Crochet Romantic Prayer Shawl Free Pattern

Crochet Romantic Prayer Shawl Free Pattern

Hi everyone, today I am bringing to you a crochet Romantic Prayer Shawl (free pattern). This pattern is easy for beginners, and looks beautiful in all seasons. Featuring a simple one row repeat pattern, the shell stitch edging gives this project a very feminine vibe.

The video tutorial for this project can be found here:

Crochet Romantic Prayer Shawl Free Pattern: The Inspiration

I love crocheting romantic and feminine shawls. Over the past Summer I released quite a few Vintage Crochet tutorials. I love these vintage crochet projects so much! This Edwardian Era Wrap I released last week features a lovely rectangle shape and a very lacy stitch you may enjoy. The Edwardian Rose Shawl from a few weeks ago is also a lovely shawl that could be made as a prayer shawl too.

Prayer shawls are perfect gifts to give to someone who you think needs to feel the arms and love of God. Crocheting a prayer shawl is not only therapeutic for you to make, it’s also a blessing for the person receiving it.

A little while ago I also added this vintage lavender wrap to the Vintage Crochet Series. This wrap features a lovely shell stitch and a frilly edging too. It was made with very soft yarn too ( Feels Like Butta by Lion Brand yarns).

Crochet Romantic Prayer Shawl Free Pattern: The Yarn

For this project I used Ice Cream yarn by Lion Brand. This yarn is very soft and comes in 100 gram balls, as well as much bigger skeins. For this project I used two of the 100 gram balls. I used shade Strawberry. It’s a very beautiful shade of pink and white. The yarn itself is considered a light 3/DK yarn, and is very soft too.

I don’t think I have ever used this yarn for a tutorial before. Indeed, I do love Lion Brand yarns as a rule. Polina Half Circle Shawl from a few years ago is also made using Lion Brand Mandala Baby yarn in shade Narnia. I do love Mandala Baby yarn so much! This yarn is perfect for shawls.

Let me know if you enjoy working with Lion Brand yarns as much as I do.

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Crochet Romantic Prayer Shawl: The Pattern

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

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

Level: Easy/beginner

Gauge

4”(10 cm) = 12 Half Double Crochets

4” (10 cm) = 10 rows

Size of finished shawl (including border)

28” (71 cm) x 54,5” (139 cm) at largest point

Notes

I will be using US terms (British terms in brackets)

You will need

2 skeins of Lion Brand Ice Cream in shade Strawberry

5 mm crochet hook

A pair of scissors

A tapestry needle

Abbreviations

Ch: chain

St: Stitch

Sl st: slip stitch

Sk: Skip

Sp: space

HDC: Half Double Crochet (Half Treble Crochet)

SC: Single Crochet (UK Double Crochet)

DC: Double crochet (UK Treble Crochet)

EOR: End of row

To begin

To start, make a slip knot.

1: Ch.5, HDC into 3^rd chain from hook, HDC into next 2 st, 2 HDC into last chain.

2: Ch.2 (counts as your 1^st HDC), turn your work, HDC into same 1^st stitch (=2 HDC together), HDC into each st along, 2 HDC into last st.

3-74: Repeat row 2.

Do not fasten off.

Shell stitch border

Row 75: Ch 1, turn your work, place 125 SC across the first side of the V of the shawl, then place one SC at the very top of the shawl. Now place another 125 SC across the second side of the V of the shawl.

Row 76: Ch 3 (=DC), turn your work; place 2 DC into the same first stitch (=half shell). [Sk 2 stitches, place 1 SC into next st, sk 2 stitches, place 5 DC into the next stitch] until the last 3 stitches. Sk 2 stitches, place 3 DC into the last stitch (=half shell stitch).

Fasten off, tidy up all loose ends.