Marl Melt is a great shawl to play with color melting, marling magic!

Marl those colors together in squishy, garter stitch that alternates between holding yarn doubled and single stranded for texture and color melting!

Marl Melt uses simple short rows, color changes, increases and decreases to make a gorgeous crescent shawl to wrap yourself in all those gorgeous colors, shades, tones, and speckles from your favorite indie dyers!

Size: 95 in/241 cm along the top edge of the shawl X 25 in/64 cm at the widest part of the shawl. Shawl size may vary, depending on individual knitter’s gauge, yarns used, and blocking preferences.

Recommended yarn: 7 colors of fingering weight yarns in semi-solid/tonal/speckle/variegated yarns. The more speckles/tones, the better! This helps those marl colors blend and POP!

Sample Used:
Hedgehog Fibres Sock (90% merino/10% Nylon; 437 yd/400m) in Seaglass (A), Potluck (B), Arsenic (C), and Canal House (G).

Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles (100% Merino; 400 yd/366 m) in Viper (D), Zarahoria (E), and Starry Eyes (F)

Yardage:

• Color A: 200 yd/185 m
• Color B: 200 yd/185 m
• Color C: 230 yd/210 m
• Color D: 300 yd/275 m
• Color E: 340 yd/310 m
• Colors F and G: 400 yd/365 m of each color.

Needles: One set of US size 9/5.5 mm circular needles in a 32”-40” (80-100 cm) length.

Gauge: 4-4.5 sts to the inch/cm in garter stitch on a US size 9 / 5.5 mm needles with yarn held doubled.

Notions: 13 stitch markers, scissors, and a tapestry needle.

Techniques Used in This Pattern: SLPYO (German) Short Rows, YO increases, k2tog/SSK decreases, color striping, and basic knit and purl stitches.

Many thanks to my fabulous tech editor and my friends and many fans that helped with the design process! <3