Free knitting patterns for multi-way shawls or wraps that can become shrugs, ponchos, cardigans, and more. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 4/7/24
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Free Patterns
Jaine Ponshawl
Knit with Fountain Lace, Cables, and Little Blocks texture, this shawl uses buttons to convert to small poncho, vest, and more. Designed by Rico Design. DK weight yarn.
Lace Convertible Shawl
Versatile lace wrap that uses buttons and cufflinks to create a long-sleeved shrug, a short-sleeved shrug with cowl, one sleeved wrap, a traditional scarf or stole, and more. Designed by Rebecca Hatcher for Knitty. Lace weight yarn.
Pathways Vest and Shawl
Lace bordered garment knit flat with a center opening so it can be worn as a poncho, vest, or shawl depending on the placement of the opening. Sizes To Fit Bust: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)”. Designed by Amy Gunderson. Worsted weight yarn.
Multi-Way Shawl
Striped three color Multi-Way Wrap with armholes is the perfect, versatile accessory. It can be worn a number of ways as a shawl, top, or scarf. Designed by Fair Isle Yarn. Aran weight yarn.
Wilwarinda Shawl
Cleverly constructed shawl that becomes a wrap around skirt. Knitted in a pattern of garter and stockinette stripes with a multicolor yarn and constrasting solid. Sizes XS-4X. Designed by Naomi Eckmann for Knitty. Worsted weight yarn.
Bonby Shawl
This wrap is your ‘one-piece for all’ knitted garment: cape, wrap, cowl or a simple snuggly blanket to take on your travels. Perfect travel-bag essential! Designed by Colleen Smith. Worsted weight yarn. Pictured project by Orlafloknits
Convertible 4-Way Wrap
Easy convertible shrug shawl hybrid worked flat, from cuff to cuff and then seamed. Suitable for beginners. Sizes XS to 5X. Versatile accessory than can be worn around shouders, wrapped around body, as a shrug, and as a scarf. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Caron .
5 Way Shawl
This versatile shawl with buttons can be worn as a shrug, poncho, cape, cardigan, stole, and more. Knit with a 4 row repeat texture and bordered with 6 row repeat wrapped stitch. Designed by The Gourmet Yarn Shop Israel. Fingering weight yarn.
Which Way Wrap
Ruana style wrap knit with a 2 row repeat Garter Rib with buttons along the sides so it can also be worn as a poncho or a cardigan. Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team Rated easy by the designer. Worsted weight yarn.
Criss-Cross Shrug
Knit in a simple rectangle and seamed, this easy shrug can be worn many different ways. Designed by Lion Brand Yarn. Sizes S/M (L/XL). Rated easy by Ravelrers Pictured project by translatica who made a slightly narrower rectangle than the pattern. Bulky weight yarn.
More Free Patterns
Five-Way Cable Shrug
This versatile cable piece can be worn as a shrug, wrap, poncho, or stole. One of the patterns in the free ebook The Art of Cable Knitting: 7 Free Patterns. Designed by Lily M. Chin. 16″ wide x 54″ long (40.5 x 137 cm). Aran weight yarn.
Rectangulum Wrap
Knit entirely in garter stitch, the buttonhole placement on this elegant, drapey shawl made allows for multiple styling options. Wear it as a poncho, cardigan, and more. One size but easily adapted to other sizes by making longer or using heavier yarn and larger needles. Uses 2 skeins of any fingering weight yarn. Designed by Karen Grover. Rated very easy by Ravelrers.
Versatility
This cabled scarf with buttons along the side and added ribbons can turn into a cardigan, shrug, hood, and more. Bulky yarn. Designed by Amanda Williams for Knitty
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Do What You Want
Verstale striped poncho knit flat in one piece and buttoned, so it can be worn many different ways. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Emma Andersson.
Jonn Shawl
Easy buttoned shawl knit in garter stitch with two contrasting colors, in DK weight yarn on size 15 needles to give it the openwork look. Buttons turn the shawl into a versatile accessory than can be worn as a poncho, cape, cowl, and more. Designed by Petra Breakstone.
Nightbird Scarf
Diagonal knit scarf that uses garter stitch, short rows and stockinette stitch in order to create wedges and points like feathers. The scarf is very long, so it can be wrapped in a variety of ways. Web pattern is free. Printable pdf is available on Etsy. Designed by Jessie Rayot. Sport weight yarn.
Convertible Diamond Wrap
This versatile accessory is knit with an 8 row repeat diamond texture. You can wear it as a shawl, scarf, cowl, or even a poncho! Designed by Yay For Yarn Patterns. DK weight yarn.
Crosshatch Vest
This versatile accessory by Robyn M. Schrager can be worn many different ways. Knit one rectangle in a drop-stitch cable and garter pattern and then make a clever Y-shaped seam to fashion the armholes. You can now wear the Crosshatch as a swing vest, a sleeveless jacket: with tuxedo cutaway styling, or draped with a handkerchief neckline and fastened at the shoulder with a shawl pin. Knit in lace yarn on large needles.
Multi-way Stole
This lace stole by Sarah Hatton can be worn as a scarf, shrug, cape, poncho or bolero depending on how it is buttoned. One of the 22 designs from the book Scarves, Shrugs and Shawls
Patterns for Purchase
Anchors Wrap Shawl
Versatile wrap with a nautical motif that can be wrapped around the neck like a cowl or scarf, or worn around the shoulders as a shawl, wrap, or capelet. The seams of the centre piece and elongated edges of the side sections create shape and drape in all the right places. DK weight yarn. Designed by Joleen Kraft.
Every Which Way Shawl
Lace convertible wrap can be worn as a shrug, shawl, bolero, waistcoat, cape, and poncho. The lace is simple to follow and has rest rows on every wrong side row. Sizes XS (S, M, L, XL). DK weight yarn. Designed by Sarah Hatton.
Over Firth of Forth Convertible Shawl
Convertible shawl/stole that also be worn as a shrug, vest, poncho, and more. It is knit from the center out and the length is easily adjustable. Contains written and charted patterns for both fingering weight and bulky weight yarn. Designed by bunnymuff.
Loops Convertible Accessory
Loops is the one accessory you have been waiting for! Simple to knit, with a striking two color design, and endless possibilities to wear: shrug, cowl, capelet, scarf, and more! DK weight yarn. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by Martina Behm.
Triplex Shrug
Versatile accessory knit flat in one piece with buttons that allow you to change the look by buttoning in a different ways to create a shrug, poncho, shawl cape, ruana, or scarf. Knit in stripes of color and drop stitches. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Laura Nelkin.
