This is a placeholder for the first of six upcoming secret shawl patterns in The Shawl Society 6. The collection is available to purchase here at the special Early Bird price of £10.95, available until the first shawl is revealed on Thursday, 23rd April, after which the collection price rises to £18. (Just a small thank you for joining me sight unseen.)

Each summer, a temporary structure appears on the lawn of Kensington Gardens. Each one is a grand flight of architectural fancy by someone building in the UK for the very first time. These designs are a breath of fresh, creative air. Playful, exuberant, full of meaning, and unconstrained by the practical, prosaic needs of buildings intended to endure for generations.
Even on the much smaller scale of knitting a shawl, that kind of freedom is inspiring. Some of our projects may be painstaking, precious heirlooms, where every stitch demands perfection. And some are simply a pleasure: picked up for the joy of the yarn in your hands, the rhythm of a stitch that carries you along effortlessly, the quiet satisfaction of an afternoon spent contentedly in your own company.
The Serpentine Pavilion shawl is an asymmetrical triangle, knit in fingering weight yarn. The body is worked in garter stitch, squishy and rhythmic and deeply satisfying to knit, with an easy but eye-catching cable border tracing a gently serpentine line along the finished edge.

Size
Medium

Finished Measurements
115cm (45”) length
92cm (36”) across cast-off edge

Yarn
Skein Australia ACM 38% Baby Alpaca, 37% Pima Cotton, 25% Merino, 400m/437yds per 100g skein, 1 x 100g skein,
Colourway: Sweet Cheeks

or

100g of fingering or sock weight yarn totaling approximately 400m/437yds.

Needles
4mm (US 6), 100cm (40”) long circular needles (or size to obtain gauge)

Notions
Tapestry needle
1 Stitch marker
1 cable needle

Gauge
16 sts/34 rows = 10cm (4”) in garter stitch after blocking

Field Notes From London
At first glance, today London seems like a hectic, hyper-urban landscape. But when you slow down and look through a different lens, a quieter side of the city reveals itself. The Shawl Society 6 collection is inspired by my field notes from a relaxed wander through London: the hidden corners, lively markets and leafy garden squares that the locals know and love.

Each design draws on subtle architectural textures, echoing the quiet geometry of bridges, brick terraces, and weathered cobblestones: winding lanes layered with centuries of brick and stone, ivy climbing old walls, and the graceful lines of cast-iron railings.

These shawls are designed to be calm, satisfying knits: simple stitches, subtle details, and plenty of space to enjoy the rhythm of the yarn in your hands. Each month a new pattern will be revealed, gradually building the collection. Choose your yarn, cast on, and see where the journey takes you.

This is a pre-sale, so before the first pattern drops, you will receive a placeholder PDF with all the info you need to prepare. Each pattern will then be automatically added to your Ravelry library (please make sure you’re logged in when you purchase the collection!)

Secret pattern release dates:

Shawl 1: Thursday 23rd April

Shawl 2: Thursday 21st May

Shawl 3: Thursday 25th June

Shawl 4: Thursday 23rd July

Shawl 5: Thursday 20th August

Shawl 6: Thursday 17th September