One of the things that makes me most excited about autumn are the leaves that change colours. Nature is so incredibly amazing with all those vibrant yellow, red and brown colours. I love going outside for a walk and just taking in all of nature’s magical beauty around me. I wanted to include some of that magic in the Fading Forest shawl.

The shawl has a beautiful lace section in the middle representing the falling leaves. The three colours of the shawl fade from one to another, just like the changing colours of the autumn season. And to top it all off, the shawl has a two-colour brioche edge.

This is the perfect shawl to wear on autumn days, while going for a walk in the forest or enjoying a coffee in the park. The fingering weight yarn works great to give you a cozy shawl, keeping you warm on those chilly days, while still being light enough to wear when the sun is shining.

Yarn
Approximately 910m/995 yds of fingering weight yarn.
Sample was made using Undercover Otter Squirm (80% merino, 20% nylon, 400m/437yds, 100 g per skein).
Colour A: Gingerdead (230m/252 yds)
Colour B: Unreturned (310m/340 yds)
Colour C: Hack-O-Lantern (370m/405 yds)
Any fingering weight yarn can be used.

Gauge
24 stitches and 32 rows is 10cm / 4” in stockinette stitch

Needles
Gauge-sized needles, the sample was made using 3.5mm (US 4) 100cm / 40” circular needles.

Finished measurements
Width:165cm / 65”
Depth: 62cm / 24.5”

Notions
4 stitch markers, tapestry needle, row counter (optional)