If you follow me on Instagram lately you will have seen me talking a lot about my most recent project, the Lantern Walk shawl. As usual, the pattern can be bought on Ravelry or Payhip.
This was a collaboration with Ellen of Mrs Lam Yarns, and the idea was to create a shawl inspired by the Mid Autumn festival that is celebrated in Chinese and other east Asian cultures. Ellen came up with the inspiration and the beautiful yarn, and I created the shawl.
It has honestly been so much fun working together on this and the end result is so beautiful!
The Lantern Walk shawl has a lovely cable down the spine of the shawl alongside eyelets. This is the section that is all about the lanterns that people go out with at night. Sparkling lights and beautiful shapes.
The second part of the shawl is inspired by the moon cakes that are exchanged and eaten. These are filled with lotus paste and that is why we chose a lotus flower motif.
Ellen has been at Perth Festival of Yarn this weekend, but soon you will be able to get lovely yarn bundles on her website, so go and check her out. She also has the most beautiful project bags.
