Bemersyde Shawl

This graceful and lacy shawl is named after Bemersyde Hill and its surrounding stretches of woodlands in the Scottish Borders, where Walter Scott used to walk and admire the amazing views. In the autumn, the trees in the sheltered woods on the way to the hill softly, and very quietly, shed their leaves, which fall slowly down around walkers, lending a beautiful and peacefully eerie touch to the landscape.

This design uses a simple lace pattern to recreate the dainty leaves slowly falling around the shoulders of its wearer. 

Bemersyde Shawl is knitted from the bottom up and comes in two sizes. The shorter version (110 cm / 43.25 in x 58 cm / 22.75 in)  uses one skein of 4 ply / Fingering weight and fits cosily around the shoulders and neck, whilst the larger version (180 cm /  70.75 in x 105 cm / 43.25 in) uses two skeins, for a full, all-over wrap-around experience in beautifully soft lace.

Bemersyde Shawl is published in Issue 2 of The Journal of Scottish Yarns.