The Arcturus is a large, beautifully patterned shawl that you can wrap all the way around yourself on a chilly evening. Perfect for stargazing.

This is a deceptively easy pattern, and is very achievable, even for a dedicated beginner. With only knit stitches used, that’s right, no purling at all through the entire shawl, and basic increases, this is the perfect pattern for your first adventure into colour work or your 100th colour work masterpiece.

The colour work sections are made using the mosaic technique, which uses only one colour per row.

Skill Level: Beginner - Advanced Knitting

The project kit includes:

• 8 balls of Zealana Kauri Fingering Weight
   5 balls x K01 Natural
   2 balls x K09 Red Rata
   1 ball x K12 Dark Tepo 
• Printed Arcturus Shawl Pattern

To complete your beautiful Arcturus Shawl, you'll also need the following knitting needles and accessories. We haven't included them in this kit, as you might already have your favourite set on hand!

• 3.25mm needles for body of the shawl & 3.5mm needles for i-cord bind off only. I recommend a 80-100cm circular needle, even though the shawl is knit flat this helps to accommodate the large number of stitches.
• 2 stitch markers
• Tapestry needle to weave in yarn ends