Free knitting patterns for easy shawls including many suitable for beginners. Triangular, crescent, and rectangular shawls featuring easy textures and color. Includes stash busters. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 12/30/24
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Free Patterns
Shawl With Loop
Easy rectangular shawl knit with a staggered rib texture with a loop to hold the shawl closed. Beautiful for showcasing self-striping Chunky weight yarn. Womens Scarf With Loop Designed by Caitlan for Lion Brand. A kit is also available. May only be free for a limited time.
Team Colors
No purling as far as I can see, just knit, slipped, and yarn over stitches create this triangular shawl. It's far easier than it looks thanks to strategic use of the two colors of garter stitch and eyelet lace. Use the colors of your favorite school or team! Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Rebecca Bussineau.
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.
Fulton Street Shawl
Triangular shawl knit in double moss stitch with a column of traveling cables up the back, and a ribbed border that looks pleated. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Plucky Knitter Design.
Azzu's Shawl
Long and slim triangular shawl that's perfect for wrapping. Easy knit in stockinette alternating with eyelets and garter stitch, then finished with fringe. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Emma Fassio. Pictured project by doro88
Bark Shawl
Easy and quick triangular shawl in two sizes, worked top down using slipped and drop stitches (no purling), contrasting with garter stitch. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Sue Lazenby.
Gansey Shawl
I love the knit and purl textures of guernsey patterns. This easy reversible triangular sampler shawl combines three classic patterns including chevrons, diagonals, and ridges to create an elegant shawl. DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Brockman.
More Free Patterns
Kindness Blooms Shawlette
Each section of this easy crescent shawl reflects its theme: seed stitch for planting seeds of kindness, twisted stitches for new sprigs, then a beautiful lace garden, and finished with a picot edge of seed buds that spread new seeds of kindness to everyone we meet. Would make a beautiful prayer shawl. DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachael Huffman. Pictured project by OtegamiYagi
Anton Shawl
Stripes, color-blocking, and easy eyelets in the border transform this easy crescent shawl into a fashion statement. Sport weight yarn. Designed by bygwensdesign. A kit is also available.
Waterfall Shawl
Easy triangle shawl alternating stripes of lace with stockinette inspired by the foam and waves of waterfalls. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Circulo. A kit is also available.
Lavender Mist Shawl
Easy triangle shawl knit in two colors with ripple lace stripes in an 8 row repeat alternating with sections of a 4 row slipped stitch texture. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Brockman.
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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.
Beach Haven Shawl
Crescent-shaped striped shawl in 4 colors, knit with easy stockinette, garter stitch stripes, and eyelet stripes for interest. Great stash buster for DK weight yarn. Designed by Caitlan for Lion Brand. A kit is also available.
Patterns for Purchase
Corfu Shawl
Simple enough for adventurous beginners, this triangle shawl uses basic knitting stitches to create garter stitch stripes separated by rows of eyelets. Sport weight yarn. Designed by HobiholikFashion.
Purl Dust Shawl
Easy classic heart-shaped triangle shawl that is knit top-down with a light purl texture set off with garter stripes and eyelet stripes. DK weight yarn. Designed by Kelene Kinnersly.
Atmen Shawl
Striped triangular shawl knit with a slipped stitch rib pattern and and an openwork border. DK weight yarn. Designed by Shannon Cook.
Grandmillennial Shawl
Easy shawl knit with seed stitch with a delicate ruffled lace border. DK weight yarn. Designed by Lauren Rad.
Braided Shawl
Hybrid shawl and cowl knit with a ribbed texture and one side plaited. Designed by 4KidsAndMore.
Bonnie Shawl
Easy shawl with ridged texture of garter stitch and stockinette finished with a border of ripple lace that creates a naturally scalloped edge. Worsted yarn. Designed by GirlpowerDesigns.
