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The Knitting designer, Jem Arrowsmith, from Olive Tree Knits, designed an exclusive shawl pattern for my hand spun silk yarn. The name 'Silkie Shawl' reflects my Celtic heritage as it has it's roots in the Celtic legend of the Selkies, which has alternative spellings of Silkies, Selchies or Roane. A Silkie is a mythical sea-maiden who sheds her seal skin on land and keeps her cloak of fur safe for when she returns to the sea. Wrap yourself in your own Silkie Shawl and enter an enchanted tale of Celtic mythology.
Safety information
Please keep out of the reach of children as the kit contains small items such as; tiny seed beads, sharp items; circular knitting needles, a metal crochet hook and complimentary set of stitch markers. Silk yarn, complimentary wash sample.
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Full description
The Silkie Shawl Knitting Kit
Skill Level required:
Intermediate to Experienced
Colourway: Lilac
Yarn Yardage required to make the shawl: 332 yards (each skein is labelled with the amount of yards it contains).
Dimensions of completed blocked shawl:
56" / 142cm long
15.5" / 40cm depth
NB: DISCLAIMER
No matter what your skill level, please, please, PLEASE knit a test square first!
Knitting with pure silk yarn is very different to knitting with wool. Unlike wool, silk has no elasticity so you will need to knit a lot looser than you may be used to. I have allowed enough yardage in the skeins for you to knit the test square.
Knit a beautiful shawl from 100% pure Silk Yarn, that has been hand dyed and hand spun. The shawl incorporates Japanese seed beads to add that special sparkle. The shawl would look lovely with a bridesmaids dress or if you contact me I will accept a commission to spin a natural ( white ) kit for knitting a bridal shawl. The kit would make an ideal gift for experienced knitters.
It takes approximately 4 to 5 weeks to spin enough Silk Yarn to produce a kit, so if you want to commission a kit for a bridal shawl or multiples of a particular colour for bridesmaids please contact me.
Kit Contents:
4 x 25g (Approx.) 2 ply lace weight, hand spun, Mulberry Silk Yarn
4mm KnitPro circular knitting needles, 120cm length
0.75mm KnitPro steel crochet hook
Tube 4mm seed beads
The Silkie Shawl Knitting Pattern
Spare pattern chart
Designed by Bernadette Witchalls in Cambridgeshire
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