Free knitting patterns for shawls knit with an 4 row repeat. Most rated as easy. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 5/3/23.
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Free Patterns
Stars on the Beach Shawl
Triangular shawlette knit with a 4 row repeat cluster stitch that is great for showcasing self-striping yarn. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Wiam's Crafts. Web version is free.
Fillibert Wrap
This easy shawl features a 4 row repeat open cluster stitch with a ruffled border. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Noro.
8-Hour Shawl
This easy shawl features a 4 row repeat lace pattern that knits up quickly. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Lorna Miser.
Elation Shawl
Easy 1 skein triangular shawl knit sideways with 4 row pattern repeat mesh lace with loop fringe. Uses one skein 450 yards (411 m) of the recommended Fingering weight yarn. Great showcase for gradient yarn! Designed by Tori Gurbisz for Universal Yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
- Get the recommended Wisdom Yarns Poems Sock yarn at Amazon
June Shawl
Easy 1 skein triangular shawl knit with 4 row pattern repeats. Uses one skein 400 - 415 yards (366 - 379 m) of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Lisa Overby for Yarn Twisters.
- Get the free knitting pattern. Scroll down the page to the shawls section and look for June Shawl.
- See the Ravelry page
Colorflow Garter Wrap
Striped rectangular shawl knit with an easy Two-Color Garter Stitch Pattern in a 4 row repeat. Designed for at least 10 colors, it's great for mini skeins and stashbusting. Designed by Purl Soho. DK weight yarn.
Limestone Shawl
Triangular shawl knit with 4 row repeat slipped stitch (after set up rows) that's a perfect showcase for self-striping or gradient yarn. Designed by Sys Fredens for Hobbii. Uses one skein of the recommended Worsted weight yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern - Hobbii requires registration to get pattern
- Get the recommended Winter Glow yarn (21 colors). Just one skein needed for shawl.
Peacock Shawl
Lace shawl knit with 4 row repeat lace stitch. Designed by Sys Fredens for Hobbii. Lace weight yarn worked on larger needles.
Mock Houndstooth Shawl
Rectangular shawl knit with an easy slipped stitch colorwork that uses just one yarn color per row in a 4 row repeat houndstooth. Designed for at least 4 colors, it's great for stashbusting. Designed by Sue Hilger for Plymouth Yarn. Worsted weight yarn.
Latticework Wrap
Reversible rectangular shawl knit with a 4 row repeat of Two-Color Honeycomb Brioche stitch. Designed by Purl Soho. Sport weight yarn.
Mignon Wrap
Lace rectangular shawl knit with a 4 row repeat and embellished with tassels. Any weight yarn; pictured in Fingering. Designed by Luísa Ló for Rosarios. Available in English and Portuguese
Starks Shawl
Triangular shawl knit sideways with a 2 row cross over dropped stitch plus a 2 row garter ridge repeated. Great showcase for self-striping or ombre yarn. DK weight yarn. Designed by Berroco Design Team.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
- Get the recommended Berroco Medina yarn at Amazon
Lisbon Shawl
Rectangular shawl knit with a 4 row lace pattern. Designed for mini skeins, it's also a great stashbuster. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by SKEINO LLC.
More Free Patterns
Triangle Tassel Shawl
This long shawl features a 4 row lace pattern and optional tassels. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Erin Kate Archer for Red Heart. Ombre yarn showcases the lace texture.
Cozy Eyelet Shawl
Generous wing-shaped shawl knit with a 4 row repeat lace pattern. Great showcase for selfstriping or gradient yarn. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Irina Poludnenko for Lion Brand.
Colonnade Shawl
Top down triangle shawl knit with a 4 row column lace below stockinette. Designed by Stephen West.
Walk Through The Sky Shawlette
Web version is free. Asymmmetric triangle shawl knit with 4 row repeats after the initial set up reports. Uses one skein of the recommended Aran yarn. Works well with ombre and graident yarns. Designed by Wiam's Crafts.
Floret Wrap
4 row repeat with a twisted stitch creates a rectangular shawl. Designed by Purl Soho. Aran weight yarn.
Walkiria Wrap
Rectangular lace shawl knit with a 4 row repeat and a perfect summer wrap. Designed by Ravin Sekai. DK weight yarn. Web version is free.
- Get the free knitting pattern - web version
- Buy the pdf version on Etsy
- Consider supporting Ravin on Patreon
Lace Triangle Shawl
This lace shawl is knit from end to end, in a slightly diamond shape, with a 4 row repeat and embellished with fringe. Designed by Destiny Meyer. Worsted or bulky weight yarn.
Staggered Fisherman's Rib Scarf or Wrap
4 row repeat creates either a scarf (pictured) or shawl size. Designed by Purl Soho. Aran weight yarn.
Big Island Wrap
Triangular shawl with textured sections of 4 row repeat Andalusian stitch and 4 row repeat Netting openwork edge that showcases different colored yarn. Quick knit in bulky yarn. Designed by Little Church Knits
Galaxy Lemonade Shawl
Triangle shaped shawl knit sideways alternating a 4 row repeat lace section with garter stitch. Takes one skein of recommended Cascade Yarns® Paradigm Shift yarn. Designed to showcase gradient or color-change yarn. Designed by Shannon Dunbabin for Cascade Yarns. Worsted weight yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern on the Internet archive
- Get the recommended Cascade Yarns® Paradigm Shift yarn
- See the Ravelry page
Safe Haven Shawl
This easy rectangular wrap features a 4 row repeat. Designed by Sandi Rosner for Red Heart. Worsted weight yarn.
Easy Fall Berries Shawl
This easy child’s cardigan is knit in a 4-row repeat bramble stitch. Shawl measures 63” [160 cm] wide x 23” [58.5 cm] deep. Designed by Ann Weaver for Red Heart who rated it easy.
Syringa Shawl
Crescent shaped two color striped shawl with a 4 row slipped chevron stitch pattern on a background of 4 row repeat garter stitch stripes. Fingering weight yarn. Great for sock yarn. Designed by Lisa R. Myers for Fairmount Fibers.
Evelyne Shawl
Easy but stunning stole that alternates a 4 row repeat lace pattern with stockinette. Designed by Denise Twum. 16″ x 48″. Pictured project used one skein of 230 yards of lace yarn.
Cat Eye Lace Wrap
Easily memorized eyelet mesh lace in a 4 row repeat creates a beautiful lightweight shawl or scarf. Designed by Purl Soho. Fingering weight yarn.
Patterns for Purchase
Kinvara Shawl
The pattern is only 4 rows of basic knitting stitches repeated until you reach the required length. This makes it a very enjoyable knitting experience and VERY satisfying as it’s quick and easy but with beautiful results. Super Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Caroline Brooke
Equinox Shawl
One-skein, bias-knit triangular shawl knit from tip to tip utilizing two easily memorized four-row repeats, first for the garter stitch rows, and then for the knotted openwork rows. Any weight yarn. Designed by DoleValleyGirlKnits.
Fall Blessings Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl knit with stockinette and a 4 row repeat lace stitch. 2 Sizes. Beautiful showcase for gradient yarn or stashbusting leftover yarn. DK weight yarn. Designed by Denise Balvanz.
Brookhill Shawl
Triangular shawl knit sideways on the bias in garter stitch with lace insets with an easily memorized 4-row pattern repeat. DK weight. Designed by Laura Aylor
Marine Mollusk Shawl
Nifty, nautilus-inspired shawl knitted in one piece with wedges of 4-row fisherman’s rib that softly swirl to produce the neck-hugging silhouette. Easily resized and completely reversible. Can be knit in 10 Hours or Less™ according to designer. Worsted weight.
- See more pics and get the knitting pattern on Loveknitting
- See more knitting patterns by 10 Hours or Less™
Pocketful of Hygge Shawl
his pocket wrap looks like it's knit with a 4 row repeat lace stitch with generous pockets and fringe. Knit using worsted weight yarn on a size US11 needle for extra coziness. Designed by Kelly Komejan Crafts
Serpent Scales Shawl
This lacy wrap is knit with a 4 row repeat openwork pattern that can be knit in 10 Hours or Less™. Fingering weight.
- See more pics and get the knitting pattern on Loveknitting
- See more knitting patterns by 10 Hours or Less™
Corrugated Curves Shawl
Knitted with just one color at-a-time, this wrap is knit corner-to-corner in a simple 4-row repeat combination Corrugated Rib and Garter chevrons. Knit in 10 Hours or Less™. DK weight.
Gradient Prayer Shawl
Easy wavy striped shawl features a four repeat lace pattern.
