Crochet: Shawl: Kalinda Shawl

This is a beautiful crochet pattern. The moment I see that it can be available for free at My Crochetory, I know it is definitely one pattern that I will want to try my hands on some day. With this post, we know that the day has arrived.

For a pattern that is as beautiful as it looks, it sure is not easy to complete. By not easy, I do not mean the pattern is complicated or difficult, I mean it requires concentration and a tremendous amount of it, especially so for repeating rows 9 and 10, without which this shawl may just look like any other mediocre ones.

Where crocheting a shawl is concerned, this is the first time I experience two firsts.

First first, this is the first time I make good use of all the basic stitches known in crochet - slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet and triple crochet. And that is why I say this Kalinda shawl is a brilliant creation, interesting and cleverly designed, in the sense that it employs all the crochet stitches.

Second first, this is also my first time working on 100% soft cotton yarn and a 12-ply at that. And because the texture of this yarn is 12 super fine cotton threads, I have difficulty doing the stitches every now and then as one or two or more of these thin cotton threads can get caught in the loop over and I will need to undo to redo that same stitch, sometimes even undo to redo a few times to get it right. The good thing is that it does get better as I crochet along as the saying goes "practice makes perfect".

I follow the free Kalinda pattern closely from row 1 all the way to row 63. After that, I continue to crochet by applying similar pattern as I deem fit as the thread is still unravelling from my skein of yarn. In the end, I manage to crochet 11 more rows before my thread runs out. Though the end product of my shawl is somewhat different from the original Kalinda design, I am real pleased with myself.


Materials:

1. Sweet! Soft cotton yarn cake: 100% soft cotton | 280g | 900m | 12-ply | super fine [Fire]
2. Crochet hook, size 2.5mm (Tulip)
3. Stitch markers (Tulip)
4. Tapestry needle
5. Scissors