Free knitting patterns for wraps and scarves with leaf designs. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 3/30/24
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Free Patterns
Drop-leaf Scarf
Leaf lace bordered scarf uses one skein 100g fingering weight weight yarn. Designed by Linda Moorhouse.
Birch Shawl
Triangular lace shawl of leaf lace in two versions: stocking stitch and garter stitch. Lace weight yarn. Designed by Sharon Miller.
Vice-Versa Shawl
Lace semi-circular shawl built from the center to the border, featuring a reversible central leaf lace panel framed in stockinette stitch. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Cartucha Knits.
Leaf Lace Faroese Shawl
Top-down, leaf lace shawl shaped to stay on your shoulders. The Faroese shoulder shaping keeps the shawl in place and the wings are long enough that they can be bound in the back as a wrap. Designed by Makoshark.
My Precious Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl knit from tip to tip with lacy leaves and discrete cables to balance a simple stockinette body. Use written instructions or charts. Designed by Clarice Gomes. DK weight yarn.
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Zephilli Shawl
Rectangular wrap knit in a 16 row repeat including sawtooth edge, leaf lace, and body of lace and stockinette.Use written instructions or charts. Designed by Louisa Harding. DK weight yarn.
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Crystal Lake Shawl
Rectangular lace wrap knit in an 8 row repeat leaf lace pattern. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand Yarn. Pictured projects by Marushka and soozed.
Forget-me-not Shawl
Half-circle shaped shawl worked from the top down in garter stitch with a wide lace edge in a 12-row repeat inspired by the leaves of the forget-me-not. Designed by FadenFreundin as Vergissmeinnicht. Fingering / Sport weight yarn. Available in English and German.
More Free Patterns
The Walk Together Shawl
Deep crescent shawl with a leaf lace border designed as a celebration of love and friendship. The shawl is knit in one size, but is customizable to smaller/larger sizes. DK weight yarn. Designed by Jayalakshmi.
Leaf Scarf
Leaf lace wrap easily customized to various sizes. Finished size ranges from a narrow scarf to a wide stole or even a blanket, depending on yarn choice and the number of pattern repeats worked. Designed by Katrin Vorbeck. Fingering weight yarn. Pictured projects by guliguli and the designer. Available in English, French, and German.
Dupion Shawl
Rectangular lace wrap with Rose Leaf Lace and an 8 row repeat Stripe Lace. Designed by Lisa Richardson.
Leaf Scarf
Lace scarf of knit leaves. Can also be used to knit a leaf bookmark with fine yarn. Super bulky weight yarn. Designed by Susan B. Anderson for Spud & Chloë
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Saroyan
Inspired by the character of Dr. Camille Saroyan in the tv show Bones, this graceful scarf features a stockinette body with a leaf lace shaped edge. Designed by Liz Abinante. Pictured project by by pilarsalamanca, Available in English, French, Turkish, Portuguese, German, and Italian
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Silver Leaves Shawlette
Lace edged shawl with leaf motifs knit bottom up with a stockinette body. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Grace Karen Burns. Available in English and Portuguese.
Leaf Border Shawlette
Crescent shaped shawl with a leaf lace border. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Written and charted instructions. Cuello Hojas de Primavera designed by Susana Lobos desiGns. Pictured projects by the designer and HilosyLanas. Worsted weight yarn. Available in English and Spanish
Leafy Transitions Wrap
Rectangular shawl with 2 different all over leaf lace patterns. Lace instructions are both written and charted. Light Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Michael Harrigan for Cascade Yarns.
Garden View Shawlette
Tracy Withanee designed this wrap with a leaf lace border.
Patterns for Purchase
Lily's Slice of Pi Shawl
Lace semi-circular shawl with lace that reminds me of oak leaves. Constructed as a half pi shawl so that only has 7 or 8 increase rows The pattern is written out in full, but also provides large clear charts so you can chose whichever option you prefer to follow during your knit. Designed by Stitched Together
Winter Garden Shawl
Triangular shawl with leaf lace in a counterpane effect. The shawl is embellished with a chain stitch using a crochet hook. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Svetlana Tomina for AsGrannydid
Wild Honeysuckle Shawl
Top down triangular shawl features winding cable stems and lace leaves surrounded by clusters of berries. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Helen Gipson
Breeze Leaf Lace Shawl
4 different lace leaf patterns create this asymmetrical constructed shawl. The pattern has your choice of charted or written row by row instructions. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Sue Fischer
Petiola Lace Shawl
Lace shawl with two columns of leaves working their way out from the center to the sides. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Linnea Ornstein
Silverleaf Shawl
Asymmetrical triangular shawl knit sideways on the bias featuring a beautiful leaf lace which is framed by garter stitch and fine eyelet lines.. Use written instructions or charts. Designed by Lisa Hannes. Sport weight yarn.
Oakberry Shawl
Wrap yourself in this crescent-shaped shawl with its lovely vintage oak lace border and charming acorn embellishments. Sizes: Shawl shown measures 17” wide at center back by 80” long (not including acorn embellishments). It can be made longer or shorter, wider or narrower, as you like. Any yarn from lace weight to chunky can be used for this shawl. The samples shown used worsted weight (gray) and light sport weigh (orange). Designed by Carol Sunday.
