Crochet is relaxing and fun to work on, and there are so many projects to try. The crochet shawl is one of my favorites.
Shawls are so versatile and can be worn in every season. Throw a shawl over a dress in Summer or wrap up on a chilly October night. They can be made in any shape or size, out of any material.
This list has 20 free crochet shawl patterns, each unique and suitable for any occasion. Choose from these easy crochet patterns. There are options for beginner crochet and advanced alike. You won’t be bored with all these patterns at your fingertips.
Flirty Shawl
We can see this crochet wrap making a great addition to any outfit at a picnic, a brunch, or just an outing where you want to wear something flirty and fun. It uses a variety of different crochet stitches. You know the kind of dress that makes you want to spin around in circles in a big field of flowers? This is the shawl equivalent of that dress.
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Winter Shawl
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to crochet a triangle, this shawl crochet pattern is perfect for you. This winter wrap up is beautiful and so easy to make. And as far as free crochet shawl patterns go, this one is especially fun because of the stitch variation.
Halo Shawl
Introducing Halo Shawl, the crochet shawl pattern for you! It is a versatile fun pattern, written for DK weight yarn. Less than 500m of yarn will make this cosy warm shawl to wrap around your neck. Beginner friendly design, using basic crochet stitches to create an open lace pattern. A quick make, perfect for gifting!
Nightfall Shawl
This light weight Nightfall Shawl is perfect to dress up anything you wear it with. It will fit not only with daily clothes but also a wedding dress (just make it in white/ecru). This easy crochet shawl is made of the best materials. You will be surprised at how fast it works up once you pick up your crochet hook.
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The Peafowl Feathers Shawl
This crochet triangle shawl has a slightly different construction. You start working a triangle motif moving around all three sides, then you work the border around 2 sides to increase the finished width. This is a new way to learn how to crochet a shawl.
Pop of Color Shawl
The pop of color shawl wrap is a free crochet shawl pattern that’s easy to work. It’s a fast project and is really simple so even beginners can have fun with it. Triangle shawl patterns can seem intimidating if you’ve never made one before but this pattern is straightforward.
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Wine Country Triangle Shawl
This versatile shawl can also be worn in a multitude of ways, from a traditional wrap style to the more modern triangle scarf style. Perhaps the best part of this lovely pattern is the fact that it’s ridiculously quick and easy to crochet. It’s the perfect crochet pattern for any level of crocheter.
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April Showers Shawl
This shawl can be made in Youth sizes all the way up to 5XL! Simply adjust your foundation chain to your desired size. You will be working the upper part of the shawl first and decreasing as you go along. There are no special decrease stitches other than single crochet. This pattern uses a lot of different crochet stitches, so you’ll never be bored.
This Is Me Shawl
The shawl is mainly made with double crochet stitches, but also includes chains and even one row of single crochet stitches. To create a ribbed effect, some rows are made with front post double crochet stitches. The texture from the ribbed rows are combined with rows that have different crochet stitches and chain spaces, which creates a nice effect and beautiful details.
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Summer Shawl
Shawls and wraps are perfect for the Summer. This shawl is no exception. It’s an easy crochet shawl that you can take with you on a stroll down the beach. It’s lightweight and two toned, and the texture is gorgeous.
Crochet Triangle Shawl
The Crochet Triangle Shawl is the perfect project to make as we transition into Spring. It’ll keep you warm when you feel a chill, but is light enough to catch a nice warm breeze! It’s one of those crochet shawl patterns you’ll use all the time.
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My First Triangle Shawl
Simple, beautiful and customizable – My First Triangle Shawl is designed to really let the beauty of the yarn shine. It’s one of the free crochet shawl patterns that will walk you through the basics of making and shaping a triangle shawl. The beauty of this shawl is that it is a one row repeat that you can keep repeating until the shawl reaches your desired size.
The Spring Shawl
This shawl could be made with cotton yarn for a lighter feel. As long as it’s a worsted weight and the same size crochet hook, it should work up the same! The tassels are a fun addition! They are totally optional, or fringe could be added all the way around. It can be worn over the shoulders like shawls and wraps, or wrapped up like a triangle scarf.
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Warlock Triangle Shawl
This crochet shawl pattern is really suitable for beginner crochet, intermediate or advanced. We have 8 rows which we will repeat till the end. As a beginner it is super simple pattern and we don’t need to count stitches all the time. So if you are advanced or intermediate crocheter and what something easy and simple to follow it can be your next project too.
Patons Globetrotter Shawl
Introducing a standout crochet shawl that's warm enough to keep out the chill, without added bulk! Create an original fashion piece in whatever color inspires you. If you’re looking for warmer crochet patterns for shawls, this should be at the top of your list.
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Lavender Delight
This lovely crochet shawl is super quick to make because it’s made with a size H/5 mm crochet hook. It is made with simple stitches so It is very easy and beginner friendly project. If you are new to crocheting, this is the shawl for you! But also more advanced crocheters will have fun with this pattern as well!
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The Earth Shawl
Shawls are really great. This crochet wrap is like a cosy hug of wool that wraps you gently! The colors are earth colors….the shade mushroom as the ground, seaspray as leaves, and lake water and natural heather as mountain rocks.
Joyful Josie Shawl
The pattern is quite simple and is an easy crochet project for beginners. The only stitches you need to know are chains, single crochet stitches and double crochet stitches which gives a beautiful texture. The shawl can be worn in different ways: like a normal scarf/ shawl or as a wrap around the shoulders.
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Wrap Me in Ice Cream Shawl
You know how sometimes you have yarn laying in your stash forever just begging to be used? And the yarn is way too pretty to get rid of? This is the perfect project for you! A lot of shawl patterns are difficult to size up. This shawl crochet pattern can easily be made larger or smaller. Just repeat Rows 7-18 until you reach your desired size. Each full repeat adds about 12″ to the width of the shawl.
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Fortunes Crochet Shawlette
Fortune’s Shawlette was inspired by the ubiquitous c2c stitch, aka the diagonal box stitch. You can bunch it up for warmth, or stretch it out for a light as air layer on the shoulders. If you want a bigger shawl, you could try a thicker yarn, or even use the same yarn and add more rows – it’s super easy, and once you get started, this easy crochet shawl will fly off the hook!
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This list is full of easy crochet patterns perfect for a day spent at home. No more scouring through hundreds of crochet shawl patterns, only to be left unsatisfied. These are the best shawl patterns out there and I’ve put them all in one place.
You can crochet any of these with basic crochet stitches, and make something really unique. And if you don’t know how to crochet a shawl, today is a great day to learn.
Just pick up your crochet hook and choose one of these stunning patterns to get started.