Updated October 2026
✦ Quick answer: This is a free lavender triangle shawl crochet pattern, a light, lacy wrap worked in rows from a small starting circle. First, you use double crochet and one repeating V stitch. Then, you keep repeating rows 5 and 6 until the shawl is the size you like. The sample is 24″ tall and 60″ wide after blocking, and it uses half a cake of Caron Cotton Ripple Cakes in English lavender with a US 7 (4.5 mm) hook. It is an easy pattern, so it also works as a first shawl.
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This shawl does two jobs at once. On a warm day it is the wrap you reach for when the air conditioning gets too cold, when the restaurant runs breezy, or when the evening turns cool out on the balcony. And because it is soft, open, and made by your own hands, it also makes a beautiful prayer shawl, a comfort wrap to give to someone who is going through something hard.
It uses about half a cake of soft cotton yarn, so it works up quickly even if you are still finding your confidence. Either way, you end up with a wrap that is light on the shoulders, gentle on the eyes, and easy on the hands. Let me show you how.
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Why You Will Love This Shawl
- It is light enough to carry in your bag, soft against the skin, and open enough that it never feels hot or heavy.
- Also, the double crochet and V stitch repeat is easy to memorize, so you are not squinting at a chart all evening.
- Because the lace is open, the shawl stays light on the shoulders, which matters when you run warm or just need to take the chill off the air conditioning.
- Cotton is gentle on sensitive skin and simple to wash.
- Finally, it takes about half a cake of yarn, so it is finished before your hands get tired and inexpensive enough to make again as a gift.
If you like a light, lacy wrap, you may also like my Susana Summer Crochet Shawl Wrap. Also, The Lightest Summer Shawl is another soft make for warm weather.
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- 4.5 mm crochet hooks
- DK weight cotton yarn, for a soft summer wrap
- Large eye yarn needles for weaving in ends
- Crochet blocking mats, handy for opening up the lace
Let’s Get to the Pattern, Shall We? Making the Lavender Triangle Shawl
Difficulty
Easy
Materials and Tools You’ll Need
- Yarnspirations Caron Cotton Ripple Cakes, 240gr, 100% Cotton,449 mt, 491 yards color 07009 English lavender. For this sample, I used 0.5 cake
- Hook: US Size 7 (4.5 mm)
- Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape
- Substitution yarn: look here
Gauge
12 st X 4 rows (4″ X 4″)
Sizes
This sample is 24″ tall and 60″ wide (after blocking)
Stitch Key
- Ch = Chain
- St = Stitch
- Dc = Double Crochet
- Slst = Slip stitch
Specialty Stitches
V stitch: (dc1+ ch1+dc1) in the same space
Sandra’s tip: This is the perfect place to use a variegated or self striping cotton like the one I chose. Here is a little rule that will save you a lot of frowning at finished projects. Variegated yarn loves simple stitches, and textured stitches love solid colors. The color changes in a variegated cake are already doing the decorating, so a calm, open stitch like this V stitch lets them shine instead of fighting them. Save your cables and bobbles for a solid color.
Notes
- The pattern is worked in horizontal rows
- Ch 4 at the beginning of the row does count as a dc1+ch1
- This pattern uses pattern repeats.
- You can work this pattern with one color or multiple as you wish, and I used a variegated yarn
- If changing colors make sure to have a changing technique and weave your ends in.
- You can decide on the size of the shawl by adding rows
Lavender Triangle Shawl Instructions
Ch 4, Slst to 1st to form a circle Or use the magic circle method
Row 1: Ch 4 ( dc+ch1 here and through), (V st, ch3, V st), ch1, dc1 all in the same circle, turn work
(V st + Ch3 + V st) forms the center of the triangle, so we will work the same pattern on each row to maintain the center.
Both sides from the center must be identical.
Next, Row 2: Ch4, dc1 in 1st ch 1 space, skip next ch1 space, ch 3, (V st + ch 3 + V st) in next ch 3 space( the center) ch 3, skip next ch1 space, V st in last ch1 space, turn
Then, Row 3: Ch4, dc1 in 1st ch 1 space, ch 3, V st in next ch 3 space, ch 3 (V st + ch 3 + V st) in next ch 3 space( the center) ch 3, V st in ch3 space, ch 3, V st in last ch1 space, turn
Now we will work our stitches only on the ch 3 spaces + the center
After that, Row 4: Ch4, dc1 in 1st ch 1 space, ch 3, V st in next ch 3 space, ch 3, V st in next ch 3 space (V st + ch 3 + V st) in next ch 3 space( the center) ch 3, V st in ch3 space, ch 3, V st in next ch 3 space, ch 3, V st in last ch1 space, turn
Let’s continue
Next, Row 5: Ch4, dc1 in 1st ch 1 space, ch 3, dc 3 in next ch 3 space, *[ch 3, dc 3 in next ch 3 space]* repeat from *to* until you reach the center, ch 3 (V st + ch 3 + V st) in next ch 3 space( the center) *[ch 3, dc 3 in ch3 space]* repeat from *to* to last ch 3 space, ch 3, V st in last ch1 space, turn
Then, Row 6: Ch4, dc1 in 1st ch 1 space, ch 3, V st in next ch 3 space, *[ch 3, V st in next ch 3 space]* repeat from *to* until you reach the center, ch 3, (V st + ch 3 + V st) in next ch 3 space( the center) *[ch 3, V st in ch3 space]* repeat from *to* to last ch 1 space, ch 3, V st in last ch1 space, turn
Now, Rows 7 to 21: Repeat rows 5+6
For a larger Shawl continue rows 5+6 until the size desired
Finishing
First, cut yarn and weave in ends. Also, you can add tassels or fringe.
The sample is measured after blocking, so if you would like to block yours, see my guide on how to wet block crochet projects.
Whether you keep this shawl folded over the back of your favorite chair or take it with you everywhere the AC runs cold, you have made something soft and lasting with your own two hands. That is the quiet magic of a simple stitch repeated with care.
Enjoy!
This is an original Sandra Regev pattern: Owner/Designer of Sandra Stitches. This pattern may not be redistributed for free, sale, or trade, but finished products can be sold with credit to this shop. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Because it is soft, open, and made by hand, it works well as a comfort wrap to give to someone going through something hard. Also, the cotton is gentle on the skin and simple to wash.
Yes. If you can chain, double crochet, and work a simple V stitch, you can make it. Once rows 5 and 6 are in your hands, the rest becomes a calm rhythm.
The sample used half a cake of Caron Cotton Ripple Cakes. If you want a larger shawl, keep a second cake on hand.
The sample is 24″ tall and 60″ wide after blocking.
Keep repeating rows 5 and 6 until the shawl reaches the size you want, then finish and block it.
I used a weight 3 cotton, and a light cotton or cotton blend in the same weight is a good choice. Cotton breathes, and the open lace keeps the shawl from feeling hot.
Blocking opens up the lace and sets the shape, so the points lie flat and the stitches show.
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