Gros Morne Shawl
About this Design:
Named for the national park on the western coast of Newfoundland, Gros Morne, which is the second largest national park in Canada.
This triangular shawl with centre panel is knit from bottom up. The edging brings to mind the horizontal branches of the coastal tuckamore pine trees while the body pattern was selected for its evocation of pine cones. The colour was selected to reflect the deep blue-greens of evergreen stands (white spruce and balsam fir trees) and the sprinkling of beads adds a slight shimmer.
The shawl highlights the luster and drape inherent in the longwool fibres of the Blue Faced Leicester fibre. If substituting yarn, select a wool blend that has contains silk to achieve the same amount of drape.
Skills Required:
Other Tools:
Yarn: 756 yards/692 meters of wool fingering weight yarn that knits up to 8 sts/inch.
Shown In:
Georgian Bay Fibre Company ‘Bayfield Fingering’, (378 yards/346 meters; 100% Bluefaced Leicester wool; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein). 2 skeins in Severn Spruce. (This yarn was formerly called Hennessy Fingering)
Czech 8/0 Seed beads, Opaque Green Iris (#65201006) from www.beadfx.com
Note: This pattern is also available in the Northern Landscapes, part 2 ebook.
Named for the national park on the western coast of Newfoundland, Gros Morne, which is the second largest national park in Canada.
This triangular shawl with centre panel is knit from bottom up. The edging brings to mind the horizontal branches of the coastal tuckamore pine trees while the body pattern was selected for its evocation of pine cones. The colour was selected to reflect the deep blue-greens of evergreen stands (white spruce and balsam fir trees) and the sprinkling of beads adds a slight shimmer.
The shawl highlights the luster and drape inherent in the longwool fibres of the Blue Faced Leicester fibre. If substituting yarn, select a wool blend that has contains silk to achieve the same amount of drape.
Skills Required:
- Knitting Lace
- Working with charts
- Working with beads
- Blocking
Other Tools:
- Stitch markers (26)
- 250 size 8/0 (hole size approximately 1 mm) Czech seed beads (www.beadfx.com)
- 1 Crochet hook 0.6-0.7 mm, small enough to fit through holes in beads
- Glow line tape (to mark current row on charts/instructions).
- Fine cotton thread in contrasting colour for life-lines
- Small stitch holder (1)
- Tapestry needle
- Blocking wires and Tpins
Yarn: 756 yards/692 meters of wool fingering weight yarn that knits up to 8 sts/inch.
Shown In:
Georgian Bay Fibre Company ‘Bayfield Fingering’, (378 yards/346 meters; 100% Bluefaced Leicester wool; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein). 2 skeins in Severn Spruce. (This yarn was formerly called Hennessy Fingering)
Czech 8/0 Seed beads, Opaque Green Iris (#65201006) from www.beadfx.com
Note: This pattern is also available in the Northern Landscapes, part 2 ebook.
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