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8 ways to wear your favourite shawl/scarf

OMG I did not realise that I forgot to add this picture in the post. How do you guys figure out which end A, B, C or D is? (-_-x) 

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My apologies again!

8 ways to wear your favourite shawl/scarf

Hello everyone! I’m back with my new, favourite shawl (the knitted Sunday Market Shawl) and the 8 different ways to wear it! It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the same shawl, because I’m sure you have a big scarf or old shawl waiting for you in a corner of your closet.



Let’s explore the 8 looks together! Use this figure and other photos to guide yourselves!

NOTE: Pardon that black suitcase in the background of the photos. It's my housemate's. (-_-X)

Look 1

Wrap the length of the shawl around your body and tuck in the ends. Secure and cinch your waist with a belt.

Look 2

Tie ends A and B together. Tie ends C and D together. Put your hands through the 2 small loops created from the tied ends. Wear it as a baggy cardigan with the body of the shawl resting on your shoulders.

Look 3

Tie ends A and D together. Hang the shawl on your neck, with the knot positioned behind the neck.

Look 4

1. Position shawl
2. Bring the top ends of the shawl to the centre of your chest and cross them
3. Twist the ends
4. Tie a knot and secure by tucking it in

Look 5

Create Look 3. Then tie ends B and C together in front of you. Move the new knot to your back. A nice keyhole will be formed at the back.

Look 6

1. Position the shawl on your shoulders
2. Hold on to the 2 ends in front of you
3. Tie the 2 ends together at your back
4. This is how it looks behind

Look 7

Just wind the shawl around your neck haphazardly to create a natural drape.

Look 8

If all else fails, just let the shawl hang on your shoulders.


Isn’t that easy? I hope the pictures make the instructions easier to follow. I’m sure some of you definitely know of more ways to wear a simple shawl like this. These are just the 8 ways that I thought of at the point of the photo-taking.


I personally find Look 2 very inspiring! It’s easy to add different layers to create a different look. This is how I wore Look 2 the other day… when I was in school blogging about the Sunday Market Shawl for the first time.

Sunglasses: No brand from DFO, A$10
Shawl: DIY knitted Sunday Market Shawl
Cropped Cream Cardigan: Paper Scissors, A$9.99 (discounted price!)
Beaded Wooden Necklace: Pinched it from my Mum’s jewellery box
White Long Sleeves Top: Cotton On, A$7.50 (discounted price!)
Indigo Skinny Jeans: Kmart, A$29
Black Boots: Kmart, A$29

FO: Sunday Market Shawl

Knitting in progress

Love the gradual change in colours

This is the very first shawl that I have knitted and you know what, it's gonna be my favourite. I just know it.

I got the pattern from Knit Fish via Ravelry. (By the way, my Ralvery username is gwenstella.) When I saw the yardage required to complete this shawl, I immediately thought, "ah, the perfect project for my 2 miserable balls of variegated green Beauty yarn that I bought from Spotlight a year ago!"

You see, some knitters, like me, have this very bad habit of buying yarns on sale and not knowing what to do with them. The yarn was at a discounted price of just A$1 per ball!!! Who could resist? So I got 2 green ones and 2 purple ones. Now I am just wondering if I should make the same shawl for someone using the other 2 purple ones.

The pattern is actually an ingenious idea of dropping stitches in the LAST ROW. I was initially confused by the pattern because I just did another drop-stitch scarf a while ago. But as you can tell from the numerous comments under the post on Knit Fish, many people were confused too.

And just another pointer for people who are thinking of casting on, you will have to think about having a stretchy bind-off (in addition to a loose cast on). The stretchy armstrong bind-off by Bella Knitting worked like a charm for me.

Blocking in progress and with the stitches dropped

Last but not least, please do not be lazy, BLOCK THE FINAL PRODUCT! I have to admit that I was really tempted to NOT block at all. I have never been very used to blocking stuff because I have only been making hats and scarves all this while. But boy am I glad that I blocked. It turned out so beautiful. (For non-knitters, blocking refers to stretching the knitted product into the optimal shape and size, then making it stay by steam-pressing it. The method of blocking will vary, depending on the type of fibre used. Anyway I am not an expert in this field and I shall not dwell too much on this topic lest I embarrass myself in any way.)

Last but not least, I will also be writing a tutorial on how to wear this shawl in 8 different ways!!! Hee hee hee, you can tell how much I really love this shawl.

P.S.: This is getting kind of awkward because I am writing this in the school's library with a coursemate sitting next to me. To make things worse, I am actually currently wearing this shawl. (-_-x)