19 Original and Free Prayer Shawls Knitting Patterns
Today I’m sharing a special type of project: prayer shawls knitting patterns.
A prayer shawl, also known as a comfort shawl, is a special gift and a beautiful way to show someone you care about them. These types of projects are typically made with intention when someone is going through hard times or is in need of comfort.
Traditionally you’ll pray for the recipient while you’re knitting, pouring love into every stitch. Some will also bless the finished design after completion.
If you don’t pray, you can still make a beautiful shawl with intention. Instead of praying, you’ll think positive thoughts and affirmations while you’re knitting.
While you can create any type of handmade item and consider it a prayer or comfort item, knit (or crochet) shawls are one of the most popular types of patterns to make.
First we’ll start with some classic triangle shawls, then rectangular shaped shawls and even a square one, then some crescent shapes shawls/shawlettes. With a variety of prayer shawl knitting patterns, there’s something here for every skill level.
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Fleur
Designer: Espace Tricot
About the Pattern: We’ll start off with this gorgeous but easy knit shawl pattern that uses DK weight yarn and simple stitches. This easy to wear accessory is made using all garter stitch with just four rows of whimsical bobble stitches to add texture. Substitute fingering and lace weight strands of yarn held doubled for even more visual appeal.
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Textured Triangle Shawl
Designer: Yarnspirations
About the Pattern: This beautiful shawl has an easy stitch pattern and is made with worsted weight yarn and simple stitches. You’ll start with a garter tab at the center of the knitted shawl pattern and increase into beautifully textured sections of classic stockinette stitch, garter stitch, and eyelets made with easy yarn over increases.
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Mara Shawl
Designer: Madelinetosh
About the Pattern: This is another easy garter stitch triangle shawl pattern that can be made with fingering or DK weight yarn. This is a great pattern for mindful knitting with simple and repetitive rows with a pleated border to finish the piece of with a little something to keep your interest.
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Siki Shawl
Designer: Dawn Henderson
About the Pattern: Now we’ll get into some triangle shawls with more interesting stitch patterns but still simple and repetitive enough. The body of this shawl is worked with half twisted ribbing on the right side and 1×1 ribbing on the wrong side making a versatile fabric for all seasons.
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Reyna
Designer: Noora Backlund
About the Pattern: This gorgeous triangle shawl is designed to use one skein of fingering weight yarn and creates a fabric with very nice drape. The lacy prayer shawl is made to highlight variegated yarns with sections of garter and mesh stitch and is easy to customize.
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Coffee Shop Wrap
Designer: Two of Wands
About the Pattern: This easy pattern is great for beginners looking for a pattern with basic stitches and is still interesting enough to keep advanced knitters from getting bored. You’ll use easy knitting stitches like the knit stitch, knit 2 together, and yarn overs to create a shawl with some lace design incorporated. Using worsted weight cotton yarn, this shawl is perfect for transitioning from season to season and can be made in any color combination your heart desires making it great for stash busting.
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Brighten My Day Wrap
Designer: Yarnspirations
About the Pattern: This triangle wrap is heavier in yarn size but certainly not lighter in style. Using worsted weight yarn and a side-to-side method with easy stitches, you’ll create a comfy shawl sure to keep you or your recipient cozy while wearing. Use a strand of solid colored yarn combined with a strand of variegated yarn to create the same effect as the sample.
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Stormy Sky Shawl
Designer: Life is Cozy
About the Pattern: The next of our prayer shawl knitting patterns is great for dressing up casually or for special occasions. This beautiful prayer shawl is made using fingering weight yarn, is asymmetrical, and is made using only one skein of fingering weight yarn. The alteration of solid and lace sections creates a nice texture and is easy to memorize.
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Boneyard Shawl
Designer: West Knits
About the Pattern: If you love a pattern with a little bit of leeway, you’ll love this shawl pattern. You’ll use DK weight yarn to create a simple triangular shawl that begins at the top center increasing towards the border until you reach your desired size creating a basic but modern design that’s sure to please.
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Serendipity
Designer: Alicia DeHart
About the Pattern: Our next design is made specifically for sets of mini skeins of fingering weight yarn in two colors, however, it will still work well with so many other yarn options as well. A simple four row repeat with two colors will create the gorgeous but seamless look of this multi-colored shawl.
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Fall Berries Shawl
Designer: Yarnspirations
About the Pattern: Fall into Autumn with a prayer shawl knitting pattern that’s reminiscent of berries and falling leaves. Using worsted weight yarn and the bramble stitch which uses easy increases and decreases, you’ll create a beautifully textured fabric worth wearing or gifting. You can even switch it up with a bulky weight yarn if you’re looking to make a heavier shawl for colder months.
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Stockinette & Lace Prayer Shawl
Designer: Louis Chicquette
About the Pattern: The recipient of this free knitted prayer shawl pattern will be embraced by not only a lovingly handmade item, but with sections of gorgeous stockinette stitch and lace to make a statement. This rectangular shawl knitting pattern is written with worsted weight yarn and is a simple two-row repeat that produces a fabric with amazing drape.
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Aunt Jane’s Prayer Shawl
Designer: Persnickety Patterns
About the Pattern: This simple design featuring a garter stitch body and big pretty cables running the length of each long side seems to be one of the more popular patterns for prayer shawls, and for good reason. It’s made using bulky weight yarn so it’s a quick knit with an easy to memorize and customize stitch pattern.
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Sing the Song Prayer Shawl
Designer: Alice’s Embrace
About the Pattern: Stitch good wishes into a new prayer shawl companion with this easy rectangular shawl that can also be made as a lap blanket. Using double strands of worsted weight yarn or a single strand of bulky weight yarn and easy stitches, you’ll have a shawl or lap blanket whipped up in no time.
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Chakra Prayer Shawl
Designer: Sarah Drabant
About the Pattern: Chakra healing is a spiritual practice that’s based on the idea that the body is made up of seven different points, or energy centers. The number seven is a significant number for many different faiths. The white border in this chakra prayer shawl represents God’s light and the ribbing in the colorwork is a 7×1 rib with seven different colored sections. The designer used worsted weight cotton yarn and I’m sure this pattern would work up nicely in many different types of yarn as well.
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Prayer Shawl
Designer: Lion Brand Yarn
About the Pattern: Next up is a basic but beautiful rectangular shawl. This beginner friendly pattern is perfect for newbie knitters as it uses only knit and purl stitches throughout. Combine the easy stitches with worsted weight yarn and you’ve got yourself a beautiful and mindless knitting pattern that won’t take you an extended amount of time to make.
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Half & Half Triangles Wrap
Designer: Purl Soho
About the Pattern: The Half & Half Triangles Wrap got its name from its unique (for a shawl) shape: a square. This pattern is written using fingering weight yarn and in two sizes. You’ll start at one corner and create a triangle using short rows, then pick up stitches to create another triangle to form the square shape. The color possibilities are endless with this one.
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Norwood Shawl
Designer: Laura Miller
About the Pattern: This beautiful crescent shawl is made in sport weight yarn and features a garter stitch body that’s perfect for mindless and mindful knitting. You can adjust the size of the body to any size you’d like (making sure your stitch count is correct for the border), then use the applied border method to add the pretty lace edging.
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Close to You
Designer: Justyna Lorkowska
About the Pattern: We’ll wrap up these gorgeous prayer shawl knitting patterns with a one skein crescent-shaped shawlette made in fingering weight yarn. You’ll start at one side and knit in gradual increases to form a triangular shawl featuring a zigzag border with eyelets.
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Final Thoughts on Prayer Shawls Knitting Patterns
I hope you found a handmade shawl knit pattern here that calls to you. Knitted prayer shawls are a great way to practice mindful knitting and are one of the various ways you can show someone you’re thinking of them. If you’ve landed in the right place and found your next knitting project, let me know in the comments below which one you’ll be making!
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