Free knitting patterns for Crescent shaped shawls. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 2/15/25
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Free Patterns
Limerick Shawl
Easy crescent shawl designed for a beginner knit with stockinette, garter and drop stitches that's a beautiful showcase for variegated or gradient yarn. It can be knit witha single skein of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Maya Levitt Designs.
Chilly Spring Shawl
Crescent shaped striped lace shawl in two colors with eyelet triangles that are echoed in the zigzag lace border. DK weight yarn. Designed by Sylvie Durieu.
First Spring Hue Shawl
Crescent shaped top down shawl inspired by daffodils and other spring flowers with alternating sections of gorgeous lace and garter stitch, finished with knit picot bind off. Uses one skein 100g of light DK weight yarn. Designed by Savita Khurana.
Mae Flower Shawl
Crescent shaped flower themed shawl designed to use one skein of fingering weight yarn. The top section is a field of flower stitches on garter stitch bordered with the bottom section of ripple lace interspersed with the flower stitch. Designed by Jessica Weindl. May only be free for a limited time.
Skyesong Shawl
Crescent shawl in two sizes knit with a 4 row repeat a Shetland lace pattern so the shawl body can be adjusted to any size desired. The edging is knit sideways in another Shetland lace pattern and is attached to the body of the shawl as you knit. Both sizes use one skein 240 - 410 yards (219 - 375 m) of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Rachel C. Brown for Knitty.
More Free Patterns
Sacre Coeur Shawl
Crescent lace shawl with a versatile pattern inspired by the famous Parisian cathedral with arch lace and stained glass lace edging. Options to knit stockinette or garter section of any size before the lace and repeat arch and stained glass lace as many times as you wish. Knit with less than one skein 180m (200y) of sock weight yarn. Designed by Nim Teasdale. Available in English, French, German
Afternoon Tea Shawl
Shawl crescent shaped shawl creates a pretty drape around the shoulders with rows of eyelet lace at the top and chevron lace in the bottom section. Knit with one skein 100g of sock weight yarn. Designed by Helen Stewart.
Rosewood Shawl
Crescent shaped shawl with diamond lace edging and stockinette body. Knit with one skein of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Silvia Bentancur. Available in English, German, Spanish
Pebble and Beach Shawl
Ideal for the beginner knitter, this crescent shaped shawl is a simple, quick knit designed to use 1 ball of 100g DK yarn. With no stitch counting required, the shawl is knit in stockinette and the lace border can be introduced at any time. Designed by Jem Arrowsmith.
Second Spring Shawl
Crescent-shaped shawl featuring a leaf lace border worked bottom up and shaped using short rows. Uses one skein 100 grams of sock/fingering yarn. Designed by Jayalakshmi M H
Patterns for Purchase
Cable Crescent Shawl
Textured shawl knit in three different sections: Cable, Basketweave and Garter stitch. The size of each section is easy to change thus customizing the whole shawl. The pattern is fully written and charted. The sample used one skein of fingering weight yarn. Designed by RubraPatterns.
Friendship Shawlette
One skein top-down lace crescent shawlette pattern designed to celebrate friendship – there are flowers, hearts and lots of love knitted into it. This is allover lace made with simple increases and decreases with all wrong side rows purled. Uses one skein of fingering weight yarn or lace weight. Designed by Rian Anderson.
