Inspired by those beautiful Islands on the Atlantic Ocean across the coast

of Quebec Province in beautiful Canada.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
Madeleine Islands Shawl is a rectangular shawl full of beautiful lace textures that mimics seashells and the movement of the Ocean and sand. The details of the shawl beautifully showcase hand dyed colourways. The pattern is written for 5 colours, but you can knit it using a fade kit, you can use less colours or even using just one colour. If you are using multiple colours, I recommend for colour C and D to use similar colours, so they will fade beautifully. For the tassels you can use the yarn you used for the broderie or a different yarn.
The Madeleine Islands Shawl is perfect for those single skeins you probably have in your stash!

The pattern has video tutorials that I hope they help you if you have any doubt.<3

YARN
Fingering weight yarn.
Colour A - Approx. 366 meters (400 yards)
Colour B - Approx. 60 meters (65.6 yards)
Colour C - Approx. 366 meters (400 yards)
Colour D - Approx. 366 meters (400 yards)
Colour E - Approx. 366 meters (400 yards)
SHOWN IN :
Colour A - Cove (weathered copper/ teal) La Bien Aimée, Merino Singles (100% superwash merino)
Colour B - Bois Flotte (warm light gray) La Bien Aimée, Merino Singles (100% superwash merino)
Colour C - Driftwood Graffitti (off white / orange) La Bien Aimee, Merino Singles (100% superwash merino)
Colour D - Metallurgy (silver/bronze) Northbound Knitting, Merino Singles (70% superwash merino, 30% silk )
Colour E - San Tokki (brown/purple/gray/orange) La Bien Aimee, Merino Singles (100% superwash merino)

NOTE: I suggest you C and D should be pretty similar, like a fade, they will fade at the center of the shawl, or you can use only 1 colour for yarn C and D.

IMPORTANT: Make sure your yarn is the same weight as the pattern. If your yarn is plumper, it might not pass through the hole of the bead the pattern calls for.

NEEDLES
2 sets of 4 mm/ US 6 circular in 40” / 100 cm length or size needed to obtain gauge .
(I think you will be more comfortable knitting with lace and metal needles)

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, stitch markers (optional), glass beads (optional for the seashell lace pattern) 6/0 E (63 if you add them only in one section or 126 if you add them in both seashell sections, a small crochet hook that will pass through the bead’s hole ( 0.60 mm)
For the tassels (optional), glass beads 6/0 E, and any beads you like (make sure they are not too heavy weight), strong thread for sewing or silk thread and a regular sewing needle.
Blocking mats or a towel, pins and blocking wires.

GAUGE
1 1/2 seashells pattern repeat x 15 rows = 10 cm /4” after wet block flat.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: From CO to BO 224 cm / 88.1”.
Width: 53 cm / 20.8”. (After blocking)