30+ Free Crochet Prayer Shawl Patterns (2024)

This comforting shawl was designed in honor of Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a gentle companion for those going through treatments or through any difficult time. It’s created with an easy, two-row repeat and is quick to make.

Designer: Canoe Mtn Designs

Yarn weight: Aran

Suggested yarn: Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran

This delicate prayer shawl creates an airy fabric with elegant, lacy edges. Its graceful beauty reminds the wearer of the beauty of life around us, even when things feel difficult. Even beginners can make this lovely pattern!

Designer: Yarnspirations

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Caron Simply Soft

Made with a variegated yarn, this ripple design provides lots of interest and dancing color throughout the shawl. The stitches are easy, but it is very important to make sure your stitches don’t get shifted, or the ripples won’t line up. This relaxing pattern creates a gentle look that’s perfect for wrapping up in.

Designer: Crafting Each Day

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Sirdar Jewelspun

This simple pattern is created with a one-row repeat and a lovely, shell-stitch edging. Its simple stitches make it ideal for turning your thoughts to prayers for the wearer while you’re working. Don’t forget to check out the video tutorial!

Designer: Selina Veronique

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Ice Cream

This rectangle shawl is made with an interesting, textured fabric that’s just delightful to wrap up in! When finished, it measures about 18.5” x 61”. It’s best for advanced beginners or intermediates.

Designer: Kristen Stoltzfus

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Cascade Yarns Sarasota

Crocheted with the luxurious Bernat Satin, this silky shawl provides an extra level of comfort. Its triangle shape drapes gently over the shoulders, and it’s a good pattern for comfortable beginners. It measures approximately 31” x 61”.

Designer: Yarnspirations

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Bernat Satin

Here’s a corner-to-corner shawl that you can make with just one skein of yarn (although it’s a good idea to have another on hand, just in case it gets too close toward the end!). It’s an easy pattern that measures 24” x 58” when finished. It’s made with the classic granny stitch.

Designer: B Hooked Crochet

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Date Nights

This pattern creates a breezy fabric that’s ideal for wrapping up in on spring and fall days. It’s worked in rows as a rectangle. This pattern is best for comfortable beginners.

Designer: Lion Brand Yarn

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Coboo

This basic shawl features eye-catching edging. It’s perfect for draping over the shoulders and adding color and life to an outfit. This easy pattern is ideal for comfortable beginners who know basic stitches and crochet techniques.

Designer: Lion Brand Yarn

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Jeans

Here’s a beginner-friendly pattern that creates a lovely and light triangle finished off with relaxed tassels on each corner. It can be draped over the shoulders or around the neck. It’s made with double and treble crochets to make the airy, lace fabric.

Designer: Annie Design Crochet

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Coboo

Here’s a romantic shawl that’s lovely for date nights or for springtime walks. It features a scalloped border and mesh arches throughout the rows. It’s made with simple stitches (chains, single, and double crochets) in a four-row repeat.

Designer: For the Frills

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Jeans

The creator of this pattern first designed it as a wedding wrap, and this pattern makes a dramatic, almost winged look that’s inspiring in any color combination! It’s made with beginner-friendly stitches, and the size can easily be adjusted by trying out different yarn weights.

Designer: Buttonnose Crochet

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Mandala

This simple shawl is worked from the top down using double crochets. It’s a relaxing, repeating pattern that makes it the perfect prayer shawl. Add tassels or fringe or leave them off - it’s up to you to personalize this shawl exactly how you’d like.

Designer: Wilmade

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Mandala

This beginner-friendly pattern is made with chains, double crochets, and puff stitches. It creates a cozy, oversized shawl with an elegant border. This design is perfect for wearing with dresses or anytime you want to create a fancier look.

Designer: Wilmade

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Coboo

This half-circle pattern can be worn as either a scarf or a wrapped shawl. It’s worked from the center outward in rows. The only stitches you’ll need to know are the chain, single crochet, and double crochet, so this pattern is great for beginners!

Designer: Salena Baca Crochet

Yarn weight: Lace + Fingering

Suggested yarn: Shibui Silk Cloud + Madelinetosh Merino Light

This deliciously cozy wrap can be worn in multiple ways, and there are so many options for customization. It’s made with simple stitches and is easy to work on without having to be totally concentrated on your crocheting. It creates a lacy design that embodies both beauty and comfort.

Designer: Sewrilla

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Mandala Baby

This super simple, beginner-friendly shawl is made with a one-row repeat using just one simple stitch - the double crochet. Make it solid, or choose a self-striping yarn to give this triangle design effortless color changes. It’s made with two strands of lace-weight yarn held together to create a light, delicate fabric.

Designer: Nana’s Crafty Home

Yarn weight: Lace

Suggested yarn: Yarn Bee Rainbow Wrapsody

Here’s an asymmetrical shawl that fits the mood for any season. It’s worked flat, starting at the tip and increasing toward the other side. This gentle and beautiful piece would make a lovely, comforting companion.

Designer: Truly Crochet

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: King Cole Luxury Merino DK

Using Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable, or any self-striping yarn, you can make this kaleidoscope design easily! It creates an interesting, eye-catching fabric that pairs beautifully with your favorite neutral pieces. This pattern is best for comfortable beginners.

Designer: Yarnspirations

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable

This thoughtful design is created specifically for loved ones who are wheelchair-bound. While traditional shawls often tend to get caught in wheelchairs, this one is designed with a neck space, and the shawl tucks gently behind the back - out of the way of the chair’s moving parts.

Designer: Susan A. Coes

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Caron Simply Soft

Looking for something classic, with a little bit of flair? This elegant shawl is simple to make and beautiful to wrap up in. It’s a beginner-level pattern that creates a gorgeous, eyelet fabric.

Designer: Tine Sommer Hansen

Yarn weight: Sport

Suggested yarn: Hobbii Twister

This gradient shawl is quick, beginner-friendly, and perfect for giving as a gift. It creates an asymmetrical, boomerang shape that can be wrapped around like a shawl or a scarf. It’s made using basic stitches in a two-row repeat.

Designer: Annie Design Crochet

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: King Cole Curiosity DK

This timeless design will be well-loved for years (maybe even decades!) to come. It’s created with a cake yarn for simple, flowing color changes. This pattern is best for intermediates.

Designer: Tine Sommer Hansen

Yarn weight: Sport

Suggested yarn: Hobbii Twister

This springtime shawl is inspired by the beautiful Irish wildflower, Forget-Me-Not. It’s a gentle design that will be like a breath of fresh, spring air to its receiver. It’s made with a two-row repeat and finished off with relaxed tassels.

Designer: Ned and Mimi

Yarn weight: DK

Suggested yarn: Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK

Agape - meaning love - is the perfect name for this chunky, squishy wrap. This pattern creates an airy fabric that can be worn in the fall and spring, and it works up quickly! It’s made with the classic granny stitch to form a large triangle.

Designer: Mama in a Stitch

Yarn weight: Bulky

Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Billow Bulky Weight

This vintage-looking shawl is made mainly with chains and double crochets, and it features an elegant border. This pattern embodies grace and dignity, and would be a touching way to bring a sense of beauty to someone who is struggling. This design is best for intermediate crocheters.

Designer: Yarnspirations

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Caron Simply Soft

This comforting shawl is designed with layers of elegant beauty. You can create your ideal color combinations to make this shawl represent its recipient just right. This pattern is best for intermediates.

Designer: Yarnspirations

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Caron Simply Soft

This soothing shawl is made with bulky weight yarn to provide maximum comfort and softness. It works up quickly and can be made by experienced beginners. When finished, it measures about 21” x 66”.

Designer: Lion Brand Yarn

Yarn weight: Bulky

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Homespun

This comfort shawl is cozy without being too thick or hot to wear. It matches nearly everything, making it an ideal gift that will be worn over and over. This pattern is best for comfortable beginners.

Designer: Lion Brand Yarn

Yarn weight: Worsted

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool

Made with beautiful blues and gray, this shawl is a reminder that the blue skies will come again, even if today is gray. It can be worn as a shawl or scarf and features optional tassels. This bulky pattern works up quickly and is sure to be a source of comfort and love to its wearer.

Designer: Tamara Kelly

Yarn weight: Bulky

Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Homespun