Marsella Shawl

05/05/2026

Finished Measurements

78 3/4” (200 cm) wingspan, 20 1/4” (51.5 cm) depth at deepest point

Yarn

Aussie by Circulo (100% superwash Australian merino wool; 215 yds (197 m) / 3.5 oz (100 g))

2 balls in color Evergreen, held singly

Note: since this is a kettle-dyed yarn, you may want to alternate skeins throughout.

Needles

32-40” (81-102 cm) circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge

Suggested size: US 7 (4.5 mm)

Notions

Stitch marker, cable needle as desired, tapestry needle, blocking materials

Gauge

15 sts and 29 rows = 4” (10 cm) in garter rib, after lace blocking

Using Long-Tail Cast On, CO 4 sts.

Next Row (WS): Knit.

Set-Up (or see Set-Up Chart)

Row 1 (RS): K2, e-loop, k2. 1 st inc’d—5 sts.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.

Row 3: K2, e-loop, k2tog, k1.

Row 4: Knit.

Row 5: K2, e-loop, knit to end. 1 st inc’d—6 sts.

Row 6: K3, p1, k2.

Row 7: K2, e-loop, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

Row 8: Rep Row 6.

Row 9: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—7 sts.

Row 10: K3, p2, k2.

Row 11: Rep Row 7.

Row 12: K2, p2, k1, p2.

Row 13: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—8 sts.

Row 14: K2, p2, k4.

Row 15: Rep Row 7.

Row 16: [K2, p1] twice, k2.

Row 17: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—9 sts.

Row 18: K2, p1, k2, p2, k2.

Row 19: Rep Row 7.

Row 20: K4, p2, k3.

Row 21: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—10 sts.

Row 22: K4, p2, k4.

Row 23: Rep Row 7.

Row 24: K3, p2, k2, p1, k2.

Row 25: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—11 sts.

Row 26: K3, [p2, k2] twice.

Row 27: Rep Row 7.

Row 28: [K2, p2] twice, k3.

Row 29: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—12 sts.

Row 30: [K2, p2] twice, k4.

Row 31: Rep Row 7.

Row 32: K2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2.

Row 33: Rep Row 5. 1 st inc’d—13 sts.

Row 34: K2, p1, [k2, p2] twice, k2.

Row 35: Rep Row 7.

Row 36: K4, p2, k2, p2, k3.

Row 37: Rep Row 5—14 sts.

Row 38: K4, p2, k2, p2, k4.

Garter Rib (or see Garter Rib Chart)

Row 1 (RS): K2, e-loop, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

Row 2 (WS): K3, [p2, k2] to last 3 sts, p1, k2.

Row 3: K2, e-loop, knit to end. 1 st inc’d.

Row 4: K3, [p2, k2] to end.

Row 5: Rep Row 1.

Row 6: K2, [p2, k2] to last st, k1.

Row 7: Rep Row 3. 1 st inc’d.

Row 8: K2, [p2, k2] to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 9: Rep Row 1.

Row 10: K2, p1, k2, [p2, k2] to last 3 sts, p1, k2.

Row 11: Rep Row 3. 1 st inc’d.

Row 12: K2, p1, k2, [p2, k2] to end.

Row 13: Rep Row 1.

Row 14: K4, [p2, k2] to last st, k1.

Row 15: Rep Row 3. 1 st inc’d.

Row 16: K4, [p2, k2] to last 2 sts, k2.

18 sts.

Rep Rows 1-16 of Garter Rib 3 more times. 22 sts after first repeat, 26 after second, and 30 after third.

Lace (or see Lace Chart)

Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k1, [k1, 1/1RC, k1] to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

Row 2 (WS): K2, [k1, p2, k1] to last 4 sts, k1, p1, k2.

Row 3: K2, (yo) twice, ssk, [k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk] to last 2 sts, k2. 1 st inc’d.

Row 4: K2, [p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, p1] to last 5 sts, p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, k2.

Row 5: K2, yo, k1, [k1, 1/1LC, k1] to last 4 sts, k1, k2tog, k1.

Row 6: K3, [k1, p2, k1] to last 4 sts, k1, p1, k2.

Row 7: K2, (yo) twice, ssk, [k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk] to last 3 sts, k3. 1 st inc’d.

Row 8: K2, p1, [p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, p1] to last 5 sts, p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, k2.

Row 9: K2, yo, k1, [k1, 1/1RC, k1] to last 5 sts, k2, k2tog, k1.

Row 10: K2, p1, k1, [k1, p2, k1] to last 4 sts, k1, p1, k2.

Row 11: K2, (yo) twice, ssk, [k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk] to last 4 sts, k2tog, yo, k2. 1 st inc’d.

Row 12: K2, p2, [p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, p1] to last 5 sts, p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, k2.

Row 13: K2, yo, k1, [k1, 1/1LC, k1] to last 6 sts, k1, 1/1LC, k2tog, k1.

Row 14: K4, p1, [p1, k2, p1] to last 4 sts, p1, k3.

Row 15: K2, e-loop, knit to end. 1 st inc’d.

Row 16: K4, p1, [p1, k2, p1] to last 5 sts, p1, k4.

34 sts.

Work Rows 1-16 of Garter Rib Pattern 7 times. 38 sts after first repeat, 42 sts after second, 46 after third, 50 after fourth, 54 after fifth, 58 after sixth, and 62 after seventh.

Work Rows 1-16 of Lace one time. 66 sts.

Work Rows 1-16 of Garter Rib Pattern one time. 70 sts.

Work Rows 1-16 of Lace one time. 74 sts.

Work Rows 1-16 of Garter Rib Pattern 3 times. 78 sts after first repeat, 82 sts after second, and 86 sts after third.

Please note: if you run out of your first ball of yarn (or half your yardage) before completing the first repeat of Garter Rib Pattern here, you may not have sufficient yardage to complete the shawl as written. You can either restart with a smaller needle, or omit the third repeat here.

Work Rows 1-16 of Lace once, and then work Rows 1-15 once Lace once more. 90 sts after first repeat and 94 sts after second. Do not turn work. Place marker, then pick up and knit 178 sts along edge (approximately 1 st for every garter valley). 272 sts.

Next Row (WS): K2, [k2, p2] to 4 sts before m, k4, sm, k2, [k2, p2] to 4 sts before end, k4.

Border Lace (or see Border Lace Chart)

Row 1 (RS): *K2, yo, k1, [k1, 1/1RC, k1] to 3 sts before m/end, k1, yo, k2; sm, rep from * once more to end. 4 sts inc’d.

Row 2 (WS): *K2, p1, k1, [k1, p2, k1] to 4 sts before m/end, k1, p1, k2; sm, rep from * once more to end.

Row 3: *K2, (yo) twice, ssk, [k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk] to 4 sts before m/end, k2tog, (yo) twice, k2; sm, rep from * once more to end. 4 sts inc’d.

Row 4: *K2, (k1, p1) into double yo, p1, [p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, p1] to 5 sts before m/end; p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, k2; sm, rep from * once more to end.

Row 5: *K2, yo, k1, [k1, 1/1LC, k1] to 3 sts before m/end, k1, yo, k2; sm, rep from * once more to end. 4 sts inc’d.

Rows 6-8: Rep Rows 2-4. 4 sts inc’d.

Rows 9-13: Rep Rows 1-5. 12 sts inc’d—300 sts. Do not turn work.

BO from WS as follows: K1, *backwards yo, k1, pass first 2 sts over third; rep from * to end.

Weave in all ends and block to measurements.

Abbreviations

BO       bind off

CO       cast on

RS        right side

WS      wrong side

k          knit

e-loop  holding yarn in left hand, place left thumb on top of yarn and rotate thumb counter clockwise letting yarn form a loop over the thumb (as for a Backwards Loop Cast On or the first part of a Long-Tail Cast On). Place on right needle.

st(s)      stitch(es)

inc’d    increased

k2tog   knit 2 together (1 st decreased, leans right)

p          purl

rep       repeat

1/1RC  slip next st to cn and hold to back, k1, then k1 from cn

1/1LC  slip next st to cn and hold to front, k1, then k1 from cn

ssk       slip 2 sts individually knitwise to right needle, return to left needle in new orientation, knit together through the back loop (1 st dec’d; leans left)

sm        slip marker

m         marker

m/end  used when the pattern repeat is the same on either side of the central marker; the first time through the repeat, work to x sts before m, the second time through the repeat, work to x sts before the end

yo        yarnover (1 st inc’d)

MARSELLA SHAWL CHART.pdf

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By Bristol Ivy

Disclaimer: measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.

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