The Mara Shawl is a versatile shawl knitted in a squishy broken garter rib pattern. This gaugeless pattern lets you use any yarn and any needle size to make a simple shawl that is easy to throw on with any outfit throughout the year.
This is a purchase of digital pattern instructions to knit this item, not a physical product.
construction
The Mara Shawl is worked flat and in one piece with circular needles beginning with a small amount of stitches that gradually increase while working the charted pattern to the full width, then decrease to taper and complete the other half.
supplies
100-225g of yarn and 24-32” [60-80 cm] circular needles to match your yarn. Use any yarn weight! Feel free to hold more than one strand together or use multiple colors to create stripes or colorblocking. Pattern samples in Fingering, Sport, DK, Worsted, and Heavy Worsted yarn weights in shawl sizes S (M) L (XL).
Fingering Weight: 350 (515) 760 (1070) yds [320 (470) 695 (980) m] of yarn. Sample Size L (White): 2.75mm needles, 165g;760yds[695m] 4 balls of Drops Flora “Off White” (50g;230yd[210m] per ball) 65% Wool/35% Alpaca.
Sport Weight: 300 (490) 725 (1020) yds [275 (450) 665 (935) m] of yarn. Sample Size M (Gray): 3.25mm needles, 140g;490yds[450m] 2 balls of Yarnalia Skylark “Silver Dream” (100g;350yd[320m] per ball) 100% Superwash Wool.
DK Weight: 255 (410) 600 (850) yds [235 (375) 550 (775) m] of yarn. Sample Size S (Dark Green): 4mm needles, 100g;255yds[233m] 1 hank of Chronicles of Cheryl DK “Marmie” (100g;255 yd[233m] per hank) 100% Superwash wool.
Worsted Weight: 220 (320) 550 (780) yds [200 (295) 505 (715) m] of yarn. Sample Size S (White/Gray Colorblock): 4.5mm needles, 100g;110yds[100m] 2 balls of Wool of the Andes Worsted* “Cloud” & “Dove Heather” (100g;110yd[100m] per ball) 100% Highland wool.
Heavy Worsted Weight: 165 (280) 415 (585) yds [150 (255) 380 (535) m] of yarn. Sample Size XL (Brown/Gray/Beige/Navy Colorblock): 5mm needles, 225g;585yds[535m] 4 balls total/1 ball each color of similar Baby Alpaca / Polyamide / Merino Blown fiber yarns: Yarnalia Cloud “Indigo” & “Buttermilk” (50g;142yd[130m] per ball), and Drops Air “Acorn” & “Medium Gray” (50g;164yd[150m] per ball)
Kitchen Scale for measuring your yarn
Notions: Scissors, yarn needle, measuring tape (Optional: Stitch markers)
sizes
S (M) L (XL)
Length: 59 (78) 94 (112)” [148 (195) 235 (280) cm]
Width (at widest point): 10 (13) 16 (19)” [25 (33) 40 (48) cm]
You can follow one of the above sizes or modify by working the charted pattern for more or less rows to make a perfect-for-you shawl. The instructions detail how to use a kitchen scale to get the most out of the yarn you have.
gauge
Any gauge
The Mara Shawl is a versatile shawl knitted in a squishy broken garter rib pattern. This gaugeless pattern lets you use any yarn and any needle size to make a simple shawl that is easy to throw on with any outfit throughout the year.
This is a purchase of digital pattern instructions to knit this item, not a physical product.
construction
The Mara Shawl is worked flat and in one piece with circular needles beginning with a small amount of stitches that gradually increase while working the charted pattern to the full width, then decrease to taper and complete the other half.
supplies
100-225g of yarn and 24-32” [60-80 cm] circular needles to match your yarn. Use any yarn weight! Feel free to hold more than one strand together or use multiple colors to create stripes or colorblocking. Pattern samples in Fingering, Sport, DK, Worsted, and Heavy Worsted yarn weights in shawl sizes S (M) L (XL).
Fingering Weight: 350 (515) 760 (1070) yds [320 (470) 695 (980) m] of yarn. Sample Size L (White): 2.75mm needles, 165g;760yds[695m] 4 balls of Drops Flora “Off White” (50g;230yd[210m] per ball) 65% Wool/35% Alpaca.
Sport Weight: 300 (490) 725 (1020) yds [275 (450) 665 (935) m] of yarn. Sample Size M (Gray): 3.25mm needles, 140g;490yds[450m] 2 balls of Yarnalia Skylark “Silver Dream” (100g;350yd[320m] per ball) 100% Superwash Wool.
DK Weight: 255 (410) 600 (850) yds [235 (375) 550 (775) m] of yarn. Sample Size S (Dark Green): 4mm needles, 100g;255yds[233m] 1 hank of Chronicles of Cheryl DK “Marmie” (100g;255 yd[233m] per hank) 100% Superwash wool.
Worsted Weight: 220 (320) 550 (780) yds [200 (295) 505 (715) m] of yarn. Sample Size S (White/Gray Colorblock): 4.5mm needles, 100g;110yds[100m] 2 balls of Wool of the Andes Worsted* “Cloud” & “Dove Heather” (100g;110yd[100m] per ball) 100% Highland wool.
Heavy Worsted Weight: 165 (280) 415 (585) yds [150 (255) 380 (535) m] of yarn. Sample Size XL (Brown/Gray/Beige/Navy Colorblock): 5mm needles, 225g;585yds[535m] 4 balls total/1 ball each color of similar Baby Alpaca / Polyamide / Merino Blown fiber yarns: Yarnalia Cloud “Indigo” & “Buttermilk” (50g;142yd[130m] per ball), and Drops Air “Acorn” & “Medium Gray” (50g;164yd[150m] per ball)
Kitchen Scale for measuring your yarn
Notions: Scissors, yarn needle, measuring tape (Optional: Stitch markers)
sizes
S (M) L (XL)
Length: 59 (78) 94 (112)” [148 (195) 235 (280) cm]
Width (at widest point): 10 (13) 16 (19)” [25 (33) 40 (48) cm]
You can follow one of the above sizes or modify by working the charted pattern for more or less rows to make a perfect-for-you shawl. The instructions detail how to use a kitchen scale to get the most out of the yarn you have.
gauge
Any gauge
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