Forest fair

Go for a wander in this ethereal moss-coloured shawl from DROPS

YOU WILL NEED

• DROPS Alpaca (100% alpaca, 50g/167m) 5 balls of Olive Mix (7233)
• A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook

For yarn stockists contact Wool Warehouse 01926 882818 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION

Tension is not critical, but it may affect the yarn quantities required

MEASUREMENTS

Shawl measures approx 148x59cm (5814x23%4in) across widest points

ABBREVIATIONS

bobble Yrh, insert hook in st/sp, yrh and pull up a loop, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook *yrh twice insert hook in same st/sp, yrh and pull up a loop, (yrh and pull through 2 loops) twice; rep from * twice more, yrh, insert hook in same st/sp, yrh and pull up a loop, yrh and pull through 2 loops, yrh and pull through all loops on hook

For a full list, see page 94

Create something beautiful to treasure forever with a shawl that looks like it came straight out of a romantic fairy tale.

NOTES

Shawl is worked in row throughout.

SHAWL

Ch5 and ss in last ch from hook to form a loop.

Row 1 (RS) Ch7 (counts as dtr, ch3 throughout), (dc in loop, ch6) twice, dc in loop, ch3, dtr in loop, turn. [5 sts, 2 ch-6 sps, 2 ch-3 sps]

Row 2 (WS) Ch7, dc in first ch-3 sp, (ch6, dc in next ch-sp) 3 times, ch3, dtr in fourth ch of beg ch-7 of row below, turn. [6 sts, 3 ch-6 sps, 2 ch-3 sps]

Row 3 Ch7, dc in first ch-3 sp, *ch6, (dc, ch6, dc, ch6) in next ch-sp, dc in next ch-sp; rep from * once more, ch3, dtr in fourth ch of beg ch-7 of row below, turn. [9 sts, 6 ch-6 sps, 2 ch-3 sps]

Row 4 Ch7, dc in first ch-3 sp, (ch6, dc in next ch-sp) 7 times, ch3, dtr in fourth ch of beg ch-7 of row below, turn. [10 sts, 7 ch-6 sps, 2 ch-3 sps]