I’ve always been enamored with those lovely, triangular shaped gauzy knitted shawls, to the point that I’ve searched endlessly for a crochet pattern for one. The most fun one I’ve found is the Dragon Wing Shawl by Fiber Spider.
Fiber Spider is on YouTube, Instagram and has a group on Facebook, and while there is no written pattern from Fiber Spider, who worked it out using diagrams from a pattern in German, the video tutorial is amazingly easy to work with. I’ll share that link here, and below is a version of the pattern I wrote out. The magic is each 6 rows is a repeat, so you can crochet as large of a shawl as you’d like!
I’ve made this shawl four times now and you really only need the instructions for those initial 6 rows to get the hang of it.
My first time through was in 2019 with a completely gorgeous shimmering yarn in cool blues, purples and pinks. My second time crocheting this gorgeous pattern was in a cool cotton yarn, which I normally would never have used but it’s so soft and gorgeous and the color mix is pinks – it just looks very beachy! And my third time through was in a yarn in gray tones with sequins! The sparkle is so subtle, it’s really just downright cool.
This time, I’m using a lace weight magenta yarn and a B/2.25 mm hook. While it’s taking just as long as you feel like it would, it’s turning out to be just absolutely gorgeous – long, slender and very dragon-wingy. I also played with the pattern a bit by switching to a dc-ch-dc pattern about half way through the scarf. I am excited to see how it turns out - so far, it's incredible!
Dragon Scales
Stitch List: ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
Pattern:
Ch 4.
Row 1: 4 dc in first ch st (5 dc total). Ch 3, turn.
Row 2: 1 dc in second dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 3: 2 dc in next dc from the hook, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 4: 1 dc in next dc from hook, ch 1, 3 dc’s, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in final dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 5: 2 dc in next dc from the hook, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, 5 dc, ch 1, 2 dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 6: Dc all the way across, placing 1 dc in ch sp. Ch 3, turn.
Row 7: 2 dc in next dc from the hook, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, dc the rest of the way across. Stop 9 dc’s from the end, ch 1, 2 dc. (Tip: I place a stitch marker in the ninth stitch from the end when I start this row, so I don’t have to frog stitches). Ch 3, turn.
Continue to repeat the pattern until you reach the length you desire.
What you end up with is an increase of 2 stitches in each row on one side of the shawl, which makes that wonderful curve. On the other side, you’ll have an edge with not only an open space – the result of the single ch stitch – but also a step in every six rows, which makes the rough edge of the dragon wing!
