The Colour Box Shawl was inspired by the shadows of colour seen in glaciers and reflected in snow. The shawl has a deep border of lace and then transitions into the box motif. The shawl is knit using 4 strands of laceweight throughout and the coloured squares are knit holding an additional strand of laceweight (5 strands).

This is a great piece to use up leftover bits of laceweight yarn.

This pattern is the eight release in Northern Landscape, Part 3. More than half the collection is now released. To learn more about the collection, scroll to the bottom of these notes.

Patterns in Northern Landscapes, part three are available individually or as part of collection. During the pre-order period, the ebook is available at a special, discounted price of $24.95. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the rest of the patterns will be published. Once all the patterns have been released individually, the eBook version of the patterns will be uploaded (tentatively release date - March 2023). At that time the price of the eBook rises to $35.95 (full retail price of the individual patterns is approximately $90).

The Northern Landscapes collection, part one is available here and Northern Landscapes collection, part two is available here.

Pattern is 7 pages.

Skills Required:

• Working with multiple strands of yarn held together (marled knitting)
• Working increases and decreases
• Working intarsia
• Working with charts and written instructions
• Blocking

Finished Size (blocked): 92.5“/235 cm long by 30”/76 cm wide

Other Tools:

• Stitch markers - 7
• Tapestry Needle

Yarn
9,344 yards/8,544 meters of laceweight yarn knit with 4 strands held together (2,336 yards/2,163 meters each strand) that knits up to 4-4.5 sts/inch (equivalent of a worsted weight yarn).

78 1-yard/1-meter lengths of laceweight yarn in your choice of colours.

Shown In:
The sample was knit 4 strands of cashmere 2/28 NM held together:

ColourMart ‘Cashmere 2/28NM Lace Weight’, (100% cashmere, 2,264 yards/2,070 meters; 5.29 oz/150 grams per skein). 4 shades of cream.

A variety of laceweight yarns (78 1-yard/1-metre lengths).

About the Collection:
During the summer of 2014, I traveled to Newfoundland, to the arctic coastal tundra region where the Vikings had the first European settlement in North America. Such gorgeous landscape! It’s inspired a collection focused around the landscape of this area of Newfoundland and its geological cousins in Iceland and coastal Ireland. I’ve been lucky enough to visit all three places over the past 15 years. I find the remote and stark landscapes inspiring – nature has such beautiful lines and movement.

During my visit to Newfoundland’s Great Northern Penninsula (the location of the first Viking settlement in North America) inspiration struck quite quickly and before the week was out, I had the core ideas for the Northern Landscapes collection. This accessory collection of 30-40 pieces focuses on shawls/stoles, scarves, hats, and cowls. I knew right away that the beautiful, natural colours and textures of Bare Naked Wools paired perfectly with this landscape. The collection also features indie dyers, focusing on colours drawn from the three landscapes.

The collection will be released in multiple parts and will be available as ebooks or individual patterns. Part one was published in August 2015, part two was published over 2016/17 and the patterns in part three are releasing throughout 2020 to 2023.