55 Free Shawl Patterns to Knit and Crochet
Published by Jen March 16th, 2007 in Plus-Size Knitting Patterns, Plus-Size Crochet Patterns, Free Patterns.The great thing about shawls - anyone can wear them! As I searched for these patterns I found shawls, shrugs, wraps, ponchos, and more. For this post I just stuck to things called a shawl. I’ll do other lists for the other things.
I’m sure I could find many more if I kept looking but this should keep you busy for now.
All patterns are knit unless otherwise specified (many are crochet)
Knitty.com
Bloom - circular shawl
Ella - v-shaped lace shawl
Leaves and Waves - airy mohair shawl
Tri-Aran-Angle - triangular shawl with cabled borders
Berroco
Nicky - Triangular knit lacy shawl
Paris - Crocheted triangular shawl
Crystal Cove - suede knit shawl with fringe
Gemma - striped shawl with fringe
Patricia - knit shawl with fringe
Zeta - metallic yarn triangle shawl with fringe
Lion Brand (you have to sign in to see these)
Gossamer Shawl (new pattern!)
Half Moon Shawl (new pattern!)
Tea and Sympathy Shawl - in homespun, which I’ve heard mixed reviews on.
Diagonal Scarf/Shawl
Comfort Shawl - crochet with chenille
Country Cotton Shawl - crochet triangular shawl
Diamond Knit Shawl
Easy Triangle Shawl (crochet) / Easy Triangle Shawl (knit)
Another Easy Knit Triangle Shawl
And yet another Easy Knit Triangle Shawl
Elegant Comfort Shawl (crochet) / Elegant Comfort Shawl (knit)
Elegant Shawl (crochet)
Have it Your Way Shawl (crochet)
Joan’s Any-wear Shawl
Knitted Lace Shawl
Prayer Shawl / Healing Shawl (knit) / Prayer Shawl / Healing Shawl (crochet)
Romance Speed Hook Shawl
Suede Crocheted Shawl
Simple Shawl
Then and Now Crocheted Shawl
Trellis Triangle Shawl
Triangle Crochet Shawl Triangle Knit Shawl
Very Easy Ripple Shawl
Bernat
Masala glorious shawl (crochet)
Satin Sport Shawl (crochet)
Galaxy Shawl
Illusions Shawl
Matrix Shawl
MagKnits
Chocolate Ruffles - shawl/hat
Cobweb
Frilling
Lace Leaf Wrap
Ruffles and Ridges Wrap
Sqiggle Shawl
Three Shawl Project
Crochet me (all crochet)
Irish Oranges
Halcyon
Mariefred
Easiest Shawl Ever
Patons
Positive Energy Shawl
Moda Dea
Jen you are awesome! Thank you so much for taking the time to put together these resources in one place! I’ve recommended your site to my Tx knitters group so you should be getting more traffic soon!
Thank you! I have some Texan heritage… my great-great-great-great grandfather, Martin Varner, was one of the original settlers and had the first whiskey still in Texas! He sold his patch of swamp land on the outskirts of Houston to the Hogg family who, generations later, became very rich from the oil they found on that land. C’est la vie.
Wow what a great list, and long-term reference. Thank you for all the work you do, Jen - I recommended your site to a lady I met at my LYS last week; hopefully she’s come to visit. Now if I can just come up with a shawl or shrug or light summer cardigan that I can wear in the office. I like wearing tanks, but hate 2 things - the size of my arms when I’m walking around and actually in meetings or whatever, and the fact that sometimes the AC gets a little wacky and I freeze. I just can’t seem to find the right pattern to look into. Any suggestions?
Hi Anne - thanks for recommending my site!
As for tanks, I’ve seen many nice shrug and bolero patterns that might help. I’ll have to do another post dedicated to those.