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The deep Norwegian fjords, the moody and volatile Oresund Strait, the icy Baltic… With its striking, ripple-like lace pattern extending down the middle, HAVET is a nod to the Scandinavian waters.

ONE SIZE
Approx 165cm/65” wide x 77cm/30½” deep

CONSTRUCTION
This triangular shawl is worked flat from the top down, with increases incorporated into the lace section, and at the corners of the plain sections.
Instructions on how to incorporate lace and a colour switch into the wings of Havet can be found in this blog post.

YARN
John Arbon Harvest Hues 4-ply (fingering; 65% organic Falklands merino / 35% zwarbles; 400 m / 436 yds per 100g skein)
A (centre panel): Woad (dark blue) - 1 skein
B (wings): Blue Spruce (blue-green) - 2 skeins

Yarn Alternatives
This shawl is designed for a fingering weight yarn. The tension is intended to be loose, so the resulting fabric is quite lacy with excellent drape.
Different fibres give different results. A lofty, non-superwash wool such as the Harvest Hues “blooms” with blocking, fluffing out into the gaps between the stitches as it does so. Your shawl will be warm and cosy, but you might need to block it more than once to obtain the desired dimensions and drape.
Superwash yarns are smooth and dense, and have less of a tendency to ping back. They are easier to block for this design. They won’t fill out like a non-SW wool, so your shawl will be much more net-like. Perfect for mid-season or mild winter weather.
This design also provides a great opportunity for experimenting with different textures. For example, you could make the centre panel in a fluffy mohair or suri alpaca, and use something smoother for the “wings” of the shawl.

Yardage required
Centre Panel: 200 m / 218 yds
Wings: 800 m / 872 yds

HOOKS, NEEDLES + NOTIONS
3.0 mm hook, or as required to obtain gauge
2 removable stitch markers
Wool needle
Recommended but not essential: blocking wires

TECHNIQUES TO ENJOY
Filet lace
Extended Stitches
Stranded colourwork
Increasing

PATTERN INCLUDES
Two files: one optimised for mobile viewing, the other suitable for printing or viewing on large tablets.
Clear written instructions in UK terms
Stitch diagram
Professionally tech-edited instructions
UK to US term conversion chart

IMPORTANT
This is a lace shawl, so it must be blocked to open up the stitches fully.

SPECIAL THANKS
My deepest gratitude to John Arbon Textiles for providing yarn support for the original sample, and to Inside Crochet for commissioning this design.

ERRATA for version published in INSIDE CROCHET
Instructions for row 1 should be as follows
Row 1 (set-up row): miss 1 ch, (1tr, 1dc) in next ch, work row 1 of lace section in A, change to B2, (1dc, 1tr) in same ch as last lace sts just worked, turn. 25 sts
The version available for purchase here on Ravelry is up-to-date and error-free.