Free knitting patterns for shawls and wraps with borders. Most patterns are free. Updated 1/22/26
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Free Patterns
Lacy Triangle Shawl
Easy triangle shawl with a 4 row repeat trellis lace border on a garter stitch body. DK weight yarn. Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team . A kit is also available.
Midge Shawl
Crescent shawl worked from the top down in two colors. It begins with a simple stockinette stitch, flows into a 4 row repeat textured lace section, and ends with a lace border. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Patty Olson Designs.
Botany Kerchief
Triangular symmetrical shawlette knit in garter stitch with leaf lace border all around. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Jocelyn Tunney.
Lucio Shawl
A striking chevron border is worked with the body of this triangular shawl knit sideways from tip to tip. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Kyle Kunnecke.
Mermaid Shawl
This shawl features a striking slip stitch border with an 8 row repeat that creates the look of mermaid scales. DK weight yarn. Designed by Tori Gurbisz.
Lace Shawl On The Way Home
Triangular shawl with a wide twined diamond lace border. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Ulrike Beringer. Available in English and German
Sunshine Shawl
Semicircular lace shawl with a wide lace border with a flattering ruffle. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by collete audrey. Available in English and French
Tamara Triangle Shawl
Generous sized triangular shawl in 3 sizes with stockinette body followed by a 6 row repeat lace border that also creates a zigzag edge. DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Brockman
More Free Patterns
Winter Rose Shawl
Triangular shawl with stripes and sections of daisy stitch bordered with lacy leaves. Uses two skeins of fingering weight yarn. Designed by Marie-Elyse Dugal
Winding Trail Shawl
Lace shawl with slightly crescent shape that starts with a deep leaf lace border and then the rest of the body is shaped with short rows with eyelet columns. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Therese Chynoweth
Old Friends Shawl
Garter stitch, the knitter’s old friend, combined with stash yarn creates a stylish asymmetrical triangle knit sideways with striped border added on. DK weight yarn. Designed by Erika Flory
Victoria Shawl
A gorgeous lace edge borders a triangular shawl knit sideways with contrasting lace stripes. Includes tutorials for Selvedge edge with Color Change and Picot Bind Off. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Maggie Murphy
Sullivan Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl worked from side to side in garter stitch with a lace border, shaped with short rows, increasing for the first half, then decreasing for the second half. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Berroco Design Team
Little Frills Shawlette
Two color crescent shaped shawl Shawl knit with eyelet ridges and finished with a ruffled edge created with quick increases of stitches and a picot bind. DK weight yarn. Designed by Stacy Wilkinson. Web version is free.
Juste Millieu Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl with a 6 row repeat lace border and easy garter stitch knit sideways. DK weight yarn. Designed by Susan Gressman
Lacy Leaves and Eyelets Shawl
Triangular shawl knit sideways with eyelet lace and intarsia leaf lace border knit as you go. DK weight yarn. Designed by Michael Harrigan
Patterns for Purchase
Whippoorwill Shawl
Elegant shawl with contrasting lines of eyelets inspired by the unique song of the woodland birds. Its range of sizes, crescent shape, and wide wingspan allow for several different styles of wear. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Carina Spencer.
San Gabriel Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl is worked from the bottom up, beginning with the lace border. Short rows create the crescent shaping. The easy lace pattern stitch is both charted and written. Designed by Martha Wissing. Sport weight yarn.
Idina Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl knit from the top down with eyelet stripes with a flame or leaf shaped lace border. Designed by IrmianDesign. Fingering weight yarn.
Shoormil Shawl
Shoormil is an old word for the high tide mark, or the place where the sand meets the sea – perfect for this gorgeous beach themed triangular shawl with seafoam wavy drop stitch bordering a textured body inspired by sandy beaches. The pattern is fully written and charted. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Liz Corke.
Emilio Shawl
Eye catching graphical triangular shawl in high contrast colors knit with a zigzag stripe and finished with a mosaic border. Designed by Cristina Ghirlanda for Minimi Knit Design. Fingering weight yarn.
Larina Smocked Shawl
This beautiful shawl features a wonderful, textured smocking motif as a border along one side of the garter body that transitions into a matching ribbed border. Worked sideways. No cable needle or any other fancy tools are needed. DK weight but adjustable to other weights of yarn. Fully written row-by-row as well as charted instructions are provided. Designed by Lisa Hannes.
