Farm & Fiber Knits · Pattern
| Type | Pattern |
|---|---|
| From | Farm & Fiber Knits |
| Author | Martha Owen |
| Published | June 10, 2026 |
| Format |
Get the recipe for an adaptable crescent shawl that uses oddball skeins of yarn, then read about the designers natural-dye experiments that resulted in a cohesive rust-colored garment.
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Looking for a great way to use up oddball skeins of yarn? Part pattern and part creative recipe, Martha Owen‘s Crescent Shawl invites knitters to experiment while creating a beautifully shaped, wearable wrap. With simple techniques and adaptable construction, it‘s a design you'll want to knit—and reinvent—again and again.
After Martha knitted her shawl using leftover odd bits of her handspun yarn, she decided to experiment by piece-dyeing it in madder and lichen. As Martha explains, “Piece dyeing is a way to refresh a garment, unify a textile created with many odd bits of yarn, or alter a palette of many shades in a previous over-dye experiment. It is also a way to recover from an ‘oops!’ color combination.”
Read about Martha's color-test samples using walnut, weld and marigolds, madder, and lichen on one long swatch, allowing her to see the how the same textile looked using different natural-dye methods. What follows is Martha's final shawl, which, after dyeing in madder and lichen, resulted in a beautifully cohesive rust-colored garment.
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