Comfort Shawl

Crocheted quickly in a chunky-weight yarn with a large hook, this shawl is the perfect gift for a friend or loved one in need of a little extra TLC.

- Agnes Russell

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 

62 inches wide x 30 inches long

MATERIALS

Red Heart Comfort Chunky bulky (chunky) weight acrylic yarn (123/4 oz/448 yds/360g per ball): 1 skein #4456 blue jeans

Size N/P-15/10mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Yarn needle

GAUGE 

3 V-sts = 4 inches; 3 rows = 4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-4 at beginning of row 1 counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of row does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated ch-1 sp or end ch-3 sp.

Center increase (center inc): (Dc, [ch 1, dc] 3 times) in indicated ch-1 sp.

SHAWL

Row 1: Ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), dc in ring, (ch 1, dc in ring) 6 times, turn. (8 dc, 7 ch-1 sps)