A longtime Urban Achiever, I decided to jump on the pocket shawl craze with a design inspired by the Dude — or El Duderino, since I’m rarely into the whole brevity thing — for maximum abiding as fall sets in. The motifs of the Dude’s iconic Pendleton Westerley sweater — reminiscent of Cowichan designs — are divided between the main shawl and the two pockets, which can hold things of value, like your Creedence tapes, or, uh, your business papers.

So grab some In-and-Out, pour yourself a beverage, and get ready to really tie your lounging wardrobe together with this far out pocket shawl!

Skill Level
Advanced Beginner

Size
The finished product is about 15 inches wide and 68 inches long.

Materials

• Cream-colored worsted weight yarn: 500 yards (such as Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo in Aran Fleck)
• Mocha-colored worsted weight yarn: 300 yards (such as Caron One Pound in Taupe)
• Dark brown-colored worsted weight yarn: 150 yards (such as Caron One Pound in Espresso)

Additional Materials
Crochet hook size 5.5mm (I)
Yarn needle to weave in ends

Special Stitch
Extended single crochet (esc):
Step 1: Insert hook from front to back through stitch to be worked.
Step 2: Yo hook.
Step 3: Draw loop through fabric.
Step 4: Yo and draw through first loop only, forming a chain stitch.
Step 5: Yo and draw through both loops on hook.

Notes

• When changing colors, complete the last YO with the new color on the last stitch of the previous color.
• When making a single stitch in the new color before going back to the previous color, use an extended single crochet (esc).
• On the main shawl, I recommend crocheting over the dark brown for a few stitches before cutting the strand and rejoining it a few stitches before the dark brown pattern begins on the next row. This may mean you’ll want to loosen your tension when you’re not crocheting over the dark brown strand (outer edges of the rows) to make up for the missing additional strand. Any discrepancies can also be addressed by blocking the completed shawl, as well.
• The written pattern is subdivided per row to line up with the segments of the design. If you count the first few rows carefully, you will not have to rely as heavily on counting long segments to get the rest of the pattern placed properly.
• The charts for the main shawl (no edging) and the pocket are included on the last page.
• The design is mirrored both horizontally and vertically – so once you pass the middle of each row and reach the second half of the shawl, you’ll do the same thing you just did but backwards.