Malin by Arne & Carlos (EN) Scarf Knitting Pattern

Malin Wrap by Arne & Carlos

What is Being Made

Malin is a knitted wrap designed by Arne & Carlos and published by Rowan. This is a rectangular wrap measuring 53 cm (20¾ inches) wide and 168 cm (66¼ inches) long, making it a generous accessory suitable for draping around the shoulders or wearing as a shawlette. The wrap combines colorwork patterning with textured stitch work to create visual interest and dimension.

Craft and Techniques

This is a knitting project classified as intermediate difficulty. The wrap employs several key knitting techniques:

• Moss stitch – used for the border edges throughout the wrap, creating a textured, bumpy fabric that frames the central design
• Stockinette stitch – used for yarn B (the main background color) sections worked from the charted pattern
• Reverse stockinette stitch – used for all non-yarn B stitches in the charted pattern, creating contrast against the stockinette sections
• Colorwork from chart – the wrap features a 107-stitch wide chart pattern that is worked over 290 rows, allowing for intricate multi-color design
• Increases and decreases – the pattern includes make-one (M1) increases worked early in the wrap and purl two together (P2tog) decreases worked near the completion, shaping the piece

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined in strategic ways:

• Knit (K) and Purl (P) – the basic building blocks, combined in moss stitch (alternating K1, P1) for textured edges
• Stockinette stitch – created by alternating knit rows on the right side with purl rows on the wrong side
• Reverse stockinette stitch – the inverse, with purl stitches showing on the right side
• Make-one (M1) increase – used to expand the stitch count from 100 to 115 stitches
• Purl two together (P2tog) decrease – used to reduce stitches back to 100 before casting off
• Charted colorwork – stitches are worked in different yarn colors according to a detailed chart pattern

Materials

The wrap is worked using Rowan Norwegian Wool, a 50-gram yarn weight. The pattern calls for six coordinating colors:

• Cloud Dancer 014 (1 ball) – yarn A
• Wind Chime 010 (7 balls) – yarn B, the primary color used throughout
• Emerald 017 (2 balls) – yarn C
• Golden Nugget 012 (1 ball) – yarn D
• Ribbon Red 018 (1 ball) – yarn E
• Daphne 011 (1 ball) – yarn F

The project requires one pair of 3¾mm (US size 5) knitting needles. The recommended tension is 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) measured over the pattern using these needles, ensuring the wrap achieves its intended finished dimensions.

Pattern Structure

The wrap begins with casting on 100 stitches in yarn B and establishing moss stitch borders. Increases are worked early to expand the stitch count to 115, accommodating the 107-stitch wide charted pattern with 4-stitch moss stitch borders on each side. The charted colorwork section spans 290 rows of detailed pattern work. After completing the chart, the knitter returns to stockinette stitch with moss stitch edges, then works decreases to return to 100 stitches before casting off. The finished piece is pressed and finished according to standard Rowan guidelines.