This design was originally inspired by happy childhood memories of brambling (picking blackberries) down country lanes with my mother and sister as a child, and followed by the making of bramble and apple jelly. However, the little detail bobbles look more like rosehips to me, which I also gather in the autumn to make syrup.

This is a fun shawl to knit with just enough going on. The bobbles lie flatter than cabled bobbles, looking more like nupps but are so much easier to make. You may scatter the rosehips as per the sample or however you think looks good - the ‘rosehip’ sizes and positions are not critical and do not need to be rigidly adhered to.

Yarn
Miss Babs Big Silk
60% Merino Wool, 40% Cultivated Silk; 540 yd/8.8 oz (494 m/250 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in Catherine.
Or approximately 500 yards/460 meters of worsted weight yarn.

Finished Measurements
Length (longest edge): 70”/175 cm
Length (cabled edge): 59”/147.5 cm
Depth (bind-off edge): 22”/55 cm

Needles
US 7 4.5 mm straight needles or circular needle, 24”/60 cm or longer or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 18 stitches and 24 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.
Unblocked: 19 stitches and 24 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
Cable needle
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle