This stashbusting knitting pattern is a downloadable PDF that guides you to knit a multicolor fading shawl with any number of colors, with cables and garter stitch. The pattern is adaptable in size, yardage and yarn weight, and includes clear instructions for every step.

This stashbusting shawl takes root in your previous knitting projects, inheriting their leftover yarns to create something new and unique. To beautifully showcase all of its ancestors, the Beloved Roots Shawl is made in garter stitch to allow the composition of a graceful fade, no matter how many colors you want to use. A cable goes across the body and gets larger near the end, reminding of roots. To make it stand out, the cable part is worked with a strand of mohair held together with your yarns. The shawl is fully reversible and adaptable in size, it can be made larger or smaller according either to your taste or to the size of your leftover yarns bin!

Notes

• This shawl has a basic shape and a simple pattern to highlight the yarn colors. It is meant to be faded, but could also be striped.
• It can be made with as many colors as you want. Using only one color will also create a lovely result (but maybe not as fun)! You can also decide to work it without mohair.
• Stitch gauge may slightly differ between the cables and garter stitch. If it’s very different, use bigger needles to knit the border.
• Row gauge can differ between both stitch patterns. Blocking will sort it out!

Yarn and yardage
Approx. 900 yds (823 m) of fingering weight yarn, total
Approx. 360 yds (329 m) of laceweight mohair yarn, total

The prototype was made in Miss Babs Caroline (Rosy Finch and Dark Adobe), La bien aimée Cashmerino (Peerie Voe, Fauna and Quartz Fumé), Rowan Kidsilk Haze (Steel) and Austermann Kid Silk (Mauve).

This shawl is adaptable in size and gauge, yardage can vary according to the dimensions you wish to achieve or the yardage available to you.

Sample measures 55” (140 cm) at top edge by 30” (76 cm) at bind-off edge.

Difficulty
Intermediate: basic stitches, basic reversible cables.
Charts and written instructions are included in the pattern.