Is winter your favourite time for a stroll on the beach? Eathie captures that stark palette - the black of dried seaweed, the cream of seafoam and the steel grey of the sea - to wrap the ocean’s peace around you. Starting from a single point, gentle waves and lacy chevrons spread out like the vast horizon.

Eathie uses three undyed skeins of yarn from three individual sheep local to the region, and is easy to adapt to use up every scrap of your precious yarn.

Sizes
Directions are given for working the shawl in 4ply or heavy DK/worsted weight yarn. The construction of the shawl means that it is easy to adapt to any size and gauge without doing any maths. Simply carry on knitting until it is big enough (or you run out of yarn!)

Yarn

MC / CC1 / CC2: 180m / 195 yds semi-solid or solid coloured 4ply or fingering weight yarn, in three contrasting colours.

Black Isle Yarns Eathie Shawl Kit, Orrinside Flock, 180 m / 195 yes per 60g.
MC: Double Cream, 1 skein
CC1: Hazy Charcoal, 1 skein
CC2: Rugged Grey, 1 skein

or
MC / CC1 / CC2: 200 m / 220 yds semi-solid or solid coloured DK or light worsted weight yarn, in three contrasting colours.

Black Isle Yarns Eathie Shawl Kit, Shetland, 200 m / 220 yds per 100-110g.
MC: White, 1 skein
CC1: Toffee Crisp, 1 skein
CC2: Misty Grey, 1 skein

Techniques
Simple lace knitting, increases, decreases and yarn overs, reading a chart.

Notions

Tapestry needle