The Cardiff Bay Shawl from Emma’s book, A Knitter’s Guide to Shawl Design, is inspired by the beautiful textures and colours surrounding the Welsh National Assembly building in Cardiff, Wales. As well as by looking out across the Bay and up to the rooftops of the surrounding buildings, a great deal of inspiration can be found by looking down at the ground; in this case, a small section of paving provides the detailed inspiration for the stitch patterns. The resulting shawl design combines texture and openwork to represent the intersecting paving patterns.

Yarns
Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100-per-cent American merino wool, 192m/210yd per 50g ball)
Yarn A: Nocturne; 2 × 50g skeins
Yarn B: Mesa; 2 × 50g skeins
Yarn amounts given are based on average requirements and are approximate.

Tension
12sts × 12 rows to 5cm × 4cm over Pattern A, using 4mm needles
12sts × 12 rows to 5cm × 3cm over Pattern B, using 4mm needles
24sts × 30 rows to 10cm × 10cm over stocking-stitch pattern, using 4mm needles