre. It’s a bluefaced leicster and silk blend 4ply yarn. There;s a 55% Bluefaced Leictester and 45% silk in every skein, so this really is ‘special’ yarn. You can read more about it here.

 Pictured: A close up of The Definitely On Purpose Unicorn. 

If you can’t get this yarn, I can recommend some here that will work just as well for the silkiness and the drape:

Valley Yarns Charlemont: This is 60% Merino Wool 20% Silk 20% Polyamide, 401m (439yds)/100g (3.53oz), 4 Ply and will do the job just as well as the yarn I used for my crochet shawl. It is £16.49 a skein and comes in a range of colours. It is pictured here in Mulberry.

King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply: This is actually a really lovely, silky cotton yarn with good drape. It doesn’t pill as much as merino based yarns do, so it’s not only a great budget yarn but it’s a good yarn to work with. It’s 100% Cotton, 160m (175yds)/50g (1.76oz), 4 Ply. You will need approximately 5-6 balls of this, but at £3.09 a ball, it’s a great affordable choice, coming in at half the price of the Valley Yarns option.

Cascade Yarns 220 Fingering: This is another great choice if you’re wanting to use a natural fibre. This is 100% wool and you get 250m (275yd) per 50g skein. You’d therefore need 4 skeins of this to make the shawl. It’s £4.99 a skein, putting it in the mid-range of yarn prices mentioned here.

An adventurous beginner can create this beautiful shawl as it requires the double crochet stitch and the half double crochet stitch.

With only a two stitch pattern repeat, this shawl should be nice and repetitive for you to work on. As it works into the chain spaces rather than the chains, it is also speedy compared with crocheting row by row into every stitch. 

Pictured: The Titania shawl photographed from the back when worn horizontally across the shoulders. 

Other yarn ideas for the Titania crochet shawl pattern.  

Let’s have a look at the different yarns that dome of my testers have used already to make this shawl. Below are samples made by my crochet testers. 

This shawl sample was made by Suzanne (Sluvs2knit on Ravelry) and uses Alize Diva Ombre Batik 7370 which is a 4ply gradient cake yarn. I think it’s worked up beautifully and shows off the shawl’s qualities. 

If you’re looking for something warmer, you could try Eden Cottage Yarns Tempo 4ply as Elsa has used here. This colourway is called Woodland and you can read more about it here.  This is a gorgeous colour and fibre for autumn! I think hand dyed looks exceptional here too. 

Pictured: A close up of the Titania shawl using Tempo 4ply. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing the samples from my testers. I certainly did! Which is your favourite? 

See below for the full crochet shawl pattern.

Titania 

Named after the Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titania is a graceful, delicate rectangular wrap with the strength and structure to hold up through cooler months. From the Greek meaning “Great One”, Titania is possibly the loveliest crochet piece I feel I have ever designed. I chose a Silk / Bluefaced Leicester blend as both fibres are known for their sheen, strength and drape. This shawl hangs in a way that reminds me of water and its movement. The v stitches create a flower-like shape and run symmetrically either side of the central panel, like a reflection on still water. Feel every bit ethereal when you wear this piece.

An adventurous beginner can create this beautiful shawl as it requires the double crochet stitch and the half double crochet stitch.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. Please use my handy US/UK crochet terms guide if you’re unsure of anything.

Glossary 

Materials: 

• Black Stag Yarns The definitely on purpose Unicorn – BFL/Silk Fibre: 55% Superwash Blue Faced Leicester, 45% Silk; 4 ply, 438 yards / 400m per 3.5 oz / 100g skein. 3 skeins. 
• G-7 (4.5mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge. 

Gauge 

4.5 dbl v sts and 9 rows to 4 in / 10cm gauge square using G-7 (4.5mm) hook. 

Finished measurements when blocked

19.5in (49.5cm) wide and 80in (204cm) long. 

Notes: 

Always ch 2 before starting a hdc row, and ch 3 when starting a v stitch row. Every row ends with an individual Dc st to help the shawl maintain a rectangular shape. 

All terms are given in US terminology. 

The shawl is worked horizontally beginning with the hdc centre panel. After one side of the pattern is worked, we work into the base of the centre stitches on the other side of the work. This creates the symmetrical effect.

Instructions 

Starting with centre panel, ch 244 (2 chs count as turning ch)

Turn.  

(Alternatively, work a hdc chainless foundation row of 242 sts.) 

Starting with the 4th ch from hook, work 242 hdc. Ch 2 (counts as first st) turn. 

Work four more hdc rows in the same way (242 sts and 5 rows in total). On the final row, do not ch 2. 

Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as edge Dc), turn, Sk 2, v st in next ch, *Sk 2, v st in next ch; repeat from * to last 3 chs. Sk 2 and Dc in last ch. Ch 3, turn. 

Row 2: Dbl v st into every v st ch sp. Work one Dc into last st. Ch 3, turn. 

Row 3: V st into every ch sp along, ending with a Dc in last st. Ch 3, turn.

Row 4: As Row 2. 

Repeat Rows 3-4 eight more times. 

Finish with one more v st row. Fasten off. 

Turn piece around and rejoin yarn to the first hdc st of the first row. Ch 3. 

Working into the base of the first hdc row:

Row 1: V st in 7th ch from hook (ch 3 counts as edge Dc), *sk 2, v st in next ch; repeat from * to last 3 chs. Sk 2 and Dc in last ch. Ch 3, turn. 

Row 2: Dbl v st into every v st ch sp. Work one Dc into last st. Ch 3, turn. 

Row 3: V st into every ch sp along, ending with a Dc in last st. Ch 3, turn. 

Row 4: As Row 2. 

Repeat Rows 3-4 eight more times. 

Finish with one more v st row. Fasten off. 

Finishing 

Weave in ends and pin out to measurements shown. 

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