Alera Shawl, a Free Triangle Crochet Shawl Pattern
Free triangle crochet shawl pattern
The Alera Shawl is a triangle crochet shawl pattern inspired by the Codex Alera book series by Jim Butcher. This is a fantasy series of six books. This pattern was originally a part of my 2021 Codex Alera Crochet Along. Sadly, you’ve missed being a part of that, but you can still enjoy the free pattern and read the book that inspired it’s design as we did for the CAL!
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Table of Contents
The Alera Shawl is an asymmetric triangle crochet shawl pattern that begins at one pointed end and increases to the opposite side. It transitions through three different stitch patterns, each with it’s own unique texture.
This design was inspired by a particular clothing item in Furies of Calderon, the first book in the Codex Alera series. Read the book and see if you can guess which one! You can see some of the textures in the shawl close up in the picture below.
The difficulty level of the pattern is Intermediate. The finished measurements are about 19 1/2″ deep x 67″ long.
What yarn should I use for this shawl?
The pattern takes two skeins of Oasis Sport from Ancient Arts Yarn. You can use any available color, however, if you want your shawl to feel true to the book, you will want to use the color Syrah, as I did.
If you prefer to work with stash yarn you’ll want 700 yds of a thinner sport weight, or fingering weight yarn that is as close to 80% Merino and 20% Baby Camel as possible.
Ancient Arts Yarn Oasis Sport qualifies as a 2/Fine/Sport weight because of its ratio of length to weight. However, when I measured wraps per inch I found that it was the same thickness as a lot of 1/Super Fine/Fingering/Sock weight yarns.
If you decide to substitute with a different sport weight yarn, you may not be able to match my gauge unless you go down 2 or 3 hook sizes, which would make a very stiff fabric, which would be undesirable for a shawl.
I suggest you substitute with a 1/Super Fine/Fingering/Sock weight yarn, or, if you use a sport weight, don’t plan to match my gauge. Use a hook that gives you a nice fabric, maybe a G, maybe even an H. Your shawl will be bigger than mine. It will require more yardage than mine, but it will have nice drape, and that’s important.
Where can I get this crochet shawl pattern?
This triangle crochet shawl pattern is available free here on my blog. Just scroll down for the free version.
If you decide to use the free version, please bookmark this page and come back to it when you work on your project rather than trying to print or screenshot the page. Your time on this page helps me get paid for my work, so thank you!
But if you prefer an ad-free option, you can purchase an inexpensive PDF on Etsy or Ravelry.
And as you crochet the Alera Shawl, why not read or listen to the book that inspired it?!
Do you like the look of the shawl cuff I wore with my Alera Shawl? The cuff was made by Knox Mountain Knit Co and you can get your own on their Etsy site.
Alera Shawl, a Free Triangle Crochet Shawl Pattern
By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio
(C)2021, 2025 April Garwood. As with all my patterns, please do not make paper or digital copies for others. Instead, please direct them to my website to get their own. Thank you!
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Finished Measurements: About 19 ½ inches deep x 67 inches long.
Yarn: Ancient Arts Yarn Oasis Sport (80% Extra Fine Merino, 20% Baby Camel; 350 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 1/Super Fine/Fingering/Sock): Syrah, 2 skeins.
Crochet Hook: G (4 mm), or size needed to match gauge.
Notions: Tapestry needle
Gauge: 21 sts x 10 rows = About 4 inches in dc.
Notes
The shawl begins at one corner and works toward the opposite edge, increasing on one side and slightly decreasing on the other.
This pattern uses standard US terms. For help with abbreviations, get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.
See this tutorial post for help with basic crochet stitches.
Special Stitches
Double crochet 2 stitches together (dc2tog): [yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops] 2 times, yo, pull through all 3 loops.
Extended front post double crochet (efpdc): Yo, insert hook around post of designated st from front to back to front, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1 loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops] 2 times.
Extended back post double crochet (ebpdc): Yo, insert hook around post of designated st from back to front to back, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1 loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops] 2 times.
Shawl
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Finishing
Weave in all ends. Block to measurements. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed this triangle crochet shawl pattern! Did you listen to or read the book? Did you catch what item in the book inspired the shawl? I would LOVE to see your in-process or finished shawls! You can share your shawl on Instagram and tag me, or you can join my friendly Facebook group and share it there.
Happy crocheting!
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Hello! I’m loving the pattern so far, but noticed an omission in the free version: in the TEXTURED SECTION, you completely forgot to add in row 17, which is also a dc2tog row (from what I can tell). Because it’s a dc2tog row, it doesn’t really change your stitch count, which is great, but it is a little confusing that the row doesn’t exist at all.
Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention! I think that must have been a copy and paste mistake. It is fixed now. Enjoy!
This is absolutely gorgeous!!! I can’t wait to make one! Thank you!!
Thank you and you’re welcome!