Free knitting patterns for rectangular stoles, shawls, and scarf wraps featuring lace designs and other airy textures. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 2/3/25
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Free Patterns
Tilting Block Wrap
Lace rectangular shawl knit sideways with tilting block lace on a ribbed background. Sport weight yarn. 22 Shawl in Lana Grossa Ecopuno.
Serenata Wrap
Sampler rectangular shawl knit with sections of lace alternating with garter stitch stripes including Bamboo eyelet, eyelet chevrons, Diamonds, bells, and more. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Isabel Baumgardt. May only be free for a limited time.
Schuylkill Trail Wrap
Chevron themed rectangular wrap alternating solid chevron stripes with garter eyelet stripes, and chevron lace. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Erika Flory.
Whitecaps Wrap
Rectangular wrap inspired by the ebb and flow of waves with foam-topped crests knit with two-color lace brioche Skewed Squares. DK weight yarn. Designed by Yiğitcan / Pufido.
Prism Wrap
Lace stole or scarf knit sideways with a 4 row repeat lace alternating two gradient yarns. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Universal Yarn.
Heroic Unicorn Shawl
Fantasy inspired lace wrap featuring a reversible cable and dropped stitch pattern. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Julia Riede.
Meghan's Wedding Shawl
Lace stole knit with hearts, lily of the valley flowers, vines, and cat's paw lace. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Pam Chamberlain
Creative Melange Wraps
Lace wrap in two styles: rectangular or triangular shawl. Lace is a 12 row repeat with ripples. DK weight yarn. Rico R2207 - Shawl and Scarf in Creative Melange Aran Wonderball.
More Free Patterns
Between Two Rivers Wrap
Lace shawl with knotwork diamond pattern inspired by the weavings of the Kuba people, also known as the Bakuba, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between the Kasai and Sankura rivers. The size of this rectangular shawl is adjustable. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Denise Bartels.
Lacy Wrap
Lace rectangular shawl that reminds me of windows in a building. Knit sideways with a 10 row repeat of eyelet blocks separated by garter stitch. DK weight yarn. Designed by Joan Horton
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Scribble Scrabble Scarf
Super easy lacy wrap created by knitting garter stitch with Super Bulky and Fingering on large needles. Designed by Lion Brand.
Ginkgo Leaf Oversized Scarf
Lace fan shaped leaves alternating with eyelet lace ripples in a 14 row repeat. Beautiful showcase for ombre DK weight yarn. Designed by Knitting Unlimited.
Fan Lace Tank and Wrap
Shawl knit with alternating sections of shell or fan shaped lace and eyelet ripples with matching sleeveless top. I think I might adapt the pattern by adding side borders and knit in two pieces and graft to keep the lace the same on both sides. Aran weight yarn. Rico R2302 - Tank and Wrap in Creative Melange Aran Wonderball.
Tilted Block Shawl
Lace wrap knit with an eyelet and stockinette texture that creates an almost three dimensional effect in a 32 row repeat. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Knitting Unlimited
Spider Circle Flower Wrap
Yes, it's knit! An lovely openwork lace pattern in a 32 row repeat that can be worn as a shawlette or scarf. Designed by Top Tier Knits.
Linked in Lace Wrap
A 12 row repeat creates alternat waves and chevrons on this rectangular shawl. DK weight yarn. Designed by Stacy Wilkinson.
Symphony Wrap
Striped stole alternating 4 row repeat lace with seed stitch. Great stash buster for Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lauren Rad. A kit is also available.
Patterns for Purchase
Diamants Shawl
Light and lacy shawl knit with traditional Shetland stitches including diamonds, chevrons, and more. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Linda Lehman.
Nellie Shawl
Lace rectangle wrap with chevron lace. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Sanna Mård Castman. A kit is also available.
Easy Onojo Cluster Lace Shawl
Rectangular shawl knit with two distinct Japanese stitch patterns that combine beautifully, but the designer says are easy to learn even for a new lace knitter. The stitches are both charted and written out line by line. Designed by Linda Lehman. Sport weight yarn.
Ceridwen Shawl
This lace rectangular shawl has an heirloom feel, thanks to its elegant array of lace stitch such as bell lace and Pyrenees lace, with side borders worked in garter stitch and diamond lace motifs. Sample is knitted in a gorgeous laceweight yarn. Designed by Kath Andrews.
Chevron Lace Stole
Lace rectangle wrap with chevron lace. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Kate Golovanova.
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
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
Graze Shawl and Scarf
The 8-row lace texture repeat of this wrap in two sizes is easily memorized for knitters on the go. DK weight yarn. Designed by Anne Hanson.
