As much as knitters collect finished projects, we also collect odds and ends; the small balls of leftover yarn, none alone enough to make something but each too much to cast aside. In Oddment , these small odds and ends are combined with garter and eyelet texture to make a truly one–of-a-kind explosion of color and memory. Knit from the top down with few ends to weave in, a simple pattern, and an adventure of changing colors, this shawl is a knit you can return to again and again each time you need to use up those small oddments of leftover yarn.

The sample shown is knit from .75g-20g ball ends in fingering weight. Wool and wool blend sock yarns are recommended. This design works best with solid, tonal, specked, or random variegated yarns. Fixed-striping yarns don’t work well with the changing stitch count. The pattern recommends the smallest amount of yarn that will work best for each section, but there are no rules here. Smaller scraps will lead to more stripes and more frequent color-change embellishments, while larger scraps will lead to wider stripes and less texture due to less color changes.

Gauge is only approximate. Because of the scrappy nature of this shawl, gauge will vary as you change yarns. The most important consideration is that the material has a good drape for a shawl.