BELLHEATHER SHAWL
Texture comes first in Bellheather, from its travelling stitches and borders of star stitch leaves to delicate bud motifs. The design takes its name from the bell-shaped blossoms of wild heather found across late summer moorlands.
The shawl is worked from tip to tip with increases along one edge for the first half of the pattern and mirrored decreases for the second. Directions are both charted and written out.
Although shown in DK weight, this pattern can be worked with different yarn weights and with a wide range of yardages. Just weigh your yarn at the beginning of work, increase until there’s roughly half left, then start decreasing!
YARN
DK weight yarn, 150 (280, 430)yds / 137 (256, 393)m
This pattern is easy to adjust to another weight and yardage
Solid to tonal colorways will show the stitch pattern best
Sample shawl: Cashmere + Silk Lace by Bare Naked Wools (50% cashmere, 50% silk; 430yds / 393m, 1.75oz / 50g)
held triple for DK gauge, color Cream
NEEDLES
US 6 / 4mm needles, straight or circular
Choose the size needed to obtain the gauge to fit into the specified yardage or adjust to fit the desired yarn (in this case required yardage and finished size will vary)
GAUGE
26sts and 34 rows in 4" / 10cm in stockinette, unblocked
24sts and 32 rows in 4" / 10cm in stockinette, blocked
Is not crucial and can be changed to match the desired yarn
NOTIONS
Blocking tools - very important!
Kitchen scales for weighing yarn if adjusting yardage
Tapestry needle
Cardboard for tassels
SIZES
Small (Medium, Large), adjustable
Length 42.5 (57.5, 66.1)" / 108 (146, 168)cm plus tassels
Width at the widest point 5.9 (7.9, 9.4)" / 15 (20, 24)cm
Shown in size Medium
Size will change depending on your gauge, yardage, and number of pattern repeats
