Directions for Making a Crocheted Shawl
Shawls offer warmth while you enjoy a cup of coffee on your porch or a cool evening walk. They are wonderful wraps to have on hand when lowering the thermostat is an economical must. These directions for making a crocheted shawl use simple crochet stitches that will create a rectangle shaped shawl 20-inches wide by 60-inches long. The repetitive pattern is easy to follow while enjoying evenings in front of the television or during a child's sporting event.
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Instructions
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Chain 71. Turn and single crochet in the first chain from the hook. Single crochet in each chain stitch, for a total of 70 single crochet stitches.
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Chain three. This is the turning chain and will count as the first double crochet stitch. Turn. Double crochet in the next stitch and in each stitch across the row, for a total of 70 double crochet stitches.
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Chain one. This is the turning chain and will count as the first single crochet stitch. Turn. Single crochet in the next stitch and in each stitch across the row, for a total of 70 single crochet stitches.
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Repeat a double crochet row and a single crochet row, alternating between the two, until the rows of the shawl measure 60-inches. End with a single crochet row.
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Chain one and turn. Single crochet in each single crochet stitch across the row. Single crochet three times in the last stitch. Crocheting along the long edge, single crochet once in the end of the single crochet rows and twice in the end of the double crochet rows.
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Single crochet in each stitch of the shawl's beginning chain. Single crochet three times in the last chain. Single crochet in the ends of the rows. Single crochet three times in the end of the last row. Slip stitch to the beginning chain one stitch. Finish off the yarn and weave in the end.
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