Fine Lines: A Summer Crochet Pattern Collection

You can purchase the collection together on Etsy or Ravelry or purchase individual patterns from Etsy, Ravelry or Love Crafts.

The threads connecting the collection

Interchangeable fibres and blends

This collection was designed as an invitation to play with different fibres.

Each pattern is crocheted with fingering weight / 4ply yarn (category 3, fine yarn) in a range of different fibres.

The majority of these fibres can be substituted for one another, or for other fibres across the range. Mohair is the main caveat to that as it needs a little more consideration!

Part of the reason I started this collection was because I wanted to put some of my ‘special yarns’ to good use.

These are yarns I have bought for the love of the yarn with no special project in mind. In each case I only had relatively small amounts. So a large traditional garment was not on the menu.

The largest amount of yarn used for any of the samples was 265g! (Note that the cardigan may use more than this in some sizes)

Once I started designing, my brain lit up and I knew right away these would become a group effort.

If you want to learn more about substituting yarns, you may find this article helpful (although nothing really replaces experimenting and squishing yarn here!)

The same two stitches throughout

Each pattern uses the same two simple stitches throughout: The extended double crochet (that’s a UK extended treble) stitch and a chain.

That’s it!

I have put together a quick tutorial for the extended double crochet and extended double crochet decrease to accompany the collection.

I love love love crocheting with extended stitches and the first couple of design ideas included the extended double, so I decided to continue with that theme.

Centring the collection round these two stitches was a real source of inspiration for me, rather than a limitation. It gave me the opportunity to share how much variation you could achieve by combining the same two stitches in different ways with different fibres.

You will notice some overlapping techniques, such as filet crochet, across some of the patterns, but each one will teach you something new about construction or fibre or crochet stitch arrangement.

You can purchase all four patterns together on Etsy or Ravelry or as individual stand alone patterns.

So without further ado, lets have a look at the details of the patterns.

Parade: An elegant crochet wrap with a keyhole variation

Parade is a lightweight mohair crochet wrap designed with a lace pattern, perfect for those looking for a relaxing, easy crochet project.

It has a keyhole fastening option for those who want something a little different

• Fibre used: Mohair blend
• Skills targeted: Working with mohair, beginner lacy crochet stitches
• Experience Level: Adventurous beginner
• Good for: Formal occasions or adding a bit of luxury and floor to the every day
• Yarn substitution possibilities: Suri alpaca or brushed alpaca silk could make a good similar substitute, but this pattern will work with a variety of yarns. Use a wool or acrylic yarn for a cosier wrap for cooler days or a cotton, linen or bamboo blend for a bit more weight.
• Ways to modify: The pattern includes a smaller version with a keyhole adjustment for fastening the two ends. It is also easy to adjust the length and depth of the wrap to your preference
• Find out more here

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• Purchase Parade on Ravelry
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• Purchase Parade on Love Crafts

Furrow & Flourish: A shallow filet crochet triangle shawl

Furrow and flourish is shallow triangle shawl with a filet crochet burst emanating from a central spine.

The shallow shape of the triangle means there is even more fabric to wrap around your shoulders.

This is an engaging but intuitive, once you get going, pattern repeat perfect for a bit of sofa stitching (for the more experienced at least)

• Fibre used: Viscose from bamboo and merino blend.
• Skills targeted: Filet crochet fun! Creating simple patterns using the technique
• Experience level: Adventurous beginner (pattern or chart reading experience helpful)
• Good for: Any occasion from casual to formal, day to night. Bunch it up to create a more traditional scarf as the weather cools
• Yarn substitution possibilities: This pattern will work with a whole variety of yarns, from cotton, silk or linen for the summer to wool or alpaca for a warmer accessory.
• Ways to modify: It is easy to adjust the size of this shawl as you simply keep working the pattern repeat until it reaches your desired size!
• Find out more here

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• Purchase Furrow & Flourish on Ravelry
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Scenic Route: A large crescent shape geometric crochet shawl

The Scenic Route shawl is a joyful oversized crescent shawl that will wrap you up like a comforting hug.

Go big and curvy. For a long time I’ve been wanting to design an oversized crescent shawl and this one is it!

I purchased a custom yarn cake with a slow colour graduation a while ago and always had the intention to design a large crescent shawl with it. I had been paying with the idea of creating a design where the stitch pattern flowed at contrasting angles to the stripes.

The name comes from that idea of having multiple directions open to you at once. I just cant resist a zigzag or a meandering path!

• Fibre used: Cotton and acrylic blend yarn cake in 4 untwisted, colour changing plies
• Skills targeted: Filet crochet, stitch placement and working with place markers. It will help you develop your intuition for pattern repeats
• Experience level: This one relies on accurate stitch placement and closely following written patterns, so is more in the intermediate range
• Good for: Shawl lovers! This is the kind of shawl you take everywhere with you over the summer, use it to cover your shoulders, for an extra layer come cooler evenings or even as a mini blanket if you can bear to sit on your hard work! (The cotton and acrylic was selected for its durability and the pattern has proved pretty robust so far!)
• Yarn substitution possibilities: This can be used with a range of fibres. I wouldn’t pick a mohair or similar fibre for it, but otherwise it’s a pretty open house!
• Ways to modify: This is a more structured crochet shawl design so has fewer modification options unless you want to get into the maths, but you can alter the number of row repeats. Because of the way it’s constructed, this will influence both the depth and the wingspan (more about crochet shawl construction here)
• Find out more here

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• Purchase Scenic Route on Ravelry
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• Purchase Scenic Route Route on Love Crafts

Mellow Waves: A rippled short sleeve summer crochet cardigan

The Mellow Waves crochet pattern is a super lightweight cardigan which is ideal for that little extra layer when needed.

I definitely favour either cropped cardigans like this or extra long ones to float about in over the summer. Wear it over a bikini as you come from the beach, pair it with a cami and jeans, as I have here, or pop it over your favourite summer dress.

I am a big fan of crochet ripples and open work for summer designs, and this one offers a combination of a solid and lace ripple pattern. This gives it a ton of drape.

It also makes it the most yarn-budget-friendly garment I think I’ve ever designed – in terms of yardage / meterage at least – this was a definite case of using the pretty and expensive yarn!

It’s written in 9 sizes from to fit bust 76-158cm / 30-64in

• Fibre used: Mulberino – Merino and Mulberry Silk blend
• Skills targeted: Working with ripple stitches / crochet waves, interesting construction methods, working into the back of crochet chains, minimal seaming.
• Experience Level: This one is definitely in the intermediate category. The wave pattern is quite intuitive once you get going, but you’ll switch about where in the pattern you start from so this could cause a spot of bother
• Good for: Casual and formal events and that ‘let me just grab my cardi’ function – you know we all have that cardigan we wear ALL SUMMER!
• Yarn substitution possibilities: The silk element gives this pattern some weight and lots of drape, so a bamboo blend would be a good substitute. Because it’s cropped, it benefits from a fibre with a bit of weight to it, to help it keep its shape (given it’s so cropped), but a wool or a cotton (or blend) could work well too… make a swatch and see how you like it!
• Ways to modify: The length of the cardigan can be easily adjusted to suit your preference as can the armhole depth, by altering the number of row repeats made
• Find out more here

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• Purchase Mellow Waves on Ravelry
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• Purchase Mellow Waves on Love Crafts