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Square Shawl – Free Vintage Crochet Pattern
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Free PDF download – This vintage crochet pattern from the 1950s pairs a simple filet-style center with a scalloped cluster-stitch border for a square shawl that measures approximately 40″ x 40″. Worked in 2-ply fingering yarn on a fine steel hook, it’s a classic lacy design finished with a separately crocheted, sewn-on border.
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Square Shawl with Cluster Border – Vintage Crochet Pattern: Instant PDF Download
Size: Approx. 40″ x 40″
Size: Approx. 40″ x 40″
This 1950s vintage crochet shawl pattern is a lovely study in contrast — a simple, open mesh center paired with an elaborate scalloped cluster border. The square center is worked in rows of double crochet and chain spaces in fine fingering yarn, giving it a light, lacy drape, while the separately worked border builds up dramatic cluster stitches and picot points along every edge before being sewn on. It’s an ideal vintage crochet pattern for anyone drawn to lace/openwork shawls and wants a statement edge without an overly complicated center.
Download Free PDF: Square Shawl
Design & Construction Details
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Construction: The center is worked flat in rows of double crochet and chain-1 spaces to a 35″ square, then edged with a foundation row of double crochet along all sides. The border is crocheted separately as a long strip using cluster stitches and picot scallops, then sewn around the center and blocked into shape.
Finished Measurements: Approx. 40″ x 40″.
Pattern Style: Written in standard vintage crochet terms and abbreviations, without stitch charts.
Stitches: Chain, slip stitch, double crochet, treble crochet, cluster stitch, picot.
Recommended Materials & Tools
Yarn: Fingering weight — approximately 9 oz (255 g).
We recommend standard modern fingering weight yarn such as Paintbox Yarns Cotton Fingering or King Cole Giza Cotton.
Crochet Hook Size: US steel No. 1 (American gauge), or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions: Tapestry needle for sewing the border to the center and weaving in ends; rustless pins for blocking.
Gauge: 3 rows = 1″.
This is a digitally restored PDF crochet pattern
Simply click the download link above to receive an instant, easy-to-read PDF. The pattern is clearly written with complete instructions and measurements, ready to print.
