Ocean Ombre Shawl by Mary Beth Kelso

Ocean Ombre Shawl

Knitting
October 2025
both are used in this pattern
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 41 rows = 4 inches
in Swells Pattern using smallest needle
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
823 yards (753 m)
One
English
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Inspired by the beach at high tide, this crescent shawl unites three parts of the ocean—rolling swells, churning surf, and bubbling shoreline foam—using different stitch patterns, yarn bases, and colors to evoke the character of each.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

  • Advanced Beginner +

MATERIALS

  • BABY ALPACA (SPORT WEIGHT)(100% Baby Alpaca; 50g/110yds): 2 hanks A, 3 hanks B
  • PRAIRIE (FINGERING) (53% Suri Alpaca, 47% Baby Huacaya Alpaca; 50g/273yds): 1 hank C
  • Cable needle
  • Tapestry needle

FINISHED MEASURMENTS

  • DEPTH: 16”
  • WIDTH BETWEEN OUTER CRESCENT CURVES: approx 68”
  • WIDTH AT LONGEST EDGE: approx 90”

COLOR SHOWN

  • Denim NO. 522 (A)
  • Blue Cheese No. 812 (B)
  • Yarrow No. 1104 (C)