The Elegant Ellen shawl is worked from the top-down using two colours of fingering weight yarn. I designed this shawl as a birthday gift for my friend Ellen’s 50th birthday. She is an accomplished and very elegant businesswoman, often dressed in high-end suits for important international meetings - often paired with Doc Martens boots. Just like Ellen, this shawl has an elegant base with playful notes to let her bubbly and fun personality shine through.

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SHAWL A (pink/red):
Main colour (MC): 2 balls of Tahiti Schachenmayr, colour 07646: 50 g/280 m (1,76 oz/306 yd) per ball (99% cotton, 1% Polyester)

Contrast colour (CC): 3 balls of Jasmine 8/4 Kinna Textil, colour 416: 200 g/680 m (7 oz/744 ys) per ball. (100% cotton)

I recommend using a solid colour as CC, to allow the lace pattern to show.

SHAWL B (Beige/Green):
Main colour (MC): 2 balls of Sandnes Garn Tynn Alpakka, no 9573: 50 g/166 m (1,76 oz/182 ys) per ball (65% Alpaca, 35% Wool)

Contrast colour (CC): 3 balls of Sandnes Garn Tynn
Alpakka no 2650 (specifications as above)

SHAWL C (Green/Blue):
Main colour (MC): 1 ball of Zauberball100 colourway 2168 evergreen: 100 g/ 400 m (3.53 oz/437 ys) per ball
(100% Wool - Merino)

Contrast colour (CC): 2 balls Colori colourway 01:
50 g/ 250 m (1.76 oz/273 ys) per ball
(55% Wool, 25% Linen/Flax, 20% Silk)