Half Granny Shawl

 

Easy and fast. Two words that avid crocheters love to hear. Choose the right colors and it can be beautiful too. 

This is a half granny square shawl. It's about 6 feet across the upper edge. 

If you've never made a half-granny square, here's how to start. 

Crochet 5 chains and fasten the ends together as a loop. Chain three to begin the first cluster. The chain counts as the first double crochet. Make 2 more double crochets in the loop, chain 3, make three more double crochets in the same loop. This is the first row.

Star with 5 chains made into a loop.

Two clusters in the loop with chain three between them.

Chain three off the last stitch.

Chain three and put two more double crochet in the very corner of the second cluster. Putting a cluster in the last stitch of the previous row and at the end of this new row is how the length of the upper edge increases.

Add two double crochet to the chain to increase the pattern. 

After the first round, put a chain between each double crochet clusters. 

Add three double crochet in each chain one space and two clusters in the point with three chains between them.

Keep working this pattern until the top edge is about 6 feet across. 

One tip: You can do this pattern in any number of colors. You can make each color the same number of rows or make the whole thing random. What I have learned is that choosing three colors is pleasant to the eye. But play with your choices, and see how it turns out. 

Here's another version of the same pattern.