Crochet Bernadette Prayer Shawl Free Pattern

Crochet Bernadette Prayer Shawl Free Pattern

Hi everyone, today I am bringing to you the crochet Bernadette prayer shawl (free pattern). This crochet project is perfect in all seasons, and is one of my favorite crocheted shawls to date. Inspired by a 19th century design, this crochet shawl is both feminine and practical.

The video tutorial for this project can be found here:

Crochet Bernadette Prayer Shawl Free Pattern: The Inspiration

This lovely and unique shawl was inspired by Sainte Bernadette, of Lourdes, France. I absolutely love Saint Bernadette, and I feel a special connection to her. Indeed, over the last few years I have truly been inspired by the humility and holiness of Saint Bernadette.

The reason why I say I was inspired by Saint Bernadette’s shawl, is because she wore a similar shawl on many of her photos. Indeed, when you look at photographs of Saint Bernadette, she is often wearing a very simple yet stunning shawl featuring stripes at the bottom. This new crochet shawl is part of my Vintage Crochet Series.

It was after I had crocheted the shawl, that I realized that the shawl I was making resembled the one Saint Bernadette was wearing! It was uncanny, and yet it wasn’t a direct replica of shawl featured in the above photograph. Indeed, initially I was crocheting a shawl that resembled some of the 19th century designs that I had seen. I was loosely inspiring myself from vintage 19th century designs I had seen in photographs and films. 

However, once I had almost completed the garment, I instantly recalled Saint Bernadette’s shawl. I then realized that it had an uncanny resemblance to her shawl, and this made me so happy as I have a devotion to this wonderful saint.

Crochet Bernadette Prayer Shawl Free Pattern: A 19th Century Inspiration

As stated prior, this shawl was inspired by designs that I have seen over time that were typical of the 19th century. I had wanted to crochet a similar design for a long time, and decided to crochet this simple shawl recently.

After I had almost finished this vintage shawl, I realized this new vintage prayer shawl was very similar to the one worn by Saint Bernadette. I truly believe I was unconsciously inspired by this beautiful shawl. Let me know what you think in the comments!

As I stated earlier, this crochet shawl is also a prayer shawl. This seems very fitting as I was inspired by the beautiful Saint Bernadette of Lourdes. This vintage prayer shawl that I made a few weeks ago is also a prayer shawl featuring two colors.

For this new prayer shawl, I used Stylecraft Special Aran in two different colors. Indeed, I used a deep pink shade called Fondant and a chocolate brown shade called Mocha. This is a very classic and soft 100% acrylic yarn that can be substituted by another 100% acrylic yarn in a medium 4/aran weight. You could use Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice for example, as a substitute.

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Crochet Bernadette Prayer Shawl: The Pattern

You can purchase the ad free, large print, PDF pattern from my Etsy store here: Crochet The Bernadette Prayer Shawl PDF Pattern

You can purchase the ad free, large print, PDF pattern from my Ravelry store here: Crochet The Bernadette Prayer Shawl PDF Pattern

Gauge

4”x4” (10×10 cm)= 6 rows

Size of finished shawl

36” (91,50 cm) high x 65,50” (166 cm)

Notes

I will be using US terms (American terms)

You will need

4 skeins of Stylecraft Simply Aran in shade Fondant (you can substitute this yarn with Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand)

1 skein of Stylecraft Simply Aran in shade Mocha (you can substitute this yarn with Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand)

6 mm crochet hook

A pair of scissors

A tapestry needle

Abbreviations

Ch: chain

St: Stitch

Sl st: slip stitch

Sk: Skip

SC: Single Crochet (UK Double Crochet)

DC: Double crochet (UK Treble Crochet)

EOR: End of row

Begin pattern here:

To start, make a slip knot. Ch 4, sl st through 1^st stitch to form a ring.

Row 1: Ch 3 (=DC), 5 DC in ring, ch 2, 6 DC in same ring.

Row 2: Ch 3 (=DC), turn your work, DC into same 1^st stitch, DC into each DC until centre ch 2 space. Place 2 DC, ch 2, 2 DC into space. DC into every DC until eor, 2 DC in last stitch (ch 3 from previous row).

Rows 3-30: repeat row 2, fasten off shade Fondant and attach shade Mocha.

Rows 31-32: repeat row 2, fasten off shade Mocha and attach shade Fondant.

Rows 33-34: repeat row 2, fasten off shade Fondant and attach shade Mocha.

Rows 35-36: repeat row 2.

Row 37: Ch 1 (=does not count as a stitch), turn your work, place a SC into the first stitch; place a SC into next stitch until you reach ch 2 space at the top; place 2 SC, ch 2, 2 SC into the top, and then continue placing a SC into each stitch across the other side of the shawl; finish row by placing 2 SC into the last stitch.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.