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When it comes to elegance and ease, you can’t go wrong with a gorgeous crochet stole! We’ve compiled an excellent selection of easy-to-follow patterns for both beginners and seasoned crocheters alike!
Crochet stoles are great accessories for cool summer evenings or autumn walks in the city. Crocheting a stole is a great project for beginners as they are usually simple rectangles without shaping.
In this blog post, we’ve collected 30 free crochet patterns for stoles that can be made by both beginner crochet artists and advanced-level crocheters alike!
What is a Crochet Stole?
Before we get into the patterns, you might be wondering what a stole is and how it differs from a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
A shawl is a garment that is usually a triangle, rectangle, or circular shape that is wrapped around the top half of the body for warmth. Crochet shawls are a broader category into which stoles fall.
A stole is a kind of shawl, specifically a long rectangle, which is usually worked in an allover stitch pattern or panels of different stitches. It can be worked from a long end or a short end, and they tend to be longer than shawls. They’re a classic style to be used as prayer shawls, too.
This shouldn’t be confused with a scarf– which is also a long, thin garment. But scarves are narrower and meant to be wrapped around the neck, whereas a stole can wrap around the shoulders.
Finally, a wrap is a term that’s used to describe both shawls and stoles.
Sizing Your Crochet Stole
A crochet stole is typically 50-70 centimeters (20-27 inches) wide and 175-190 centimeters (69-75 inches) long.
This can of course be adjusted depending on your size preference by adding or omitting rows depending on the pattern you choose.
Materials You’ll Need to Crochet a Stole
- Yarn: Use whatever weight of yarn the stole pattern you are looking at calls for. Any yarn weight from crochet thread up to worsted weight can be used for a crochet stole.
- Crochet hook: Again, the pattern you choose will let you know what size you need. Gauge isn’t super important for stoles but if yours is quite different your project may come out bigger or smaller than expected.
- Scissors: It’s nice to have a small pair of scissors for trimming yarn when you finish a project or change colors.
- Stitch markers: If your pattern has repeats you might use locking stitch markers to note where the pattern changes or to help you count rows.
- Tapestry needle: Weaving in ends is easy when you have a tapestry or yarn needle to help.
- Tape measure: If you want to make sure your stole is the right size, you’ll want a tape measure handy.
If your stole has a lacy or openwork stitch pattern, or you just want the sides to be nice and straight, you might also want to consider blocking it when the crocheting is done. Various methods require different tools, but some of the things you might need include:
- T-pins: T-pins are rust-proof pins that are made especially for blocking. They will hold your finished fabric in place when you’re using either wet or spray blocking.
- Blocking mats: These foam mats can be used individually or joined to create a larger space for blocking. You can also buy fold-up mats that open out to a larger area and have grid marks to help you square off projects.
- Spray bottle, iron, or garment steamer, depending on if you are doing wet blocking or steam blocking.
Tips for Crocheting a Stole
Choose a good-quality yarn. Stoles can be fancy or simple, but since they’re a big project you’ll want it to last. Choose yarn that feels good against the skin and that’s machine washable if that is important to you.
Getting gauge isn’t vital to making a stole you’ll be happy to wear or gift, but it will help you to know if you’re getting the same size stitches as the designer intended. If your gauge is bigger or smaller than the designer intended, your project will come out a different size, and you may also need more yarn.
Help ensure your sides will be straight by counting your stitches every few rows. You can also place a stitch marker in the last stitch of the row to make sure you’re ending each row in the same place and not adding or subtracting stitches.
As mentioned above, blocking your crochet stole will give it a nice, finished look and help you straighten out the edges and make small adjustments in size. You’ll be surprised at how different a project can look and feel when you’ve blocked it!
The free crochet stole patterns listed here are arranged by skill level. Choose one of the easier projects if you’re new to crochet or looking for something to stitch up fast for a gift, or go for a more complex pattern when you have more time and focus or want to make something really special.
If you need help with any of the terms or techniques used in the projects, check out our Crochet Fundamentals workshop, which is full of quick to digest videos on all aspects of crochet to help make your projects look as good as the ones in the photos.
Easy Crochet Stole Patterns
Looking for an easier stole crochet project? Because stoles are large, they’re never exactly quick projects, but these free patterns use basic crochet stitches, so they will be off your hook a little faster if you’ve got a crafty deadline coming up soon.
Cozy Hygge Blanket Wrap
Designer: Sigoni Macaroni
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Hygge
This super cozy crochet stole is as nice as wearing a blanket, but a lot more fashionable. This project is made just with half double crochet stitches, with some worked in the third loop to add texture.
Rosebridge Plaid Blanket Scarf
Designer: Two of Wands
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand (Re)Tweed
This stole crochet pattern is all about the details, but the stitching itself is super simple in double crochet worked in stripes. Weaving other colors of yarn through the finished shawl gives it the classic plaid look.
Long Lace Stole Crochet Pattern
Designer: Melissa Leapman, via Favecrafts
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Premier Yarns Basix Mosaic
This easy stole is perfect for beginners as it is mostly made with double crochet stitches. It’s the perfect thing to keep you warm and fashionable when it’s cold out!
Seriously Striking Crochet Stole Pattern
Designer: Ann Regis, via All Free Crochet
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Summer Nights
This easy crochet stole pattern uses simple stitches worked in blocks of different colors that are joined together to make a larger rectangle. This is a great stash busting project if you have lots of superfine yarn on hand, too.
Soirée Stole Pattern
Designer: Two of Wands
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Go For Faux
The Soirée Stole will make you look and feel like you’re heading to a red carpet event! It’s an incredibly easy pattern worked up in only half double crochet (hdc) stitches, but working with furry yarn might not be best suited for complete beginners.
Omna Shawl Pattern
Designer: Annie Design Crochet
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Mandala
This easy ripple shawl is quick to work up in a multicolored yarn that makes the pattern look more complex than it is. Make this stole with worsted weight yarn to make it even warmer.
Romantic Lacy Crochet Stole Pattern
Designer: Kathleen Sams, via All Free Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart With Love
This delicate-looking stole uses a simple repeated pattern that works up quickly. These shell clusters are easy to stitch and make a graphic statement worked in worsted weight yarn.
Dahlia Wrap Pattern
Designer: Deni Made
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Hawthorne Speckle Handpainted
This huge stole is worked mostly in extended double crochet, granny clusters, and cluster stitches, and uses three colorways of the same yarn to give a pretty, painterly effect. This isn’t a fast project but it is pretty easy and you can wear it a bunch of different ways.
Summer Day Crochet Stole Pattern
Designer: Nazanin Fard, via All Free Crochet
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Heaven
This mesh stitch stole with a pretty ruffled edging is perfect for wearing to the beach or on a summer outing. The original was worked with two strands of crochet thread held together, but you can also make it with a single strand of DK weight yarn.
Vibrant Virginia Shawl Pattern
Designer: Wilmade
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Coboo
While I generally think of stoles as being rectangular, we can make an exception for this long shawl, which has narrow sides but widens into a stole-like size in the middle. It’s a simple pattern embellished nicely with a leaf lace edging. The pattern includes a video tutorial.
Threaded Evening Crochet Stole Pattern
Designer: Tracie Barrett, via All Free Crochet
Yarn weight: (0) Lace
Suggested yarn: Aunt Lydia’s Fashion Crochet Thread Size 3
This pretty stole pattern uses an allover design of cluster stitches for an elegant look you can wear all year long and for any occasion. It’s so pretty in a jewel tone as shown, but would be lovely in whatever color you like.
Amelia Shawl Pattern
Designer: Truly Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Cascade 220
This gorgeous rectangular shawl features a lovely lacy design that’s made with just basic stitches. The pattern is a two-row repeat and this one is worked from a long side so you can make it as deep as you like or keep going until you run out of yarn.
Coraline in Rome Super Scarf
Designer: Simply Collectible Crochet
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Mandala Thick & Quick
This easy to stitch shawl (or super wide scarf) is worked with chains, sc and dc stitches. The super bulky yarn will keep you warm and make this a project you can finish in no time, even though it is large.
Crochet Wave Shawl
Designer: Annie Design Crochet
Yarn weight: (2) Sport
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Heatherly Sport
The wave pattern on this pretty shawl looks complicated, but it’s actually pretty easy and made with basic stitches. The hardest part of this one might be the super long chain needed at the beginning of the project! It’s easy to adjust the size of this pattern as it is worked with a 16 stitch repeat.
Linen Stole
Designer: Bernadette Ambergen, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Comfy Fingering
This pretty shawl is worked in linen stitch in several colors, which gives it a woven look that is simple to work. Even better, you leave a yarn tail on each side of each row to make the fringe automatically!
Crochet Tranquility Trinity Shawl
Designer: Jeanne Stein, via The Crochet Crowd
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Caron Latte Cakes
This pretty shawl is made with three triangles that are joined together as you stitch. The modern granny stitch used gives it a classic look and is a lot of fun to stitch, especially when you use a multicolored cake yarn to stitch it.
Zen Garden Shawl
Designer: The Purple Poncho
Yarn weight: (2) Sport
Suggested yarn: Red Heart It’s a Wrap Rainbow
While this design uses a thin yarn, it’s worked on a bigger hook that you would normally use, which makes it a little easier and faster to work with. The V stitch design is lots of fun to stitch and the suggested yarn makes for a super cheerful shawl.
Intermediate to Advanced Crochet Stole Patterns
If you’re ready to up your crochet game or just want to try something a little more involved, check out these patterns for crochet stoles perfect for more advanced stitchers. These crochet wrap patterns will take a lot more time and may have you learning some new skills, but they’re definitely worth the effort.
Wren Sideways Shawl
Designer: Truly Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Cascade 220
The designer rates this as an advanced beginner pattern that will introduce you to lace stitches and puff stitches made with double crochet. It’s a lot of fun to stitch and looks great in a solid color.
Ezella Shawl
Designer: K.A.M.E. Crochet
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Scheepjes Whirl
This rectangular shawl is another good introduction to basic lace crochet stitches. It also includes a pretty picot stitch edging, which you might want to save to use on other projects, too.
Queen Elizabeth Crochet Stole Pattern
Designer: Rae Blackledge, via All Free Crochet
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Omega Crys
This crochet stole is nothing short of stunning! The body of the shawl is mostly worked in chains, single crochet stitch, and double crochet stitches. The elegant edging is worked in (very long) rounds once the body of the stole is complete.
Lacy Feather and Fan Wrap
Designer: A. Westbrook, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (0) Lace
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Gloss Lace
Feather and fan is a classic knitting pattern, but it can be re-created beautifully in crochet as well. This rectangular shawl pattern is a pretty easy introduction to crocheting lace, and you can make it as long as you like.
Garden Lace Shawl
Designer: Moogly Blog
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand LB Collection Cotton Bamboo
This fun rectangular wrap uses five different crochet lace patterns – and five different colors – to make an adventurous stole for those who get bored easily working the same stitch for a full project. It’s a great introduction to different ways to make lace in crochet!
Apple Blossom Stole
Designer: Yarn Mistry, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (0) Lace
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Gloss Lace
This long rectangle is worked in two halves, with the second part being worked from the starting chain of the first par so the pattern matches. It looks complex but is mostly worked with chains, double crochet, and treble crochet. The pattern includes a chart and written instructions.
Sea Shells Shawl Pattern
Designer: Truly Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Cascade 220
This pattern may look complex, but it’s made with just four stitches: chains, single crochet, double crochet, and treble crochet! The spaces between the shells look a bit like the design on a sand dollar, giving this stole even more of a beachy feel.
Dragonfly Stole Pattern
Designer: Firefly Hook
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Malabrigo Mechita
The gorgeous design on this lightweight shawl is mostly made with treble crochet stitches and chains. It’s the perfect cover for a summer dress or to wear to a wedding.
Wrapped in Diamonds Shawl
Designer: Torun Johansson, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Scheepjes Whirl Fine Art
If you’ve never tried filet crochet before, this is a great project to start with. It’s worked only with chains and dc stitches, but instead of a written pattern or chart, you work from a grid to make this bold diamond design.
Evening Shades Crochet Stole Pattern
Designer: Kristin Omdahl, via All Free Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Date Nights
This gorgeous crochet stole adds a touch of glimmer and drama to any outfit in your wardrobe! It’s equal parts cozy and stylish making it an instant hit wherever you choose to bring it!
Akos Sideways Shawl Pattern
Designer: Truly Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Cascade 220
This rectangular shawl is worked from side to side and is a great project to work on for advanced crocheters. The filet crochet stitches used in this pattern create the large holes that give the garment its lightweight and airy drape.
Kyoto Wrap
Designer: Mark Roseboom, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Scheepjes Whirl
The lovely design on this stole crochet pattern is based on the fans that would be used in traditional Japanese dances. The pattern includes a written version, chart, and photo tutorial.
Bobble Ripple Shawl
Designer: Truly Crochet
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Gloss DK
If you’re a fan of bobbles you’re going to love this texture-filled shawl! The pattern is made with stripes of bobbles and double crochet stitches that’s actually pretty fast to stitch and dramatic looking even in a single color.
Want to Learn More Stitches to Try on Your Crochet Stoles?
Because stole crochet patterns are usually worked as rectangles, it’s easy to design your own using whatever stitch pattern you like. Looking for inspiration? Our Ultimate Crochet Stitch Library has 45 stitch patterns, complete with video tutorials, you can learn and use in your stoles, blankets, or any other projects you like.
