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A stunning shawl with a beautiful heart shaped stitch pattern. This light and airy shawl will definitely become a firm favourite. The heart nupps and bands of open lacework make this a truly special design. Using less than a single skein of laceweight yarn, this is quick to knit and perfect gifting material.

Ae Fond Kiss is a poem by Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous poet. It tells of his heartbreak after one of his many loves moved from Scotland to Jamaica to be with her estranged husband.

Suggested Yarn: Dye for Yarn MerSiCash Lace (70% Merino Wool, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere) 1050 m/1148 yds per 75g skein.

You may find it hard to work the heart nupps in Lace Pattern 2 with a very fluffy laceweight yarn (e.g. mohair blends) or a heavier weight yarn. We recommend including Lace Pattern 2 in your swatch to check your yarn before you start knitting the full shawl pattern.

Colourway: Burning Fuschia

Meterage: 600 m
Yardage: 656 yds

Dimensions (Metric):
45 cm x 160 cm

Dimensions (Imperial):
18” x 64”

Needles: 4 mm/US 6 80 cm/32” circular needle/pair of straight needles or as required to achieve correct gauge. We recommend using needles with as sharp a point as possible. We used ChiaoGoo Red Lace interchangeables.

Gauge: 16 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm/4” in garter stitch after blocking. Exact gauge is not essential.

Extras: Tapestry needle for weaving in loose ends, blocking wires, pins and blocking board for finishing, you may find it easier to work p7togs with a smaller size dpn.

Skills Required: knit, purl, yo, yo2, dropping yos, working heart nupps (video tutorial linked), working 1 over 1 stitches (video tutorial linked), cast on and bind off, working flat, blocking.

Many, many thanks to test knitters ratstuff, granka, Jollytoadstool, LeeLee24, Caam, NanetteF and Seaweedsarah.