Yarn

950g of DROPS Cotton Merino = 58.9 £ / 63.65 €

Crochet Hook

4 mm / US 6 - or size needed to get 18 treble crochets x 9 rows = 10 cm in width and 10 cm vertically.

Final Size

Height (in the centre): Approx 76 cm
Width: approx. 180 cm

Colours

These are the colours we are crocheting the shawl in, but you can use any combination you prefer!

colour a: 300 g colour no 28, powder
colour b: 150 g colour no 15, mustard
colour c: 100 g colour no 13, coral
colour d: 50 g colour no 06, red**
colour e: 100 g colour no 03, beige*
colour f: 50 g colour no 14, cerise
colour g: 50 g colour no 29, sea green
colour h: 50 g colour no 09, ice blue
colour i: 100 g colour no 16, jeans blue*
colour j: 50 g colour no 07, bordeaux

Order your DROPS Cotton Merino here >>

(*) The original materials stated 50g of colour e and i, but several participants have ran out of the yarn too early in the CAL so if you want to be safe purchase 100g, otherwise you can follow the clues as they are - an alternative colours is mentioned in them.

(**) You only need 50 g of color d.

Solid colour?

Do you want to make the shawl in one solid colour? Then you will need about 700g of DROPS Cotton Merino. Calculate how much you need of a different yarn using our yarn calculator.

Yarn alternatives

If you want to use a different yarn you can try, from Yarn Group B, a 100% alpaca yarn, DROPS Puna; a 100% merino wool yarn, DROPS Merino Extra Fine; a 100% cotton yarn, DROPS Cotton Light; or a yarn that's a combination of cotton and linen, DROPS Belle.

Here's what you will need if you use those yarns:

DROPS Puna - See the colours and order here >>

colour a: 300 g colour no 10, old pink
colour b: 150 g colour no 05, dark grey
colour c: 100 g colour no 07, light grey
colour d: 50 g colour no 06, grey**
colour e: 100 g colour no 04, taupe*
colour f: 50 g colour no 11, plum
colour g: 50 g colour no 02, beige
colour h: 50 g colour no 01, off white
colour i: 100 g colour no 09, powder pink*
colour j: 50 g colour no 08, black

Max price: 47.7 £ / 57.25 €

DROPS Merino Extra Fine - See the colours and order here >>

colour a: 300 g colour no 30, mustard
colour b: 150 g colour no 24, light yellow
colour c: 100 g colour no 32, dark rose
colour d: 50 g colour no 15, light greyish green**
colour e: 100 g colour no 01, off white*
colour f: 50 g colour no 35, dark heather
colour g: 50 g colour no 26, pistachio
colour h: 50 g colour no 18, green
colour i: 100 g colour no 34, heather*
colour j: 50 g colour no 25, pink

Max price: 53.2 £ / 59.85 €

DROPS DROPS Cotton Light - See the colours and order here >>

colour a: 300 g colour no 31, pearl grey
colour b: 150 g colour no 24, grape
colour c: 100 g colour no 11, green
colour d: 50 g colour no 22, brown**
colour e: 100 g colour no 28, yellow*
colour f: 50 g colour no 32, red
colour g: 50 g colour no 12, khaki
colour h: 50 g colour no 30, dark grey
colour i: 100 g colour no 01, off white*
colour j: 50 g colour no 34, light jeans blue

Max price: 18.05 £ / 23.75 €

DROPS Belle - See the colours and order here >>

colour a: 300 g colour no 12, cherry
colour b: 150 g colour no 13, dark jeans blue
colour c: 100 g colour no 14, light blue
colour d: 50 g colour no 09, beige**
colour e: 100 g colour no 03, light beige*
colour f: 50 g colour no 05, brown
colour g: 50 g colour no 15, jeans blue
colour h: 50 g colour no 06, silver
colour i: 100 g colour no 11, old pink*
colour j: 50 g colour no 07, zinc

Max price: 31.35 £ / 38 €

Yarn Alternatives cheat sheet

Are you using one of the yarn alternatives? Click the picture below and print the cheat sheet (.pdf) to follow the clues by colour code (e.g. colour a, b, etc.).