Recently I was given a skein of beautiful blue yarn by yarncandy that I fell in love with. It’s her Silk Merino fingering which is wonderful to work with and lovely to touch. It inspired me to design a shawl and I have spent the past couple of weeks working on the project.
Here are a few pics I took this morning in our lovely spring weather.
The green version is the test knit using Handmaiden Casbah in moss.
The Calais Shawl is a free pattern. Here’s the link Calais Shawl Pattern
purl bumps ..... 
VERY pretty pattern! Thanks a lot for making it free. Both colors are just lovely.
By: Lorna on March 23, 2010
at 6:08 pm
What a lovely combination of lace stitches. Thank for writing it all up and for your generosity!
By: clairVoyance on March 23, 2010
at 11:07 pm
very nice pattern. thanks for making it free
By: hafsa on March 24, 2010
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Great work. It’s lovely. I’ll be making one up. I’m glad you have now “published” a design and I’m looking forward to many more.
By: Frauke on March 24, 2010
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Oh, and not only have you designed a beautiful shawl, offering the pattern for free, but you maintain a lovely place to visit as well. Thank you, once again.
Toni a.k.a. cookknitsoap at ravelry
By: Toni on March 26, 2010
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Love this pattern! When I first started I couldn`t stop. Pure addiction. Thank`s a lot:-))
By: Tuo on April 2, 2010
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love the pattern can’t wait to make it too bad spring is here
By: joy Fortune on April 2, 2010
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By: journey along…… « purl bumps ….. on April 20, 2010
at 12:58 pm
The shawl looks beautiful. Thank you for your gift.
By: Cindy on May 4, 2010
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at 10:17 am
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By: Hi There Hammy » A Holiday Preview on December 6, 2011
at 10:35 am
Hi 😉 can you recomend another yarn then merino silk ? Dont like using merino due to the mulesing of the sheeps.
Thanks.
By: Sølvi Bastesen on March 1, 2012
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Hi Solvi
Any fingering weight yarn will work with this pattern.
By: spinnyknitter on March 1, 2012
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[…] the picture below is her first design (ever!) in one of my early on hand dyed yarns. It’s a free pattern if you’re interested. The rest of them can be seen on her blog and ravelry too. Gosh, I […]
By: Spanish Rivercat & All About Teal | Sweet Fiber Designs on March 25, 2012
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Thank you for this free pattern. This is going to be my first shawl as it does not look too hard.
By: Carol Bennison on March 29, 2012
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By: A new trip to Calais… « purl bumps ….. on May 29, 2012
at 1:40 pm
Hi
I just downloaded this pattern. Thanks!!! It’s really nice
By: Tonje on October 10, 2012
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You are very welcome, Tonje
By: spinnyknitter on October 11, 2012
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I love the shawl. I have one question. I was reading over the pattern and I didn’t see a gauge.( Maybe I over looked it.) What is gauge for this pattern.?
By: kbatten67 on May 16, 2013
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The gauge is 20 stitches to 4 inches over stocking stitch, unblocked
The gauge is not critical but may affect yardage required.
By: spinnyknitter on May 16, 2013
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Thank you so much. Your pattern will be my first attempt knitting a shawl. This design is beautiful and I’m excited about starting it.
By: kbatten67 on May 16, 2013
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Happy knitting!
By: spinnyknitter on May 16, 2013
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