Silk Shawl Knitting Kit 'The Silkie Shawl' Colour: Silver Birch
£135.00
£8.95 UK delivery. Dispatched within 3 days.
By Bernadette Witchalls
Silk Shawl Knitting Kit 'The Silkie Shawl' Colour: Silver Birch
£135.00
£8.95 UK delivery. Dispatched within 3 days.
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About this item
The 'Silkie Shawl' Knitting Kit Skill Level required: Intermediate to Experienced Colourway: Silver Birch Yarn Yardage required to make the shawl: 332 yards (each skein is labelled with the yardage amount). Dimensions of completed blocked shawl: 56" 142cm long 15.5" 40cm depth NB: DISCLAIMER No matter what your skill level, please, please, PLEASE knit a test square first! Knitting with pure silk yarn is very different to knitting with wool. Unlike wool, silk has no elasticity so you will need to knit a lot looser than you may be used to. I have allowed enough yardage in the skeins for you to knit the test square. Knit a beautiful shawl from 100% pure Silk Yarn, that has been hand dyed and hand spun. The shawl incorporates Japanese seed beads to add that special sparkle. The 'Silkie Shawl' would look lovely with a bridesmaids dress or if you contact me I can discuss spinning a natural ( white ) kit for knitting a bridal shawl. The kit would make an ideal gift for experienced Knitters. It takes approximately 4 to 5 weeks to spin enough Silk Yarn to produce a kit, so if you want to commission a kit for a bridal shawl or multiples of a particular colour for bridesmaids please contact me. Kit Contents: 4 x 25g (Approx.) 2 ply lace weight, hand spun, Mulberry Silk Yarn 4mm KnitPro circular knitting needles,120cm length 0.75mm KnitPro steel crochet hook Tube 4mm seed beads The 'Silkie Shawl' Knitting Pattern Spare pattern chart Gift Bag
About this item
The 'Silkie Shawl' Knitting Kit
Skill Level required: Intermediate to Experienced
Colourway: Silver Birch
Yarn Yardage required to make the shawl: 332 yards (each skein is labelled with the yardage amount).
Dimensions of completed blocked shawl:
56" 142cm long
15.5" 40cm depth
NB: DISCLAIMER
No matter what your skill level, please, please, PLEASE knit a test square first!
Knitting with pure silk yarn is very different to knitting with wool. Unlike wool, silk has no elasticity so you will need to knit a lot looser than you may be used to. I have allowed enough yardage in the skeins for you to knit the test square.
Knit a beautiful shawl from 100% pure Silk Yarn, that has been hand dyed and hand spun. The shawl incorporates Japanese seed beads to add that special sparkle. The 'Silkie Shawl' would look lovely with a bridesmaids dress or if you contact me I can discuss spinning a natural ( white ) kit for knitting a bridal shawl. The kit would make an ideal gift for experienced Knitters.
It takes approximately 4 to 5 weeks to spin enough Silk Yarn to produce a kit, so if you want to commission a kit for a bridal shawl or multiples of a particular colour for bridesmaids please contact me.
Kit Contents:
4 x 25g (Approx.) 2 ply lace weight, hand spun, Mulberry Silk Yarn
4mm KnitPro circular knitting needles,120cm length
0.75mm KnitPro steel crochet hook
Tube 4mm seed beads
The 'Silkie Shawl' Knitting Pattern
Spare pattern chart
Gift Bag
Shipping & delivery
This item will be posted to you by The Silk Spinner's Studio within 3 days of receiving payment.
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You can cancel the order and get a refund from the maker within 14 days of receipt, provided the item has not been used. Faulty items can be returned within six months of payment being made.
Unless faulty, the following types of items are non-refundable: items that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements; items which deteriorate quickly (e.g. food), personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken; digital items.
Please note that if your order is being posted outside mainland UK, you (or the recipient) may have to pay customs or VAT charges and a handling fee. The seller is not responsible for any charges or fees that may incur.
The Knitting designer, Jem Arrowsmith, from Olive Tree Knits, designed an exclusive shawl pattern for my hand spun silk yarn. The name 'Silkie Shawl' reflects my Celtic heritage, as it has it's roots in the Celtic legend of the Selkies, which has alternative spellings of Silkies, Selchies or Roane. A Silkie is a mythical sea-maiden who sheds her seal skin on land and keeps her cloak of fur safe for when she returns to the sea. Wrap yourself in your own 'Silkie Shawl' and enter an enchanted tale of Celtic mythology.
Please keep out of the reach of children as the kit contains small items such as; tiny seed beads, sharp items; circular knitting needles, a metal crochet hook and a complimentary set of stitch markers and wash sample. Contains Silk yarn.
What buyers say about The Silk Spinner's Studio
The batt arrived quickly. It was beautifully packed and came with a message and gift bag.
Elizabeth
Bought 1 itemI'm a kumihimo artist and have been wanting to move into working with silk for a while, I just hadn't found a seller who ticked all the boxes - until I found Bernie! Firstly, the silk collected Monet's Garden is indescribably beautiful. The colours are vibrant, the silk is beautifully soft but with a really amazing sheen and I can't wait to start working with it. But, moreover, Bernie was approachable, friendly, extremely knowledgeable - both about her own process and materials as well as understand how I'll be working with her thread as a braider. By the time I placed my order, she felt like an old friend. And then, today, this lovely packet arrives in the post, in impressively quick time, and every part of unwrapping it was lovely. Wrapped in lovely tissue paper, sealed with bespoke stickers, little gifts of special tea and chocolate and scented lovely things all added to the feeling that I was handling something special. I am super-eager to both start working with this amazing silk that Bernie span herself and to order from her lovely shop again. This order was pure joy at every turn, from start to finish - thank you so much, Bernie x
Lou Fiddler
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