Crochet Pattern by Olivia "Liv" Scott of NeuroStitches
Tag your make with #unfreeMAL
The MAL is now over. The following is info from the MAL.
The Make-A-Long (MAL)
"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. And I am not free as long as one person of Color remains chained. Nor is any one of you." - Audre Lorde, "Sister Outsider"

"We knew that there could be no real sisterhood between white women and women of color if white women were not able to divest of white supremacy, if feminist movements were not fundamentally anti-racist." - Bell Hooks, "Feminism is for Everybody"

I love when knitters and crocheters can come together and make something together. This shawl was designed in collaboration with Rachel from Stitches and String Theory in honor of Women's History Month. Rachel is hosting a Craftivism MAL to benefit the National Women's Law Center (NWLC).

The MAL features the "Unfree Shawl," knit version designed by Rachel of Stitches and String Theory and crochet version designed by Liv Scott of NeuroStitches. Starting on March 8, 2025, join fellow knitters and crocheters while we make the Unfree Shawl, and learn and engage in meaningful discussions about "white feminism."

For 5 weeks, Rachel will be posting discussions and case studies illustrating "white feminism" and the ways in which it fails to understand the shackles holding back women who don't fit its particular perspective. You can follow along and participate in the #UnfreeMAL through the Unraveling Privilege Blog, Instagram, BlueSky, or Ravelry. 100% of the proceeds from all sales of this pattern during March 8, 2025, through April 5, 2025, will be donated at the end of the MAL to the NWLC, with receipts posted to Instagram and Bluesky.

The Pattern
This pattern creates a beautiful but simple chain link design using an easy to memorize two-row repeat. Gauge is not important for this pattern so you can make the shawl as large or as small as you like, using any yarn you wish.

Step-by-step instructions, detailed photos, and video tutorials are included which makes this advanced beginner pattern (familiar with chaining, single crochet, double crochet, and yarn over slip stitches) perfect for visual learners. This pattern uses US abbreviations and was tech edited.

Pattern and images NeuroStitches 2025
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