BOUGAINVILLEA SHAWL
“The pinks, purples and oranges of bougainvillea flowers remind me of tropical countries and colourful landscapes,” says designer Kate Alinari.
■ DY Choice Apollo (85% acrylic, 15% wool,
300g/870m), 1 ball of Mars (05))
■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook
■ Clover large tassel maker or 20x20cm
(7 x7 in) piece of cardboard
■ 10 stitch markers
TENSION
18sts x 8 rows (blocked) to measure 10x10cm (4X4in) over tr using a 4mm hook
MEASUREMENTS
180cmx72cm (70 x28 in)
ABBREVIATIONS
Canework st Yrh twice, insert hook in next st, yrh and pull up loop, yrh and pull through 2 loops, (you will have 3 loops on your hook), keeping these 3 loops on your hook, skip next st, tr in next st, (yrh and pull through 2 loops) twice, ch1, tr in the front loop and next loop of last tr worked
For a full list, see page 92
NOTES
The shawl has a right angle triangle shape. It’s worked in rows, turning every row. Make the body first, then work the border and finally sew the tassels. Make the turning chs loosely to ensure the edging is not too tight.
The shawl is made alternating tr sections and Canework st sections. The following instructions show how to make the shawl as shown, but you can personalise yours by increasing or decreasing the number of rows in each section.
SHAWL BODY
The body is worked from a corner, starting with a few sts and increasing every two rows. All odd rows are increase rows. See our website for an example of Canework stitch.
Row 1 Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), tr in third ch from hook, turn.
Row 2 Ch3, tr in each st across, turn.
Row 3 Ch3, 2tr in first st, tr in each st across, turn.
Rows 4-27 Repeat (Rows 2 and 3) 12 times. [28 tr]
Row 28 Ch4 (counts as a st throughout), dtr in next st, work Canework st across to last 2