Stitch bait

Notes The circular needle/DPNs are used to work the tail and skirt pieces flat in a broken seed stitch pattern; the pieces are not worked in the round but using the circular needle/DPNs allows you to

The cool turquoise in Marianne Rawlins’ pretty shawl will have you dreaming of the poolside all year round ■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 50g/125m), 2 balls of each: Natural (058

■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 50g/125m) Yarn A Navy Blue (037) Yarn B Blue (079) Yarn D White (001) Yarn E Turquoise (056) ■ Rico Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/58m) Yarn C Raspb

BODY Cast on 176 (188: 200: 216: 224: 232) sts using longer 2.5mm circular needle, and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist stitches. PM to mark beg of round. Work K2, P2 rib in the rou

YOU WILL NEED ■ DROPS Safran(100% cotton, 50g/160m)2 balls of Yarn A Plum (15) ■ DROPS Kid Silk(75% mohair, 25% silk, 25g/210m)1 ball of Yarn B Misty Lilac (55) ■ A 3.25mm (US D/3) hook ■ A 4mm (US G/

■ Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of Deep Violet (521) ■ Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton, 25g/62.5m) 1 ball of each: Neon Yellow (601) Neon Pink (604) Yellow Gold (208) Neon Green (602)