As I’m sure you’ll know if you’ve read any of my other Advent-related posts, I absolutely love finding or designing projects to make with my yarn Advent Calendars! This year was no different, and I absolutely adore how this design turned out!

This particular design went through a few iterations. I went into this design planning on making a corner-to-corner blanket, but I quickly decided that I was not happy at will with how it was working up. I then frogged it and decided to do a shawl instead. I tried a few different ways of starting it before settling on a way I was happy with. After finishing adding by Day 12 stripe, I wanted to try and make the last 12 days a decrease, to make it a symmetrical shawl, but I quickly decided to just keep increasing and make it asymmetrical. All that said, I have created a shawl that I am very happy and proud of, and I am so excited to share it with you!

This pattern was made with the 2023 Lofty Loops Yarn DK weight Daily Advent Calendar.

You can find the pattern as a downloadable version in my shop, on Ravelry, Ribblr, or Payhip!

Holiday Candy Shawl

By Savannah Wright

Difficulty: Advanced Beginner

Measurements: 50.5” wingspan, 24” depth

Materials:

• 24 20g DK weight mini skeins

• 1 100g DK weight skein

• 4.5 mm crochet hook

• Scissors

• Yarn needle

Abbreviations:

• MR: Magic Ring

• Ch: Chain

• Dc: Double Crochet

• Sts: Stitches

• Hdc: Half Double Crochet 

• Fpdc: Front Post Double Crochet

• Sc: Single Crochet

• FO: Finish Off

Notes:

• This pattern is written and worked in US terminology.

• Stitches in parentheses ( ) or brackets [ ] are worked in one stitch.

• Stitches between asterisks * * are repeated across the row

Pattern

With Color 1

Row 1: MR, ch 2, dc 3. Turn (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, 2dc, dc 2dc. Turn (5 sts)

Row 3: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (6 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (7 sts)

Row 5: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (8 sts)

Row 6: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (9 sts)

Row 7: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (10 sts)

Row 8: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (11 sts)

Row 9: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (12 sts)

Row 10: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (13 sts)

Row 11: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (14 sts)

Row 12: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (15 sts)

Row 13: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (16 sts)

Row 14: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (17 sts)

Row 15: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (18 sts)

Row 16: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (19 sts)

Row 17: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (20 sts)

Row 18: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (21 sts)

Row 19: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (22 sts)

Row 20: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (23 sts)

Row 21: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (24 sts)

Row 22: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (25 sts)

Row 23: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (26 sts)

Row 24: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (27 sts)

Row 25: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (28 sts)

With Color 2

Row 26: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (29 sts)

Row 27: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (30 sts)

Row 28:Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (31 sts)

Row 29: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (32 sts)

Row 30: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (33 sts)

Row 31: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (34 sts)

Row 32: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (35 sts)

Row 33: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (36 sts)

Row 34: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (37 sts)

Row 35: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (38 sts)

Row 36: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (39 sts)

Row 37: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (40 sts)

With Color 3

Row 38: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (41 sts)

Row 39: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (42 sts)

Row 40: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (43 sts)

Row 41: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (44 sts)

Row 42: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (45 sts)

Row 43: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (46 sts)

Row 44: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (47 sts)

Row 45: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (48 sts)

Row 46: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (49 sts)

With Color 4

Row 47: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (50 sts)

Row 48: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (51 sts)

Row 49: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (52 sts)

Row 50: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (53 sts)

Row 51: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (54 sts)

Row 52: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (55 sts)

Row 53: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (56 sts)

Row 54: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (57 sts)

With Color 5

Row 55: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (58 sts)

Row 56: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (59 sts)

Row 57: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (60 sts)

Row 58: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (61 sts)

Row 59: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (62 sts)

Row 60: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (63 sts)

Row 61: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (64 sts)

With Color 6

Row 62: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (65 sts)

Row 63: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (66 sts)

Row 64: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (67 sts)

Row 65: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (68 sts)

Row 66: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (69 sts)

Row 67: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (70 sts)

With Color 7

Row 68: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (71 sts)

Row 69: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (72 sts)

Row 70: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (73 sts)

Row 71: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (74 sts)

Row 72: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (75 sts)

Row 73: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (76 sts)

With Color 8

Row 74: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (77 sts)

Row 75: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (78 sts)

Row 76: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (79 sts)

Row 77: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (80 sts)

Row 78: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (81 sts)

With Color 9

Row 79: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (82 sts)

Row 80: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (83 sts)

Row 81: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (84 sts)

Row 82: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (85 sts)

Row 83: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (86 sts)

With Color 10

Row 84: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (87 sts)

Row 85: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (88 sts)

Row 86: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (89 sts)

Row 87: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (90 sts)

Row 88: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (91 sts)

With Color 11

Row 89: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (92 sts)

Row 90: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (93 sts)

Row 91: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (94 sts)

Row 92: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (95 sts)

With Color 12

Row 93: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (96 sts)

Row 94: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (97 sts)

Row 95: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (98 sts)

Row 96: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (99 sts)

With Color 13

Row 97: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (100 sts)

Row 98: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (101 sts)

Row 99: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (102 sts)

Row 100: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (103 sts)

With Color 14

Row 101: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (104 sts)

Row 102: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (105 sts)

Row 103: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (106 sts)

Row 104: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (107 sts)

With Color 15

Row 105: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (108 sts)

Row 106: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (109 sts)

Row 107: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (110 sts)

Row 108: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (111 sts)

With Color 16

Row 109: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (112 sts)

Row 110: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (113 sts)

Row 111: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (114 sts)

Row 112: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (115 sts)

With Color 17

Row 113: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (116 sts)

Row 114: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (117 sts)

Row 115: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (118 sts)

Row 116: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (119 sts)

With Color 18

Row 117: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (120 sts)

Row 118: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (121 sts)

Row 119: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (122 sts)

With Color 19

Row 120: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (123 sts)

Row 121: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (124 sts)

Row 122: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (125 sts)

With Color 20

Row 123: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *fpdc, hdc* to end. Turn (126 sts)

Row 124: Ch 2, *fpdc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (127 sts)

Row 125: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (128 sts)

With Color 21

Row 126: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (129 sts)

Row 127: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (130 sts)

Row 128: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (131 sts)

With Color 22

Row 129: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (132 sts)

Row 130: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (133 sts)

Row 131: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (134 sts)

With Color 23

Row 132: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (135 sts)

Row 133: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (136 sts)

Row 134: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (137 sts)

With Color 24

Row 135: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (138 sts)

Row 136: Ch 2, *dc, hdc* up to last st, (hdc, dc) last st. Turn (139 sts)

Row 137: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) first st, *dc, hdc* to end. Turn (140 sts)

Border

Attach the 100g skein to starting stitch of Row 137.

Row 1: Ch 1, sc 139, 2dc 2, sc 135, 2sc. Turn (280 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, *sc, hdc, [dc, ch 2, dc in 1 sts], hdc, sc* repeat *to * 28 times, 2sc 2, *sc, hdc, [dc, ch 2, dc in 1 sts], hdc, sc*

FO

I hope you enjoy this pattern! If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments. I would love to see what you’ve made! Tag me in my socials!