When in Rome Shawl Kit - Choose your Colour

Buy the When in Rome Shawl kit and get the pattern for FREE*

Before purchasing this item please make a note of the yarn colour you would like included in the kit by visiting the Steni Vala yarn page.

Please make a note of the yarn name as you will be asked to specify this on the order. The yarn shown in the pattern pictures is Steni Vala - Shades of Caramel.

If your chosen yarn is not in stock your kit will be dyed to order for you so please allow up to 1 week for delivery (this will be longer for overseas).

This kit contains:

• Your choice of 1 x 100g skein of Steni Vala 4 ply yarn - 50% Silk / 50% merino
• 1 pattern (PDF or print)*
• 1 removable marker
• An organza project bag

In addition you will need**:

• 1 x 80-100cm 3.75mm circular needle

About this Pattern

One of the things I love to do when travelling is to take lots and lots of photographs of everything around me, focusing on small details or picking out patterns in architecture or landscapes in the hope that they could inspire a future knitting pattern. On a trip to Rome a few years ago and surrounded by so much history and art, I was spoilt for inspiration. When I got home and developed the photos, I kept coming back to one of a blue and gold door panel taken at St. Peter’s Basilica. I really liked the simple shape and the filigree patterns on each side. And so a design was born!

When in Rome is a top-down crescent shawl that embraces the beauty of lace right from the start. Working in set repeat sections the stitch pattern works to create solid sections of stockinette indented by circular filigrees.  These shapes continue all the way down the body where at the border they open out into lacy fans along the edge of the shawl. This pattern is a reminder to stop for a moment and take notice of the small intricacies that fill our world with beauty, be it in Rome, down your local street, or wherever your future travels may take you!

The shawl uses 1 skein of 100g 4ply, sock or fingering-weight yarn. The sample shawl was worked in Under the Olive Tree Knits Steni Vala 4ply yarn, a lustrous and velvety blend of merino and silk.

Links to video tutorials for the lace stitches are provided in the pattern and the pattern has been tech edited and test knitted prior to publication.

Click here to buy the individual pattern.

*The free pattern will be an e-mailed digital version. If you would like a printed copy then this will be provided for an additional £1.50. 

**There will be an option to purchase this additional item on your order.