Now that summer’s here, it’s the perfect time to make some gorgeous summer shawls! Whether you need a beach cover-up, a bit of extra warmth while watching the sunset on a cool summer evening, or just a fun accessory for your warm-weather outfits, you’ll find the perfect pattern in this round-up. Best of all, every pattern is beginner-friendly and free!
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1. Summer Morning Shawl
This shawl is absolutely beautiful with its delicate, lace-like design and gradient colorway. To make one, you’ll need a fingering-weight yarn like Scheepjes Whirl and knowledge of basic crochet stitches plus the picot stitch. You’ll also need to pay attention to gauge, and to block your shawl after crocheting it. If you don’t know how to block a project—an important step for many of the patterns in this round-up—you can check out this tutorial of various blocking methods.
2. Easy Summer Shawl
This is a basic but stylish shawl made with worsted-weight yarn and simple stitches plus the double-crochet decrease. It’s a good beginner pattern as long as you know how to block your work, and if you want a stitch chart along with the written instructions, you can buy the PDF version.
3. Crochet Summer Shawl
Here’s another rectangular shawl that’s perfect for summer. It’s made with DK-weight cotton yarn, which is a great choice because cotton is a cooling fiber. This is a super easy project, and the pattern even includes a video tutorial. Best of all, it’s very simple to make the shawl wider or longer, so you can adjust the fit to your needs.
4. Signs of Summer Shawl
This shawl has a gorgeous design made of various sizes of eyelets. To crochet one, you’ll need sport-weight yarn and knowledge of easy stitches plus the V-stitch, which is described in the pattern. If you’re a beginner crocheter who feels ready to learn a new stitch, why not try this project?
5. Summer Nights Shawl
For this shawl, you can use any DK weight yarn, either solid or multicolor. It looks especially good in Lion Brand Mandala yarn in the colorway Valkyrie. It’s made with easy stitches plus the shell stitch, which is just five double-crochets in the same stitch. And the pattern includes helpful photos, so this is a good beginner project.
6. Simple Lightweight Summer Shawl
This shawl has a very open mesh design, so it’s perfect for hot summer days. You can use any yarn weight and corresponding hook size and you’ll only need to know basic stitches. Best of all, the pattern includes both written instructions and a video tutorial.
7. Summer Path Shawl
Isn’t this ombré shawl just stunning? To make one, pick up your favorite DK-weight gradient yarn and make sure you know simple crochet stitches plus the V-stitch and W-stitch. Both of those are described in the pattern and are very easy to learn! The pattern also includes useful photos.
8. Summer Sunset Shawl
This lovely shawl has pom-pom edges and is worked in a gradient that looks just like a summer sunset. It’s the perfect wrap for staying warm as you enjoy a cooling summer evening. To make one, you’ll need sport-weight yarn. You’ll also need to know how to do foundation double crochet and the bobble stitch and popcorn stitch, all of which are described in the pattern. The scarf is worked in two-row repeats, so once you get the hang of the pattern, crocheting will be a breeze!
9. Summer Shawl
This shawl is beautiful, colorful, and lightweight—that is, it’s perfect for summer! The pattern calls for simple stitches plus the cluster stitch, which is described, and includes both written and video instructions. That means it’s beginner friendly!
10. Summer Shawl with Feathers
For this fun shawl, you’ll need a bulky, fluffy yarn similar to Caron Feathers, which has been discontinued. You may be able to find some Caron Feathers on eBay or other secondhand sites, though! This is an easy project because it calls for simple stitches plus a shell edging. My favorite part is the fringe!
11. Summer Day’s Shawl
This delicate shawl is made with two strands of size 3 cotton thread held together, so before you begin, make sure you’re comfortable working with thin yarn and a small hook. The pattern only calls for basic stitches, making this a pretty good pattern for beginners.
12. Summer Flowers Shawl
Summer is all about flowers, so this shawl is extra summery! If you make it in green, it looks like clovers, and if you choose other colors—or even more fun, multiple colors—your shawl will look like a field of wildflowers. This is a good beginner project because you only need to use basic stitches, and the pattern includes helpful photos. Just pick up some lightweight yarn and you’ll be ready to crochet!
13. Summer Nights Ruana
This large ruana—a type of poncho used in the Andes Mountains—is perfect for keeping cozy during cool summer nights. For this project, you’ll need worsted-weight yarn, and I absolutely love the colors the designer chose. The Lion Brand Ice Cream Cotton Blend Yarn she used has been discontinued, but you can use YarnSub to find similar colorways. To make your own ruana, you’ll need to know simple stitches plus the HDC mesh stitch, which is very easy to learn.
14. Bernat Yes Yes Shawl
The yellow of this shawl and its lacey circle motifs remind me so much of the bright summer sun. This is a simple project because you’ll only need to know basic stitches and the front-post double crochet, and the pattern includes both written instructions and a stitch chart. Once you’ve picked up some DK-weight yarn, you’ll be ready to craft!
15. Summer Sprigs Lace Scarf
This is a gorgeous, delicate shawl made with lace-weight yarn and simple stitches. You’ll also need to know the picot stitch for the edging, but this is very easy to learn. Blocking is important for this shawl, so make sure you know how to do that before you begin!
16. Endless Summer Shawlette
This is a small, portable shawlette, perfect for garden parties or summer weddings. To make it, you’ll need a heavy lace weight yarn like Miss Babs Yet. This is a great pattern if you’re a beginner crocheter who feels ready to branch out into new stitches, because you’ll need to know the dc2tog, dc4tog, and 3st cluster stitches. Each of these stitches is described in the pattern, and there are also links to tutorials for the double crochet decreases.
17. Light and Lacy Summer Poncho
This lightweight poncho looks great in a rainbow gradient. It would be perfect to wear while watching a rainbow form after a summer afternoon thunderstorm! The pattern comes in both US and UK versions, includes detailed instructions, and calls for easy stitches plus the double triple crochet and the sc3tog stitch. You’ll also need to know how to work in the front and back loops and front and back posts.
18. Beach Breeze Kimono Top
This is the perfect beach cover-up because it looks amazingly oceanlike in the teal ombré colorway the designer used. While this specific Shawl in a Ball yarn has been discontinued by Lion Brand, you can easily find similar worsted-weight gradient yarns.
The pattern includes instructions for both a cardigan version and a poncho version, and you can choose from one of three sizes: XS/S, M/L, and XL/XXL. Plus, you only need to know basic stitches and the easy-to-learn shell stitch, so this is a beginner-friendly pattern.
19. Summer of 69 Poncho
Last but not least is this stunning retro poncho. This is a super customizable project, because you get to choose your eight favorite colors of yarn! For this poncho, you’ll want to use DROPS Paris or a similar cotton weight 4 yarn.
This poncho features granny squares and cluster stripes, and only requires a bit of sewing. The stitches are quite easy, but make sure you’re comfortable with color changes before you begin!
Now that you’ve explored all these gorgeous summer shawls, which one will you be crocheting? Let us know in the comments!
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