This graceful and lacy shawl is named after Bemersyde Hill and its surrounding stretches of woodlands in the Scottish Borders, where Walter Scott used to walk and admire the amazing views. In the autumn, the trees in the sheltered woods on the way to the hill softly, and very quietly, shed their leaves, which fall slowly down around walkers, lending a beautiful and peacefully eerie touch to the landscape.

Samira’s design uses a simple lace pattern to recreate the dainty leaves slowly falling around the shoulders of its wearer. Bemersyde Shawl is knitted from the bottom up and comes in two sizes. The shorter version uses one skein and fits cosily around the shoulders and neck, whilst the larger version uses two skeins, for a full, all-over wrap-around experience in beautifully soft lace.

Sizes 1 (2)
Approximate at widest points, after blocking:

• Finished Width: approximately 110 (180) cm / 43.25 (70.75) in
• Finished Depth: 58 (105) cm / 22.75 (43.25) in

Block your swatch according to the finishing directions before measuring.
The tension is not critical for this project but will affect the amount of yarn used and the size of the finished shawl.

Size 1
Ripples Crafts Suilven, fingering / 4ply, 60% Superwash Merino, 20% Yak, 20% Silk, 366 m / 400 yds per 100g skein

Autumn Heather; 1 skein

Size 2
Cookston Crafts, fingering / 4ply, 60% Superwash Merino, 20% Yak, 20% Silk, 366 m / 400 yds per 100g skein

Copper Kettle; 2 skeins

OR in 4ply yarn which knits to the specified tension and has stitch definition and drape.