{"product_id":"restful-catherine-cookson-shawl-knit-kit","title":"Restful Catherine Cookson Shawl – Easy Knit Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis alpaca wool knit kit uses alpaca wool from British \u0026amp; Irish alpaca farms. Part of our alpaca wool \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestful \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erange, which is intended for stress-free easy knitting that means you can focus on the conversation, the movie or just whatever you need to be thinking about. Each pattern is simple to work with, and has been tested on beginners, rusty knitters, and the very accomplished. Everyone reports that the yarn is fabulous soft and lovely to work with and all the feedback is that the styles are very restful to knit, and lovely to wear!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur designer, Michelle, explains this design in her own words: \u003cem\u003eThe design for this shawl came about from my love of the Catherine Cookson movies. A lot of shawls are worn in these films and I thought it would be nice to honour her with a design called ‘Catherine Cookson’ shawl. You can wear this design much further down your back if you wish and hold the ends over your arms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shawl uses lightweight DK alpaca yarn spun from the fleece of alpacas from UK farms. It's knitted as a flat panel, and you can choose either single pointed needles or circular needles...which can be helpful, just because it's a wide project and circulars hold the knitting easily. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 168 x 34 cm \/ Large 220 x 38 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCotton alpaca project bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard 150g (337m) or Large 200g (450m) of Gorgeous DK yarn made from 75% alpaca\/25% sheep's wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern for this shawl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional Extra- 4.5mm circular, or 4.5mm x 35cm long single pointed needles, and a tapestry needle to sew in the ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shawl can be washed by hand or in a machine on a wool wash at 20 degrees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Restful Range","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":42960627466418,"sku":"","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":42960627499186,"sku":"","price":52.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/7023\/6850\/files\/Alpacawoolknitkit-CatherineCooksonshawl.png?v=1750243814","url":"https:\/\/gorgeousalpacas.co.uk\/products\/restful-catherine-cookson-shawl-knit-kit","provider":"Gorgeous Alpacas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}