Mariela shawl by Petra Breakstone

Mariela shawl

Knitting
February 2025
Yarnz2go Soft giant cake
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 17 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
436 yards (399 m)
69" in overall length and 21" in middle height.
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Enjoy the Mariela shawl pattern for free through February 27, after that it will be listed at half price through March 2nd. I’d love it if you added the pattern to your faves~

I knitted mine from a knit kit, so easy and available with an automatic savings at Yarnz2go Happy knitting!

The shawl is knitted from the top down, starting with a garter tab cast on. It then grows along the sides as well as right down the middle as well.
I tried the cable stitch without cable needle and came to enjoy it. Talking about the cable stitch, before the middle eyelets the cables look different than after the eyelet middle. I happen to like variations in my knits. Why not do something a bit different, right? It’s an enjoyable knit~

The pattern is fully written.
The unblocked size measures 69” in length and 21” in middle height.

Yarn
A single Soft giant cake in a blend of cotton
and acrylic in an aran weight yarn. 436 yards/200 grams a cake.
Knit kits at Yarnzgo

Notions
US size 10 (6 mm) circular needle 40” (102 cm) in length.
Tapestry needle or crochet hook for finishing.

Gauge
14 sts and 17 rows in 4” of stockinette stitch. If you don’t reach gauge with suggested needle size, go either up or down one size.

Techniques applied
Garter tab cast on, yarn overs, slip stitching hold in front-knit next stitch and knit held stitch (no cable needle used).

Enjoy the knit and do share photos of your finished shawls on a project page. Yours may just be featured~