The Open doors shawl is inspired by John Creed’s stunning metal security gates which are located at The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow.

Beginning with a triangle shape, the shawl extends outwards into two rectangles. The overall shape is similar to a large triangle with the centre cut out.

The stitch patterns extend from the triangle into both rectangles. The same stitch patterns are worked throughout the shawl sections, creating a series of straight and diagonal lines that appear to change direction.

Size
51cm/20in (triangle centre depth) × 102cm/40in (outer edge, from triangle point to rectangle end point) × 70cm/27½in (inner edge, from centre back of neck to rectangle end point) × 19cm/7½in (rectangle width)

Yarn
Irish Artisan Yarn (IAY) hand-dyed 4ply yarn (65-per-cent superwash merino, 20-per-cent bamboo, 15-per-cent silk, 350m/383yd per 100g skein)
Shade Greyabbey; 2 × 100g skeins