Launched at Wonderwool 2018, this triangular shawl is designed to make the most of one beautiful 100g skein of hand dyed sock yarn by pairing it with a complementary solid shade in a commercial yarn. It is called Caribbean because most of the test knitting was done on holiday on Grenada where the tropical sunshine really brought out the vibrant colours.

For the version shown in the pictures, the main colour is Woolly Wumpkins merino/nylon sock yarn in Kaleidoscopic Rainbow and the contrast colour is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply sock yarn in Liquorice. The solid black commercial yarn makes the perfect foil for the riot of colour in the hand dyed yarn.

The shawl is worked in garter stitch throughout with simple shaping so that nothing distracts the eye from the amazing colour patterns that develop as the stitch count changes. It starts with the square motif worked in the round that we developed for our Tessellating Tiles blanket (also launched at Wonderwool 2018). Chevrons and stripes worked flat are then built up from this motif to make a striking geometric pattern.