The Maktub Shawl is a generous, very comfortable design to wear: it sits nicely on the shoulders and is easy to style—over a coat when you’re heading out, over a dress, or over a simple tee. It’s one of those pieces that stays with you through every season.
It was a very special collaboration with Mariana Fontana (@corazondvellon), who presented it at Barcelona Knits. The piece you see in the photos travelled with us to the festival and was knitted by Celeste (@celecuervita), one of the pattern testers.
Crocheted, it combines texture and structure in a very organic way for the maker: it has rhythm, repetition, and at the same time it stays engaging from start to finish.
The yarn: Merino de la Patagonia DK
For this version we chose Merino de la Patagonia DK, dyed with yerba mate.
It’s a traceable Patagonian merino wool, sourced from flocks managed under animal welfare and environmental regeneration standards. We spin it in small batches in our mill, with a firm twist that gives excellent stitch definition while preserving the softness of the fibre.
In this design in particular, the combination of the technique and the yarn results in a shawl with beautiful drape—structured, yet flexible and easy to adapt to different styles.
The dye: yerba mate
There’s one dye we return to again and again in our dye pots: yerba mate. 🌿
It’s a plant from our region, rich in tannins. It’s very generous with its colours and never stops surprising us, offering a palette that can range from soft greens to warm yellows, sometimes shifting towards greyer tones, and other times towards warmer browns.
The shawl you see in the photos is crocheted with Merino de la Patagonia DK in the colour Pastizal Pampeano. Each dye bath is slightly different, and that subtle variation is part of the charm of working in small scale with botanical dyes.
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If you feel like making your own version of this shawl, here are the practical details:
📌 Pattern: Maktub Shawl by Mariana Fontana (@corazondvellon)
🧶 Yarn: Merino de la Patagonia DK
📏 Quantity: 4 skeins
🧵 Technique: crochet
🔸 Hook: 4.5 mm
✨ Level: beginner-friendly (with video support)
You can get the Maktub Shawl pattern directly through Mariana’s platforms: Instagram, her Store, and Ravelry.
And the yarn is available on our website: Merino de la Patagonia DK, or through our stockists.
