Overcomer Shawl: Week 3 CAL

Hey Lovelies!!

How is it already time for week 3?! I feel like the weeks are going way too fast and it’s been a whirlwind of fun! Since some of you may not be part of the CAL Facebook group, you may not know this already. My family lost a very special person this past week.

My husband’s grandfather passed away at 92 years old. He was an amazing person who loved with everything he had and more. Papa was the host with the most, liked to poke fun where he could and was always smiling. He truly was one of the hardest working men I knew and he was always happy to do it. He was an amazing cook, baker, drink maker but most of all, he was an amazing father, grandfather/great grandfather and friend.

I was looking back on all the years I have known him and I have been lucky enough to have known him for half of my life. He has definitely left an impact on my heart and I’m grateful to have been part of his family.

He will always be in my heart.

I think of the first time I met Papa, it was my husband’s grade 12 graduation. Guys, I was terrified. I was 17 years old and I was about to meet Shawn’s entire family. At that point, I had only met his mother and father a couple of times. Well, we walk into his parent’s place and Papa comes up to meet me!

Oh.. was I nervous.. Papa took one look at me, looked at Shawn and asked him how a girl like me was with a guy like him! I had a good giggle and it was in that moment, I knew that if everything went wrong that night, I had a friend. That was also the night I learned that Papa could dance and he was not shy about swinging me around on the dance floor at the graduation dinner. I loved it, it was so much fun. Papa knew how to have a good time and he made sure others were too.

I guess I am telling you all this because in the spirit of overcoming things, grief and loss is hard.

Papa suffered from dementia for the past 3ish years and at the end of his life, his body and mind were failing fast. It was hard to watch this amazing man, who worked hard and played hard, lose mobility and cognitive functions. My mother in law is amazing. She’s incredibly strong and did everything she could to keep Papa safe and cared for. But eventually he ended up in the hospital for a few months due to a fall and a few weeks ago was placed in a home. She visited him all the time and always gave our love to him. We were unable to visit him due to covid restrictions and hospital rules, though we did get to Facetime him when my mother in law was there!

What do you do to cope with loss?

Made By Crystal, Simply Smith Creations

Even though the loss is hard, we are so grateful Papa is free of his broken body and failing mind. He is free and that is an incredible blessing. Cheers Papa! I hope you are having the greatest party in Heaven.

Made By Sarah, Maddie Lee & Little D’s Crochet Corner

Have you completed Week 1 and Week 2?

Week 3 of the Overcomer Shawl CAL is going to consist of new stitches, new colour and more progress.

I have seen absolutely gorgeous WIP photos from people who are making the Overcomer Shawl and it makes me even more excited to see what happens this week.

Shall we get started!?

Pattern: Overcomer Shawl

Material List:

6 mm crochet hook (or hook to obtain gauge) I used a Furls Odyssey Hook

Any worsted weight (4) yarn. I used Furls Wander Yarn.
Colour A approximately 115 yards
Colour B approximately 230 yards
Colour C approximately 200 yards
Colour D approximately 100 yards

Yarn needle
Measuring tape
Scissors

Gauge:

First 3 rows of the pattern = 3.5 inches wide by 2 inches tall

Stitches you will be working with:

CH: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
HDC: Half Double Crochet
HHDC: Herringbone Half Double Crochet: Yarn over (YO), insert hook into the next ST, YO and pull through the ST and the first loop on the hook, YO and then pull through the last 2 loops.

CHDC: Crossed Half Double Crochet: Skip next ST, HDC in next ST, then HDC in the skipped ST.

PS: Puff Stitch: Yarn over (YO), insert hook in next space. Pull yarn back through the space, creating 3 loops on your hook. YO, insert hook in same space. Pull yarn back through the space, creating 5 loops on your hook. Repeat this process until you have 9 loops on your hook. YO, pull through all 9 loops.

SLST: Slip Stitch
STS: Stitches

Finished Size: Approximately 69 inches wide and 26 inches long.

Notes: Written in US terminology. All CH 1/2 do not count as a stitch. If you are having trouble matching the gauge, you may need to go up or down a hook size.

Made By Sarah, Maddie Lee & Little D’s Crochet Corner

Pattern continued from row 24 – row 41:

Find rows 1 – 3 here: Overcomer Shawl – Week 1

Find rows 4 – 23 here: Overcomer Shawl – Week 2

WITH COLOUR B

Row 24: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 68 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 68 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (145 STS)

Row 25: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 71 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 71 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (151 STS)

Row 26: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 74 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 74 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (157 STS)

Row 27: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 77 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 77 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (163 STS)

Row 28: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 80 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 80 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (169 STS)

Row 29: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 83 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 83 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (175 STS)

Row 30: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 86 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 86 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (181 STS)

Row 31: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 89 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 89 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (187 STS)

Row 32: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 92 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 92 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (193 STS)

Row 33: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 95 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 95 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (199 STS)

Made By Melissa, Made by Melsie

Row 34: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 98 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 98 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (205 STS)

Row 35: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 101 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 101 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (211 STS)

Row 36: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 104 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 104 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (217 STS)

Row 37: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, HDC in next 107 STS, 3 HDC in next ST, HDC in next 107 STS, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (223 STS)

Row 38: CH 2, 3 HHDC in 1^st ST, HHDC in next 110 STS, 3 HHDC in next ST, HHDC in next 110 STS, 3 HHDC in last ST, turn. (229 STS)

SWITCH TO COLOUR D

Row 39: CH 1, 3 SC in 1^st ST, SC in next 113 STS, 3 SC in next ST, SC in next 113 STS, 3 SC in last ST, turn. (235 STS)

Row 40: CH 2, 3 HDC in 1^st ST, [PS in next ST, CH, SK 1 ST] 58 times, 3HDC in next ST, [CH 1, SK 1 ST, PS in next ST] 58 times, 3 HDC in last ST, turn. (125 STS/116 CH SP)

Row 41: CH 1, 3 SC in 1^st ST, SC in next 119 STS, 3 SC in next ST, SC in next 119 STS, 3 SC in last ST, turn. (247 STS)

There you have it!

You have finished week 3 of the Overcomer Shawl CAL.

Be sure to check in the Facebook group through out the week for your chance to win a prize for completing week 3! Feel free to ask me questions about this shawl, rheumatoid arthritis and everything in between. I will answer them.

I love to see your progress, feel free to use #overcomershawl when you are posting your photos, so I can admire your work!

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