Sometimes you’ve got to be scrappy!
You’ve got to jump in quick and tell’em how it is. You’ve got to make a statement right off the hop so they know who you are and what you’re about.
This pattern is exactly that. A simple and to the point way for me to show you what I’m about: Patterns that are fun and addictive, graphic and effective. Patterns that show off your favourite yarns, whether they’re scraps, handspun, a special yarn baby from your stash, something you dyed yourself or a combination of those!
And I love a pattern that I can easily tweak into something a little bit different. So whether you’d prefer something lightweight and airy or bulky and super warm, this pattern will still work!
And I am extra stoked that I was able to include a shawl AND a scarf version. They work up nearly the same with one important change to the pattern. They’re both equally engaging and I cannot wait to see yours!

I save a lot of scraps. Scraps of all sizes with no plan, or end in sight. And when I think about using them I’m never sure which scraps will be long enough to make it across two whole rows. But what if they only had to make it across once? This pattern is top down, double garter, micro stripe goodness. Because of this construction I opted for opposite colour borders along the top edge to help keep track of the increases. Just try not to come up with infinite combos for this pattern!

Yarn/Needles: You can use any yarn for this project. As long as you match your needle size to get the gauge that you’d like for your shawl. For the samples I used:

SCRAPPY VERSION: 1 semi-solid skein of fingering weight yarn and 80g of fingering weight scarps
HANDSPUN DKs: 1 skein of Handspun and 1 skein of undyed sheepy DK yarn from Circle R Lamb
HANDSPUN AND SURI: 1 skein of Handspun and 1 skein of Suri Alpaca lace from Fine Fish Yarns (both dyed in the Collywobble Colourway)
For the Morays: 1 skein of Spincycle Metamophic (dk weight, 400yds), and 1 skein of Dk weight handspun

Circular needles will be necessary to work this pattern!
2.75mm for fingering, 4.5mm for DK and handspun version

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