I’m sharing an easy prayer shawl crochet pattern as part of the charity spotlight series to meet the donation requirements of Project Legacy Shawls. The Sawyer Shawl combines a simple stitch combination with super bulky yarn to work up quickly.
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This Month’s Featured Organization: Project Legacy Shawls
Project Legacy Shawls is a Ravelry group that collects handmade items to distribute in the palliative care unit at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. The handmade donations comfort patients during their end-of-life care and then are given to families to provide comfort during the grieving process. As of this writing, Project Legacy Shawls accepts a range of handmade donations, including prayer shawls, lap robes, lapghans, and pocket prayer shawls/comfort cloths.
You can find current needs, the parameters for donation, shipping instructions and drop off locations, and the option for chatting with other crocheters and knitters in the Project Legacy Shawls Ravelry group homepage.
Tips for Making Prayer Shawls for Donation
Prayer shawls are shawls that are intended to provide comfort and are made intentionally. While the maker may not necessarily be praying, the idea is to infuse positive thoughts into the shawl as you make it so that those feelings of comfort can be passed along to the recipient.
Project Legacy Shawls accepts shawls of any shape or style, but shawls must be large enough to wrap around the shoulders. The recommended size is 50″ (127 cm) to 74” (188 cm) width/wingspan and 15″ (38 cm) to 20” (51 cm) depth/spine. Using an easy
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About the Sawyer Shawl
I was inspired to design this easy prayer shawl crochet pattern when I first saw Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick yarn at JOANN. This color seemed to me perfect for people of any gender and because I know that Project Legacy Shawls has a need for gender-neutral shawls and shawls for men.
I think prayer shawl patterns should be simple to make so the crocheter can focus on positive thoughts while crocheting. Classic styles that provide comfort and keep the recipients warm in hospitals and other settings that are often air conditioned or cold work best.
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This pattern is the featured design for March 6, 2024 in the FaveCrafts National Craft Month 2024 celebration.
Sawyer Shawl
Easy Prayer Shawl Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter
This easy prayer shawl crochet pattern uses simple stitch combinations. This top-down triangle shawl works up quickly with super bulky yarn. Designed as part of Underground Crafter’s Charity Spotlight series, this pattern meets the donation requirements for Project Legacy Shawls.
Finished Size
- Teen/Adult: 52” (132 cm) wingspan x 28” (71 cm) spine.
Materials
- Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick yarn (100% acrylic, 5 oz/142 g, 251 yd/230 m) – 3 skeins in 110AT Night Sky, or approximately 510 yd (466.5 m) in any super bulky weight yarn.
- Re-Spun Thick & Quick yarn is available online at Lion Brand | JOANN | Amazon
- Prym Ergonomics US Size M/9 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
- Stitch marker.
Gauge
- 9 dc = 4” (10 cm). Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- rep – repeat
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- [] Repeat instructions within brackets as indicated.
- () Work stitches within parentheses into same stitch or space.
Pattern Instructions
Shawl
- Ch 4, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to next ch to form ring.
- Row 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch-1 sp, here and throughout), 3 dc in ring, ch 2, place marker in ch-2 sp and move up each row, 3 dc in ring, ch 1, dc in ring. (4 sts + 1 ch-1 sp/on each side + corner ch-2 sp)
- Row 2: Turn, ch 4, 2 dc in first ch-1 sp, dc in next st and each st across to marked ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st and each st across to ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in top of ch-3. (Increases by 4 sts on each side with each repeat)
- Rows 3-10: Rep Row 2, 8 times.
- Row 11: Turn, ch 4, (dc, ch 1) in first ch-1 sp, [dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st] across to last 2 sts before marked ch-2 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next st, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in marked ch-2 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, [dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st] across to last st before ch-1 sp, dc in next st, (ch 1, dc, ch 1) in ch-1 sp, dc in top of ch-3. (Increases by 5 sts on each side with each repeat)
- Row 12: Turn, ch 4, 2 dc in first ch-1 sp, [dc in next st, dc in next ch-1 sp] across to last st before ch-2 sp, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in marked ch-2 sp, [dc in next st, dc in next ch-1 sp] across to last st ch-1 sp, dc in next, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in top of ch-3. (Increases by 4 sts on each side with each repeat)
- Rows 13-19: Rep Row 2, 7 times.
- Rows 20-21: Rep Rows 11-12 once.
- Rows 22-23: Rep Row 2, twice. Fasten off.
- With yarn needle, weave in ends.