Fall Crochet Pocket Shawl – Free Pattern
Add a little autumn color to your wardrobe with the Fall Crochet Pocket Shawl, a beautifully textured wrap featuring practical pockets and a fringed finish. Made in a rich mustard shade, this crochet shawl is ideal for wrapping around your shoulders on chilly mornings or layering over your favorite outfit.
This free crochet pocket shawl pattern combines beginner-friendly stitches in a simple four row repeat, creating an interesting texture without complicated techniques. Once you’ve established the stitch pattern, it’s an enjoyable project to work on while relaxing at home.
The design begins with a ribbed edging and is worked in rows to create a generously sized rectangular shawl. Two matching pockets are added at the ends, followed by fringe for a lovely finishing touch.
For this crochet pocket shawl, I chose Hobbii Divina in the shade Curry, a soft alpaca blend yarn that gives the shawl its beautiful autumn inspired appearance. You can also experiment with different colors to create a version that suits your personal style.
How the Fall Crochet Pocket Shawl is Constructed
The Fall Crochet Pocket Shawl is worked flat in rows, beginning with a ribbed edging before moving on to the main body of the shawl. The design uses a simple four row stitch repeat and is easy to adjust to your preferred measurements.
We begin by crocheting the ribbed edging using single crochet stitches worked in the back loops only. Continue working rows until the edging reaches the required length. If you’d like to make your shawl longer, simply add more rows, making sure the total number of ribbing rows is an odd number.
Next, we’ll turn our work and crochet along the ends of the ribbing rows to create the main body of the shawl. Continue following the stitch pattern until the shawl reaches your desired width.
Once the main section is complete, we’ll crrochet two identical pockets and sew one onto each end of the shawl. Finally, we’ll add fringe to both ends for a decorative finish.
Yarn & Materials
- Yarn: weight 4, Hobbii Divina, 150m per ball
- Quantity needed: Approximately 6 balls
- Crochet hook: 5 mm
- Notions: Yarn needle, scissors, measuring tape
Fall Crochet Pocket Shawl at a Glance
- Skill level: Adventurous beginner
- Construction: Worked flat in rows
- Stitch pattern: 4 row repeat
- Yarn weight: Worsted
- Crochet hook: 5 mm
- Finished size: 66 x 14 inches
- Features: Puff stitches, two pockets, fringe
- Terminology: US crochet terms
Measurements
The length of the shawl, minus the fringe, is approximately 66 inches and the width is 14 inches. However, this shawl is pretty easy to customize to any measurement. When you crochet the beginning ribbed hem continue with as many rows as you wish but make sure that number of rows is an odd number. If you don’t think a width of 14 inches is not enough you can add more rows but make sure that the last two rows you finish on are double crochet rows.
Stitches & Abbreviations
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
scblo: single crochet back loop only
dc: double crochet
P.S: puff stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
rep: repeat
tch: turning chain
SPECIAL STITCH: P.S (puff stitch): yarn over, insert hok into designated st, pull yarn through, yarn over, insert hook into same st again, pull yarn through, yarn over, insert hook into same st once more, pull yarn through (7 loops on hook) yarn over and pull though 6 loops, yarn over pull through last two loops on hook
Fall Crochet Pocket Shawl Pattern
Ribbed hem
Ch 9
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn [8 sc]
Row 2: Ch 1, scblo in each sc across, turn.
Row 3-201: rep row 2.
Turn your work to begin working across the ends of the rows you just completed.
Body
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc here and throughout), work 1 dc into the ends of each sc row you just completed, turn. [201 dc]
Row 2: Ch 3, dc into each dc across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch here or throughout), (sc + P.S) in first st, *skip 1 st, (sc + P.S) in next st, rep from * across until 2 sts rem, skip next st, sc in last st (tch), turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, (sc + P.S) in first st, *skip next st, (sc + P.S) in next st, rep from * across until 2 sts rem, skip next st, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn.
Rep rows 3-6 a further 6 more times.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Pockets (Make 2)
Ch 39
Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. [37 dc]
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in each dc across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, (sc + P.S) in first st, *skip next st, (sc + P.S) in next st, rep from * across until 2 sts rem, skip next st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, (sc + P.S) in first st, *skip next st, (sc + P.S) in next st, rep from * across until 2 sts rem, skip next st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn.
Rep rows 3-6 a further 3 more times.
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the pocket to the shawl.
Using you yarn needle and long tail sew a pocket to each end of the shawl.
Fringe
Cut strips of yarn about 7 inches long and attach to the ends of your shawl.
