Bouquet Basket Shawl

*Westknits patterns are all about making them your own, so this year’s Yarn A Long theme, Knit Your Own Adventure, embraces color customizations and design choices, resulting in a new shawl you are bound to love.* *Gather two colors of fingering weight yarn to knit this top-down lacey shawl. The first color features a textured basketweave pattern framed with I-cord edges. The basketweave motif increases in size to shape the semi-circular shawl. Use a color pop or splashy speckled yarn for the smocked border with crisp twisted stitches. Large yarn overs and short rows complete the shawl, resulting in an exaggerated holey effect. A final picot bind off mimics bouquets of flowers blooming from the lacey border. The textures of this shawl are a delight to knit, especially with a soft and silky yarn like Qing Fibre Yak Singles. The colors of this yarn are dyed on a light grey base adding a shadowy depth and dimension to each stitch.* **Size** One Size **Finished Measurements** 49″ / 124cm wingspan length, 23″ / 58cm from CO to BO edge measured along the center of the shawl. Measurements taken after blocking. **Yarn** Fingering weight **Yardage** Color A - 400yds / 366m Color B - 460yds / 421m You can use a strand of lace weight mohair silk like West Wool Glowhair for the picot bind off of the shawl. This fluffy fiber is optional if you want to add an adventurous mohair finish to the border. The yardage recommendation above represent all the required yards/meters needed to complete the shawl including the bind off; bind off is approximately 90yds / 82m. **Shown in** Qing Fibre Yak Singles (65% Merino Wool, 20% Silk, 15% Yak; 520yds / 480m per 120g skein) **Green sample** Color A - Sea Mist Color B - Driftglass **Purple sample** Color A - Spell Color B - Dark Amethyst **Needles** US 4 / 3.5mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge **Notions** Tapestry needle **Gauge** 22 sts & 32 rows = 4″ / 10cm in Large Basketweave pattern after blocking **Westknits Workshops** Venture into the world of Westknits with my series of online workshops. Westknits Workshops can be watched as many times as you like and at your own pace as you learn new knitting skills. Sign up here! https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops **Westknits Kits** We have dozens of curated color palettes to inspire your next Westknits project. Collect a Westknits kit at Stephen & Penelope! We ship worldwide! https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/collections/westknits_kits **Westknits on YouTube** Check out my videos on YouTube for some helpful tutorials and an exciting insight into the woolly world of Westknits! https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest **RAVELRY GROUP** Join the Westknits Yarn A Long 2026 Ravelry group here to chat your way through the adventure! https://www.ravelry.com/groups/westknits-yarn-a-long-2026 **SHARE YOUR PROGRESS** Share your progress throughout the Yarn A Long with #YAL2026!