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

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

Construction

• The shawl is worked flat from tip to tip.
• Increases made along one side shape the first half of the shawl, and mirrored decreases - the second.
• The edges feature a column of star stitches resembling faux cables.
• You can adjust the size of the finished shawl by making fewer or more repeats of the pattern.
• Optional tassels can be added to the tips of the shawl for a more playful look.