Free knitting patterns for shawls to use up leftover and scrap yarn. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 4/14/25
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Free Patterns
Spring Fever Shawl
Easy striped rectangular shawl. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed for 8 colors it's perfect for leftover Fingering weight yarn. Designed by The Plucky Knitter.
What's the Color Theme Shawl
Creschent-shaped sampler shawl with a variety of stitches including seafoam, quilted lattice, ripple lace, and more. Designed for as many as 14 colors it's perfect for leftover DK weight yarn. Designed by Catherine Beam. This is originally a KAL so there are several files to download
Stir Crazy Shawl
Simple enough to knit while watching tv but with enough variety to keep you interested, this shawl alternates directional mesh lace with two-color brioche. Great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Sarah Kurth.
Oo La La La Shawl
Easy large heart shaped wrap with sections of garter, stockinette, and drop stitch. Perfect showcase for multi colored yarn that can be highlighted with complimenting colors. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Sarah Roberts.
Wonder Shawl
Uniquely constructed shawl knit in garter stitch stripes worked modularly to create artistic triangular sections. Great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by WoolGatherer Designs.
Raindrop Shawl
Colorful triangular shawl with sections of checkerboard, zigzag, and stripes, knit in mosiac colorwork, just one color per row. Designed for seven colors so it's a perfect for leftover DK weight yarn. Designed by Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. A kit is also available.
Lantana Shawl
Striped triangular shawl with tiny bobble blossoms in the stripes and finished with a picot edge. Designed for at least 4 colors it's a great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Karen S. Lauger for Filcolana. Available in English, Danish, German, Norwegian
Fleming Bluff Shawl
Easy crescent shaped shawl knit in garter stitch with eyelets. Stripes are created by using up your leftover stash yarns so they are random in size. Written using DK weight yarn, but you can use any weight of yarn. Designed by Taiga Hilliard Designs.
Fa-La-La Fade Shawl
Great stash buster for leftover yarn, this easy crescent shawl with ripple lace creates a painterly look by knitting with two strands of yarn held together and transitioning to each new color in a marled gradient. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Beata Jezek. A kit is also available.
Spring Sampler Shawl
Easy striped triangle shawl knit sideways in garter stitch. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Nordic Yarn Imports.
Garden Path Shawl
Easy triangular striped garter stitch shawl. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Jojô Tricot for Purl Soho.
More Free Patterns
Quaking Aspen Wrap
Easy stash buster rectangular shawl knit with garter stitch with ombre color changes. Designed for 20 colors, it's perfect for miniskeins or using up leftover Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Purl Soho.
Bunt Shawl
"Bunt" is German for "colorful" and this shawl invites you to play with color. It's knit with two strands of yarn held together so you can use variegated yarn or leftovers. I also love the curved edge to the classic triangle construction that's more elegant than the traditional point. Knit with sections of easy textures to enhance the texture. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Pariser Landluft.
Transition Stashbuster Shawl
Striped garter stitch shawl designed for stash busting leftover yarn to form a gradient or complementary color scheme with an easy lace border. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Karen S. Lauger. Pictured project by chavahsdaughter
Color Adventure Shawl
Triangular shawl with stripes of garter stitch, stockinette, mesh, and texture. Designed for self-striping Fingering weight yarn, I think it would also be a great stash buster. Designed by Tonia Lyons
Wendy Shawl
May only be free for a limited time. Super stash buster triangular shawl designed to use up lots of sock yarn left overs knit in garter stitch. Designed by Ann Dewey.
Anja Shawl
Triangular stash buster shawl designed for scraps of left-over yarn. Knit in in garter stitch with no purling, and no weaving in ends because the ends become the fringe. Designed for left-over sock yarn, it can also be adapted to any weight yarn and any size. Designed by Stefanie Bold.
Patterns for Purchase
Pieces of My Heart Shawl
Triangular shawl in garter stitch and basic lace is a great stash buster as it can be made using only leftover yarns or with mini skeins. Designed by Gabrielle Vézina.
Froth Shawl
A simple zigzag lace pattern is a beautiful showcase for leftover yarn in this triangular shawl. Designed for 12 mini-skeins or 3 full-sized skeins so it's a great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by VanessaEwingKnits.
Lucky 7 Shawl
Asymmetric triangular shawl with stripes in garter stitch, eyelet, and mesh lace. Designed for seven colors, it's a great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Purple Wool Co.
Winding Ways Shawl
Striped triangle shawl with a striking zig zag texture. DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Hill of RavinSekaiDesigns.
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.
