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Scrappy Rainbow is a joyful celebration of your yarn scraps, designed to help you use every last bit in your stash. This shawl features a stunning marled effect, achieved by holding two strands of fingering weight yarn together throughout the project and changing one strand at a time as you run out of that color. The result is a beautifully blended fade that transforms leftover bits of yarn into a cohesive, eye-catching masterpiece.

The exaggerated crescent shape makes it easy to wear, draping effortlessly around your shoulders or wrapping snugly as a scarf. Worked from the top center outward, Scrappy Rainbow is as simple as it is satisfying: after casting on, every row is the same until you reach the bind-off. This meditative, one-row-repeat pattern offers the perfect balance of mindless knitting and creative play, letting your colors shine as they fade into one another.

Whether you’re looking to create a vibrant rainbow, a subtle ombré, or a playful mix of hues, Scrappy Rainbow is your canvas for turning scraps into something truly special.

Skills
Knit

Knit Front Back Front

Yarn Over

Sizing
One Size: 13.5” Depth, 87” Top Edge

Gauge
16 stitches and 28 rows over 4”/10cm in garter stitch, blocked

Materials
Yarn
Approximately 330 grams or 1430 yards/1310 meters of fingering weight scraps.

Needles
US 9 (5.5mm) 40-inch circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
Scissors
Tapestry needle