Plum Noir and Charcoal give a crochet bat wing shawl a dark tonal palette without requiring the entire piece to disappear into one nearly black surface. The key is deciding which color should describe the wing structure. Plum Noir can carry the main fabric while Charcoal defines ribs and points, or the hierarchy can be reversed so Plum Noir appears only along the most noticeable details.
That placement matters even more on winged shawls because the silhouette is part of the design. Literal bat and dragon wings, spiderweb lace, crescents, semicircles, sawtooth borders, and asymmetrical shawls all distribute color differently. The tutorial sources below cover that wider winged-shawl family, including literal bat designs and compatible constructions that can be adapted through the Plum Noir and Charcoal palette.
Quick List
- Plum Noir Led Classic Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Edge
- Plum Noir And Charcoal Bat Terfly Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
- Charcoal Ridged Plum Noir Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
- Plum Noir Open Lace Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Bands
- Charcoal Spiderweb Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Edge
- Plum Noir Skull Lace Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Grounding
- Plum Noir Crescent Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Tips
- Charcoal Half Moon Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Center
- Plum Noir Frilled Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Body
- Charcoal Semicircle Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Border
- Plum Noir Fan Shell Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Openwork
- Charcoal Asymmetrical Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Sweep
- Plum Noir Soft Asymmetry Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Edge
- Charcoal Boomerang Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Mesh Bands
- Plum Noir Butterfly Motif Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Field
- Charcoal Tunisian Texture Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Panels
- Plum Noir Sawtooth Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Granny Body
- Charcoal Hexagon Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Joins
- Plum Noir To Charcoal Gradient Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
Keep Plum Noir Visible Beside Charcoal on a Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
Two dark colors can look clearly different as yarn balls and much closer once they are crocheted into shadowed folds. Before committing to a large shawl, place the Plum Noir and Charcoal yarns together under the lighting where you are likely to wear or photograph the finished piece. A grayscale photo can also reveal whether the two colors have enough light-dark separation to distinguish narrow ribs, borders, joins, or small motifs.
When the values are very close, use placement rather than adding another color. Large Plum Noir sections beside large Charcoal sections are easier to distinguish than frequent narrow stripes. Another option is to reserve one color for dense fabric and the other for open lace, letting texture and negative space provide additional separation.
Use Plum Noir and Charcoal to Reinforce the Bat Wing Outline
Color placement should support the shape that makes the shawl look winged. On a literal bat shawl, Charcoal can define the outer points while Plum Noir fills the membranes. On a dragon-wing construction, the darker-looking color can follow raised ribs. On spiderweb or fan lace, alternating the colors by larger structural sections can make the expansion of the shawl easier to see.
Avoid changing colors simply because another row or repeat has been reached. First identify the features you want visible when the shawl hangs from the shoulders: outer tips, central point, ribs, web lines, motifs, joins, or border. Assign Plum Noir and Charcoal to those roles before deciding how frequently to alternate them.
1. Plum Noir Led Classic Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Edge
A literal bat-wing silhouette gives the Plum Noir and Charcoal palette a clear job. Let Plum Noir occupy most of the connected wing surface, then reserve Charcoal for the pointed perimeter or another narrow structural area. The two-color division emphasizes the outline without breaking the broad wing panels into distracting stripes. This project direction is supported by a tutorial presented specifically as a bat shawl.
Plum Noir Should Carry the Broad Crochet Wing Surface
Keeping Plum Noir across the largest sections allows the wings to read as continuous shapes. If the color changes too frequently through the middle of the shawl, the eye may follow the stripes instead of the spread-wing silhouette. Use the second color where it explains construction or shape.
Charcoal Can Trace the Plum Noir Bat Wing Points
Charcoal is particularly useful around peaks and valleys when your two yarns show enough contrast. A controlled dark edge can make the lower wing divisions easier to follow while leaving Plum Noir unmistakably dominant.
Creator Credit: Magic Dina
2. Plum Noir And Charcoal Bat Terfly Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
A shoulder-flap wing shawl offers a different place to separate the palette. Use Plum Noir across the lower wings and Charcoal around the upper flap or shoulder section. Instead of dividing the shawl with conventional stripes, the color change follows a visible construction zone, which can make the two dark shades easier to distinguish.
Plum Noir Can Keep the Lower Bat-Terfly Wings Visually Connected
The widest part of this shawl benefits from a continuous main color. Plum Noir across the lower spread keeps both sides related and leaves the unusual upper section free to become the contrast feature.
Charcoal Can Separate the Shoulder Flap From Plum Noir Wings
Assign Charcoal to the upper feature when you want the shoulder area to register as a separate layer. Check the shawl while worn, because a color division that looks balanced flat may shift once that section folds around the neck and shoulders.
Creator Credit: Meladora’s Creations for Crochet
3. Charcoal Ridged Plum Noir Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
A segmented dragon-wing construction can translate naturally into a bat-inspired palette because its structural lines already divide the surface. Make Plum Noir the membrane color and let Charcoal follow the prominent ridged areas. This avoids arbitrary striping and uses the neutral to explain how the wing expands.
Charcoal Should Follow the Crochet Wing Ridges Consistently
If Charcoal is assigned to the structural lines, repeat that decision across the shawl rather than switching roles halfway through. Consistency helps the eye connect separated dark lines into a recognizable wing framework.
Plum Noir Needs Enough Area Between Charcoal Ridges
Give Plum Noir enough uninterrupted space to remain a genuine main color. When every narrow section changes color, the shawl can become visually striped instead of segmented like a wing.
Creator Credit: Fiber Spider
4. Plum Noir Open Lace Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Bands
Open lace gives dark colors another source of contrast: the background shows through the fabric. Let Plum Noir carry the open wing sections, then use Charcoal across selected denser bands. The difference between solid and airy areas can help separate two closely valued yarn colors. The supporting tutorial uses an open dragon-wing approach based on double crochet and chain stitches.
Plum Noir Can Make Open Crochet Wing Sections More Noticeable
Plum Noir works well where the fabric contains obvious negative space because the openings interrupt the dark surface. View a sample against the clothing you expect to wear beneath it; a contrasting underlayer can change how strongly the color and lace register.
Charcoal Bands Should Organize the Plum Noir Openwork
Use Charcoal where a denser section naturally divides the wing rather than adding narrow bands everywhere. Larger, purposeful blocks allow Charcoal to function as structure while Plum Noir remains responsible for the open wing effect.
Creator Credit: How to Crochet
5. Charcoal Spiderweb Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Edge
A spiderweb surface already contains strong radial geometry, so the palette should not fight it. Charcoal can carry the main web while Plum Noir is restricted to the outermost section or a substantial final band. This gives the web one coherent color and lets the perimeter introduce the purple-bearing note.
Charcoal Keeps the Crochet Spiderweb Geometry Continuous
Using one color through most of the radial web prevents frequent color breaks from interrupting the lines. This is especially useful when the openings themselves are the main visual feature.
Plum Noir Can Frame the Charcoal Spiderweb Without Hiding It
Place Plum Noir toward the perimeter where the shawl has already established its web pattern. A broader outer section usually reads more clearly than many thin Plum Noir stripes scattered through the web.
Creator Credit: Stitches and Scribbles
6. Plum Noir Skull Lace Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Grounding
Skull lace adds recognizable motifs to an already dark palette, so color hierarchy becomes important. Let Plum Noir cover the motif-rich field and use Charcoal on a quieter surrounding section or border. This keeps the skull openings from competing with constant two-color changes. The supporting tutorial specifically teaches a crochet skull shawl or scarf.
Plum Noir Should Keep the Crochet Skull Motifs Easy to Follow
Work the motif area in a consistent Plum Noir field if your main goal is recognizable negative-space skulls. Rapid switching between Plum Noir and Charcoal can cause the color pattern to compete with the shapes created by the lace.
Charcoal Can Ground the Plum Noir Skull-Lace Edge
Charcoal is useful as a visual rest around a detailed motif field. Keep it on an area such as the border or less intricate portion so it frames the Plum Noir design instead of dividing individual motifs.
Creator Credit: Mamie Crochet
7. Plum Noir Crescent Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Tips
A crescent emphasizes sideways wingspan rather than a deep center point. Make Plum Noir the continuous curved body and place Charcoal near the two outer ends. That distribution darkens the apparent wing tips without introducing a strong horizontal divide through the center of the shawl.
Plum Noir Can Emphasize the Long Crochet Crescent Sweep
A continuous Plum Noir center helps the eye travel along the entire curve. This is useful for a bat-inspired shawl where the suggestion of extended wings matters more than literal membrane points.
Charcoal Tips Can Finish the Plum Noir Crescent Symmetrically
Repeat Charcoal at both ends if you want the crescent to feel balanced. Check how much of each Charcoal section remains visible when the tips are brought forward, since a large end block may look much smaller once the shawl is wrapped.
Creator Credit: OMGrannySquare
8. Charcoal Half Moon Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Center
Reverse the previous hierarchy on a broader half-circle shape. Charcoal can cover most of the curved outer wings while Plum Noir occupies a center-back section. The concentrated Plum Noir area marks the spine of the shawl and gives the palette a focal point when viewed from behind.
Charcoal Can Carry the Broad Crochet Half-Moon Wings
Using Charcoal across most of the half circle creates a calm background for lace or other texture. It also allows the shape rather than frequent color changes to provide the main drama.
Plum Noir Can Mark the Center Back Against Charcoal
Place Plum Noir where the shawl radiates from the center if the construction permits a practical color transition there. A concentrated vertical or central area draws attention to the back without requiring Plum Noir around every edge.
Creator Credit: The Darq Project
9. Plum Noir Frilled Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Body
A frilled outer edge already carries visual movement, making it a natural location for the stronger color change. Keep the main shawl body Charcoal and introduce Plum Noir at the fuller perimeter. This gives the purple tone a prominent position while preventing it from fragmenting the central fabric.
Charcoal Gives the Plum Noir Crochet Frill a Quiet Background
The large Charcoal field lets the outer detail become the focal point. If the body and frill both contain frequent color changes, the dimensional edge may lose some of its definition.
Plum Noir Should Stay Concentrated Around the Charcoal Outer Curve
Follow the curved perimeter consistently with Plum Noir. Before expanding the colored border farther into the body, view the shawl over your shoulders to see whether the frill already supplies enough Plum Noir.
Creator Credit: Selina Veronique Crochet
10. Charcoal Semicircle Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Border
A smooth semicircle puts less emphasis on literal bat points, so the palette can create the stronger frame. Use Charcoal throughout the broad central sweep and Plum Noir around the final outer curve. The result keeps most of the shawl neutral while making its entire wingspan easier to trace.
Charcoal Lets the Crochet Semicircle Read as One Broad Wing Shape
Keeping the body Charcoal avoids breaking the smooth form into sections. This is useful when the shawl’s appeal comes from its long uninterrupted curve rather than distinct motifs.
Plum Noir Can Outline the Charcoal Semicircle With One Clear Border
A substantial Plum Noir finish can be more effective than several narrow internal stripes. Judge the border width relative to the finished shawl so Plum Noir remains an accent rather than taking over the Charcoal body.
Creator Credit: ExpressionFiberArts
11. Plum Noir Fan Shell Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Openwork
Repeating fan and shell sections allow the two colors to be assigned by fabric density. Use Plum Noir across the denser fan shapes and Charcoal through selected open sections. This lets texture and color reinforce one another rather than creating unrelated stripes across the triangular shawl.
Plum Noir Can Define the Denser Crochet Fan Sections
Give repeated fans a consistent Plum Noir identity when you want those shapes to stand out. The effect is easier to follow when the color boundaries correspond with complete structural sections.
Charcoal Can Recede Through the Plum Noir Openwork
Charcoal works as the supporting color through airier portions because the background showing through the lace adds another distinction. Check the two yarns after crocheting a representative repeat rather than relying only on the skeins.
Creator Credit: The Snugglery
12. Charcoal Asymmetrical Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Sweep
An asymmetrical shawl gives one direction more visual importance, so use that imbalance deliberately. Charcoal can cover the shorter or broader body while Plum Noir develops along the long sweeping side. Instead of pretending the shawl is a pair of identical wings, the palette emphasizes a single extended wing in motion.
Charcoal Should Stabilize the Crochet Asymmetrical Body
Use Charcoal across enough of the main field to give the shawl a clear base. With asymmetry already present in the silhouette, excessive alternating color blocks can make the piece harder to visually organize.
Plum Noir Can Follow the Long Charcoal Wing Sweep
Place Plum Noir where the shawl stretches farthest if the construction allows a clean transition. This turns the longest edge or point into a deliberate color feature and helps distinguish it from the compact Charcoal portion.
Creator Credit: Fiber Fox Studios
13. Plum Noir Soft Asymmetry Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Edge
For a less graphic wing interpretation, let Plum Noir dominate a softer asymmetrical shawl and reserve Charcoal for the long lower edge. The palette remains dark, but the single Charcoal line gives the diagonal silhouette more definition without converting the whole surface into bold blocks.
Plum Noir Can Keep the Crochet Shawl Surface Cohesive
A broad Plum Noir field works particularly well when the construction mixes solid and open areas. Let those textural changes create variation rather than assigning a new color to every change in stitch density.
Charcoal Can Sharpen the Plum Noir Asymmetrical Edge
Use Charcoal where the shawl’s longest diagonal needs definition. If your two shades are close in value, make the Charcoal area wide enough to be perceived as a deliberate border rather than a barely visible line.
Creator Credit: You Should Craft
14. Charcoal Boomerang Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Mesh Bands
The curved boomerang silhouette offers an opportunity to alternate color by fabric type. Let Charcoal occupy the solid portions and place Plum Noir in selected mesh bands. Because the open and closed sections already differ, each color receives a distinct role without needing an even 50/50 split.
Charcoal Can Form the Solid Backbone of the Crochet Boomerang
Use Charcoal where the fabric is densest so the long curved shape stays visually connected. Solid Charcoal areas also provide a neutral reference point when Plum Noir begins appearing through more open sections.
Plum Noir Mesh Bands Should Repeat Deliberately Through Charcoal
Choose a repeat strategy before introducing Plum Noir. Scattered one-off changes can make the color placement look accidental, while recurring larger mesh sections allow Plum Noir to become a recognizable secondary rhythm.
Creator Credit: Nicki’s Homemade Crafts
15. Plum Noir Butterfly Motif Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Field
A butterfly-motif shawl can move toward a night-wing or bat-inspired look when the palette becomes darker. Use Charcoal as the primary triangle and Plum Noir where butterfly details or related decorative sections can remain identifiable. The construction itself remains butterfly-inspired; the darker color treatment changes the styling direction rather than pretending it is a literal bat pattern.
Plum Noir Should Highlight Crochet Motifs Only Where They Stay Readable
Do not add Plum Noir to every textured section automatically. Give it to the motif areas that remain visible when the shawl is draped, since color used on hidden folds contributes little to the intended effect.
Charcoal Can Keep Plum Noir Butterfly Details From Becoming Too Busy
A consistent Charcoal field gives the motifs breathing room. This is especially important on a shawl where texture, lace, and a dark two-color palette are all competing for attention.
Creator Credit: Wilma Westenberg
16. Charcoal Tunisian Texture Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Panels
A textured Tunisian triangle offers broad areas rather than delicate wing points. Use Charcoal as the principal field and assign Plum Noir to selected texture panels. The color contrast then reveals changes in surface treatment while the triangular outline supplies the broader wing interpretation.
Charcoal Can Keep Tunisian Crochet Texture Visually Grounded
A consistent Charcoal base makes it easier to compare the different textures across the shawl. If both colors change at every texture transition, it becomes harder to tell whether the visual difference comes from stitch structure or yarn color.
Plum Noir Can Identify Selected Charcoal Texture Panels
Choose the panels that matter most from the back view and give those Plum Noir priority. A limited number of substantial color areas generally produces a clearer result than narrow Plum Noir fragments distributed everywhere.
Creator Credit: TL Yarn Crafts
17. Plum Noir Sawtooth Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Charcoal Granny Body
A sawtooth or scalloped perimeter can carry much of the bat-wing impression. Keep the familiar granny-style body Charcoal and switch to Plum Noir where the pointed border becomes visible. That placement concentrates the purple tone exactly where it can emphasize the lower wing profile.
Charcoal Should Keep the Crochet Granny Body Visually Simple
The body does not need frequent color changes when the border is intended to be the feature. A Charcoal field allows clustered texture to remain visible while leaving space for a stronger perimeter treatment.
Plum Noir Can Turn the Charcoal Sawtooth Border Into the Main Feature
Carry Plum Noir consistently across the pointed edge if you want those projections to read together. Introducing Charcoal again inside individual points may reduce the continuous outline you are trying to emphasize.
Creator Credit: Hooked by Robin
18. Charcoal Hexagon Crochet Bat Wing Shawl With Plum Noir Joins
A motif shawl provides a completely different color-placement opportunity because the joins repeat across the entire piece. Make the hexagons Charcoal and use Plum Noir for visible joining lines where compatible with the chosen construction. The result can create a dark tiled surface with Plum Noir acting almost like the framework between wing sections.
Charcoal Hexagons Can Build a Consistent Crochet Wing Field
Keeping most motifs Charcoal prevents the modular surface from becoming excessively busy. The repeated geometry already supplies plenty of visual information, so the base color can stay controlled.
Plum Noir Joins Can Divide the Charcoal Crochet Motifs Deliberately
If visible joins suit the tutorial’s construction, Plum Noir can make the modular layout part of the color design. Check a small group of joined motifs first; if Plum Noir overwhelms the Charcoal centers, reduce how prominently it appears elsewhere.
Creator Credit: Ophelia Talks Crochet
19. Plum Noir To Charcoal Gradient Crochet Bat Wing Shawl
This version treats the two colors as a broad transition instead of alternating blocks. Begin the visible color story with Plum Noir in one major region and move toward Charcoal as the shawl expands, using whatever color-change method is appropriate for your own adaptation. A broad transition can emphasize growth across the wing without creating many narrow stripes. The supporting shawl tutorial uses an expanding design with a defined border, making it useful for planning color progression.
Plum Noir Should Occupy Enough Crochet Fabric to Establish the Starting Color
Do not move into Charcoal so quickly that Plum Noir becomes a tiny introductory stripe. Give the first color enough visual area to function as one end of a genuine two-color transition.
Charcoal Can Finish the Plum Noir Gradient at the Bat Wing Edge
Allow Charcoal to become increasingly important toward the perimeter if you want the finished shawl to end in the more neutral shade. A Charcoal final edge also creates continuity around the entire wingspan rather than leaving the transition unfinished at several unrelated points.
Creator Credit: Creative Grandma
Which Plum Noir and Charcoal Crochet Bat Wing Shawl Direction Should You Choose?
For the most literal bat effect, use the classic wing construction and let Charcoal define points around a Plum Noir body. The ridged dragon-wing and open-lace wing options also work well when you want structural divisions to carry the theme rather than printed or appliquéd bat imagery.
For lace, the Charcoal spiderweb and Plum Noir fan-shell approaches make negative space part of the palette. Crescent and semicircle designs are subtler: they rely on wingspan and dark color placement instead of literal bat anatomy.
If you want the color treatment itself to be the strongest feature, consider the Charcoal hexagon shawl with Plum Noir joins, the Charcoal granny body with a Plum Noir sawtooth border, or the Plum Noir-to-Charcoal gradient. Each gives the two colors a clearly different job rather than dividing the shawl mechanically into equal stripes.
Conclusion
Plum Noir and Charcoal work most effectively on a crochet bat wing shawl when their roles follow the garment’s visual structure. One color can carry the broad membranes or body while the other defines ribs, points, openwork, joins, motifs, or the outer perimeter.
Choose the arrangement by deciding what you want noticed first. Plum Noir concentrated on wing tips or sawtooth borders emphasizes the silhouette. Plum Noir across the main field gives the shawl a stronger purple direction while Charcoal provides definition. A Charcoal-led body creates a more neutral foundation and lets smaller Plum Noir sections become deliberate focal areas.
The original tutorials should be used for their exact construction details. Plan your Plum Noir and Charcoal distribution separately, and check the developing shawl both flat and over the shoulders before committing to major color changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will Plum Noir and Charcoal look too similar on a crochet bat wing shawl?
They can if the particular yarns are close in lightness. Compare them side by side and photograph them in grayscale before starting a large color section. If they merge visually, use larger color blocks or separate them through texture, openwork, borders, or joins rather than relying on narrow stripes.
Should Plum Noir or Charcoal dominate a crochet bat wing shawl?
Either can dominate. Choose Plum Noir when you want the purple-bearing color to cover most of the visible wing surface. Choose Charcoal when you want a more neutral main field and prefer Plum Noir to highlight borders, ribs, motifs, or points.
Where should Charcoal go on a Plum Noir crochet bat wing shawl?
Charcoal can be particularly useful on structural areas such as ridges, outer tips, joins, borders, or denser bands. The right placement depends on the construction. Use it where it helps explain the wing shape rather than inserting it at arbitrary intervals.
How can Plum Noir remain visible in dark crochet lace?
Give Plum Noir enough uninterrupted area to register as a distinct color and examine the lace against the clothing that will show through it. Openwork can create additional contrast because the background becomes part of the visual effect.
Can I replace Charcoal with black in a Plum Noir bat wing shawl?
You can substitute another dark neutral if it preserves the relationship you want. Before changing colors, compare whether the replacement is darker, lighter, warmer, or cooler than your original Charcoal and whether Plum Noir still remains visibly separate.
Should the Plum Noir and Charcoal crochet border match the main wing color?
It does not have to. A border can repeat the dominant color for a quieter finish or use the supporting color to frame the silhouette. On a bat wing shawl, consider whether the border contains important points or scallops; contrasting those features can make the outer wing shape more noticeable.
