My mum is an expert mushroom forager and as a child I spent many a happy hour with her searching for edible varieties. One of our favourite spots was around Sallochy Bay, Loch Lomond where we even found chanterelles amongst the tree roots! My crescent-shaped shawl design is inspired by elements of a mushroom’s life cycle, from dormant spore to budding fruit.

The shawl is knitted lengthways in 3 continuous parts, starting with the Increase Wing, followed by the Shawl Centre and ending with the Decrease Wing. Short-row shaping is used to create extra width at the outer edge of the shawl.

In the first half of the shawl, C1 is used for the Large Eyelets and C2 is used for Straight and Wavy Eyelets, then both colours are reversed after the shawl mid-point. C3 is used for short rows and wavy eyelet highlights throughout the shawl.

SIZES
1 (2)

Finished width: 42 (62) cm / 16.5 (24.5) in
Finished top edge length: 172 (208) cm / 67.75 (82) in
Finished lower edge length: 214 (301) cm / 95 (118.5) in

Measurements are approximate and are given at widest points, after blocking.

YARN
Dystopic Fibre Hand Dyed 4 ply/ Fingering Yarn (75% Merino, 25% Nylon, approx. 420 m / 459 yds per 100g skein)

1 (2) skeins each in C1, C2, C3

Red/Blue Sample: shown in size 1
C1: Fly Agaric
C2: Midnight Cap
C3: Mycelium

Green/Blue Sample: shown in size 2
C1: Illumi-navy
C2: Green Bracket
C3: Succulescence

OR in 4 ply/fingering weight yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has similar drape, and stitch definition.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED
C1: 415 (454) m / 647 (707) yds
C2: 390 (427) m / 609 (665) yds
C3: 400 (438) m / 622 (680) yds

TECHNIQUES
Short row shaping, eyelets.