It's My Birthday Shawl, Free Crochet Pattern + Video Tutorial

The It's My Birthday is a classic crochet granny ripple worked up in the happiest colors ever!  Easy stitches plus fabulously bright stripes make this an enjoyable and satisfying project too!

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It's My Birthday Shawl

By Jennifer Dickerson

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Materials:

• 6.0 mm J crochet hook
• 1200 yards of worsted weight, medium/4 weight yarn.  I used 10 balls of Wander by Furls, 2 balls each of Campfire, Orchid, Laguna, Festival, and Moonbeam. *Note: if you are changing sizing, yarn amounts will change too.
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Tape measure

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Sizing:

• 21 inches wide
• 70 inches long

Instructions:

Note: I did 5 rows of each color.

Ch 90 (multiple is 18)

Row 1: Work 3 dc in the 5th ch from the hook, skip the next 2 ch, then work 3 dc into the next chain. Skip next 2 ch, then *work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) (this creates the "peak" of the ripple) into the next chain, then skip the next 2 ch, then work  3 dc into the next ch. Skip next 2 ch, 3 dc into the next ch.  Skip the next 5 ch (creates the "valley" of the ripple), 3 dc in next chain, skip next 2 ch. 3 dc in next ch, skip next 2 ch. Repeat from * across to the end until just 1 ch remains.  Work a dc into the last ch.

Row 2: Ch 4 and turn.  Work 3 dc in between the first and second dc groupings/clusters.  Work 3 dc in the space between the next two groupings.  *Work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch 3 space (top of the "peak"). Work 3 dc in between the next two dc groupings/clusters.  Work 3 dc in between the space between the next two groupings.  Skip the ch 5 space (the "valley" of the ripple), then work 3 dc in between the next two dc groupings/clusters.  Work 3 dc in between the space between the next two groupings.  Repeat from * to the end of the row.  To finish the row, work a dc in to the top chain of the turning chain.

Repeat row 2 for as long as you want your shawl to be, changing colors every 5 rows.

Finishing:

Weave in any ends that remain and it's ready to wear!  

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