Settle into your favorite show, claim the passenger seat, or steal a quiet moment with One Cloudy Night—an easy garter stitch shawl knitting pattern made for wonderfully relaxing knitting.

Inspired by a summer sky filled with glowing coral and billowing gray clouds, this three-color shawl pairs sweeping shapes with soft, squishy texture. The modular construction gives you a new section to look forward to, while soothing garter stitch lets you enjoy the journey, one comfortable row at a time.

It’s the project you’ll reach for when you want to keep your hands happily occupied without asking too much of your brain. A few episodes, a few more miles, another cup of tea… and those simple stitches become something beautiful.

Choose DK or fingering-weight yarn and three colors you love. Then settle in for a generous, enveloping shawl that’s firmly in shawlanket territory—just as cozy to wear as it is to knit.

Size
Wingspan: 81”/206 cm
Depth: 19.75”/50 cm
(And as a bonus, it comes with instructions to tweak the size to make it perfect for you!)

Yarn
3 colors of DK weight yarn.

C1 – 140 yds/130 m
C2 – 255 yds/235 m
C3 – 675 yds/620 m

Recommended Yarn
Magpie Fibers Swanky DK (80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon) 250 yds/230 m, 115 g — 1 skein of No Spain No Gain (C1), 1 skein of Witchy Woman (C2), and 3 skeins of Superstition (C3)

Needles & Notions
US 4/3.5 mm – 36”/90 cm circulars (or size needed to get gauge)
US 3/3.25 mm – 24”/60 cm circulars (or 1 size smaller than gauge needles)
US 7/4.5 mm for BO (or 2–3 sizes larger than gauge needles)
9+ stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge
17 sts & 37 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette, with gauge needles, after blocking.

Gauge is not crucial to this project; however, it will affect your finished size and yarn usage.

Techniques to Indulge In
Modular construction, one section at a time
Soothing, squishy garter stitch
Three colors arranged in sweeping sections
A generous shawl to wrap yourself in