An Esker is a ridge of sediment, usually sand and gravel, resulting from the melting and flowing of glacial ice over thousands of years. These geographical ridges can run for hundreds or even thousands of kilometres in length. Here, the name Esker refers to the single row of purl bumps on the right side of the shawl.

The Esker Fade Shawl is the sister to the Esker Lite shawl, aimed at adventurous beginners Here, we will use three skeins of beautiful 8ply to create a deep, symmetrical triangular shawl, fading from Colour A to Colour B, and then from Colour B into Colour C.

Designed using the Great Southern Yarns 8ply SRS Merino singles, using knits, purls, and yarn overs, this shawl is a comfortable, squishy delight. It is a simple but engaging shawl, and is perfect for showing off those favourite, but lonely orphan skeins we pick up along our travels.

Design elements: knitted flat, symmetrical triangle, yarn overs, stockinette stitch, slipped stitch edge, increases, decreases