Draw a rectangle on a piece of paper and draw a design with lines of the colors you want inside. I always start my first works like this. The template gives you information about how the design will look. It provides room for change. My friends, we will be making straight stitches in today’s crochet shawl patterns​. It will be rectangular. The stitching methods in the rectangular crochet shawl pattern​ are a little different. First, read the designer’s notes. Make the inside of the shawl first. Complete the pattern by making openwork stitches around the piece you prepared. A single type of crochet was used in making the shawl. Only the stitching method is different. Do not forget this warning note. When you make the stitching rows the same, the crochet patterns for free​ will be symmetrical. Visit our category to see more free patterns.