Dark Comfort Shawl Pattern
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This is a very basic granny stitch style shawl with a slightly scalloped side edge that cascades into a gentle point.
Simple and lightweight it has been constructed in cotton yarn. This shawl will be a perfect accent piece to a spring, summer, or fall evening out.
I personally crocheted this version in solid black because I am intending to wear it to my Gramps’ funeral. He died on January 12th at the age of 90 years. This was the first item I felt inspired to crochet following his death and it did indeed bring comfort to me while I was making it and thinking of him and my Nana.
I hope you try this pattern and I would love to see what beautiful colours you choose to use for your Comfort Shawl – I will be adding this pattern to Ravelry this week. If you would like to favourite it, and/or add it to your queue I would love to see your finished pictures!
Dark Comfort Shawl Pattern
Stitch Multiple: Multiple of 4 +1 for the beginning chain.
Yarn: Bernat Cotton-ish (2 balls)
Hook: 4.0 mm G
Finished Dimensions: 58″ wide, 18″ tall
Gauge is not imperative for this project. After R2 my project measured 58″ wide but you can customize this to any size.
R1: chain 229; beg in the 4th ch from the hook (the skipped 3 chs count as 1 dc), 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, (ch 1, skip 1 stitch, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts) repeat across, turn [57 (3 dc sets), 56 ch1sp]
R2: 1 sl st in each of the next 3 sts and 1 sl st into the ch 1 space, (ch 3, 2 dc) in the same ch1sp; (ch 1, skip the next 3 sts, 3 dc in the next ch1sp) repeat across to the last 3 dc of the row, skip the last 3 dc, turn [55 (3 dc sets), 55 ch1sp]
Each row you will decrease 2 (3 dc sets) and 1 ch1sp.
R3-R4: repeat R2
R5: (1 sl st in each of the next 3 sts, 1 sl st into the ch1sp) two times; (ch 3, 2 dc) in the same ch1sp; (ch 1, skip the next 3 sts, 3 dc in the next ch1sp) repeat across to the last 7 sts (Note: the 6 dc and 1 ch1sp countas 7 sts) of the row, skip the last 7 sts; turn,
R6-R7: repeat R2
R8: repeat R5
R9-R10: repeat R2
R11: repeat R5
R12-R13: repeat R2
R14: repeat R5
R15-16: repeat R2
R17: repeat R5
R18-R19: repeat R2
R20: repeat R5
R21-22: repeat R2
R23: repeat R5
R24-R33: repeat R2
R34: repeat R5
R35-36: repeat R2
R37: repeat R5
R38-39: repeat R2
R40: 1 sl st in each of the next 3 sts and 1 sl st into the ch1sp, (ch 3, 2 dc) in the same ch1sp, skip the last 3 dc, finish off and weave in ends.
Happy crocheting!
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Hi Katina, I’m sorry to hear that you lost someone too. I hope making the shawl brings some distraction and some comfort to you. It could be a bit bigger if the yarn is a bit heavier and if you gauge is more relaxed than mine. Gauge is a tricky sometimes and I could have been crocheting tighter than in my regular patterns for this one because of when I made it – emotions tend to affect the way we crochet. Wishing you the very best, Rhondda
I love this shawl I’m doing it with red heart black metallic I’m on my 3rd skein & still got about 1/4 to go it’s huge I live it but everyone says theirs r small mine isn’t idk if I did something wrong but I’m glad I did it’s gorgeous thank u sharing I live this I told am using it as a dark comfort shawl bc I too lost someone it does help thank u
Hi Rhondaa, thank you so much for this lovely pattern. I make prayer shawls, probably 11 by now, basically using your pattern. They are specifically made for each person.
Did make a few changes, yet it’s still your pattern. Hope that’s ok. I always give you credit for your design. I found that deleting two clusters at each end makes the shawl too small to wrap up in. I changed it to one on each end. Makes the shawl perfect. I get many compliments on them.
Then as I am often trying to make it as fast as I can, I substituted V stitches for the clusters.
Love that it starts at the top so each row gets smaller. Thank you!
Thank you!! I appreciate the help and the clarification.
Hi Suzy, It should have been a multiple of 4 + 1. I’ve updated it and added stitch counts for the first few rows to help 🙂 Thank you for noticing! No one has mentioned it before! All the best, Rhondda
This is the perfect shawl I have been looking for as a gift for my very petite goddaughter! I love the simplicity and thank you for sharing it, but I have a question about the multiples count and the starting number of chains in the directions. The multiples count of 4 – 1 = 227 stitches doesn’t match a starting chain of 230 stitches. In a previous post regarding resizing, you refer to a stich multiple of 4 + 1 which doesn’t come out to either 227 or 230. I am confused. (I have been out of school for a loooooong time, but I think my basic math skills are still the same as those used today. ha ha) Can you help me understand which count is correct and which formula I should use. Normally one or two stitches would not be a problem, but with such a long starting chain, it would be a shame to have to frog out the entire first row and start over if the count is off when you get to the end of the chain. I hope I have made myself clear enough to be understood so you can help me. Thanks. Suzy J